Matchup

Heavy shieldingHeavy CC

Build vs Ivern

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Bandlepipes
1vs Hybride
Zeke's Convergence
2Tank
Locket of the Iron Solari
3HP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41454%
4726%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Knight's Vow
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Bloodsong
HP
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Shield BashShield Bash
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Hextech FlashtraptionHextech Flashtraption
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
RellRell
IvernIvern
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Ivern's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Friend of the Forest (P)

Ivern cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters. Ivern can create magical groves on jungle camps which grow over time. When the grove is fully grown, Ivern may free the monsters to receive gold and experience.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s0.5s11s
612s0.5s11s2m20
910s0.5s11s2m20
1110s0.5s11s2m10
1610s0.5s9s2m
1810s0.5s7s2m

Playing against Ivern

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Ivern is very weak in 1v1s — invade his jungle early to punish him, he can't fight.

2

Destroy the bushes he creates: enemies inside them have bonus auto-attack range.

3

Focus Daisy (his R) if she zones you — she deals a lot of damage and knocks up on the 3rd hit.

4

The Q root can be dodged by staying behind minions — it's a linear skillshot.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026