Matchup

Heavy shieldingHeavy CC

Build vs Ivern

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Hullbreaker
2Bruiser
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Serpent's Fang
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41475%
4617%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Serpent's Fang
5vs Tank

DPS

Stridebreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
UrgotUrgot
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