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How to Win Ivern vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Ivern

based on 563 Ivern vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Ivern resulted from an evaluation of 563 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ivern is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his matches.

Ivern vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern has done a below average job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champions fight one another in. In Ivern vs Heimerdinger games, Ivern’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Ivern vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserZhonya's HourglassImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ivern to level upe
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Second ability for Ivern to level upq
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Last skill for Ivern to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ivern's passive ability p
Ivern's q ability q
Ivern's w ability w
Ivern's e ability e
Ivern's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Heimerdinger

Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!

Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Ivern vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Heimerdinger Image
2.5
< Kills >
4.4
4.8
< Deaths >
6
12.7
< Assists >
6.7
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1
20
< Minions Killed >
132
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.6
2,838
< Physical Damage >
806
6,151
< Magic Damage >
23,123
1,043
< True Damage >
597
10,033
< Damage Dealt >
24,527
18,192
< Damage Taken >
20,007
9,943
< Gold Earned >
10,891
1.59
< Towers >
2.21
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,627
< Total Healing >
2,225
13,000
< Experience >
13,313
24
< Vision Score >
30
7
< Wards Placed >
14
295
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Ivern against Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Ivern usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Ivern or Heimerdinger?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ivern usually loses when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Ivern does have a lower winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Ivern also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ivern into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ivern has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ivern is a trash counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Ivern, we analyzed 563 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Heimerdinger as Ivern comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ivern to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern on average gets a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Ivern versus Heimerdinger build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Heimerdinger than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 47.1% when playing against Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Ivern, Ivern players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ivern vs Heimerdinger counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Ivern are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.