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How to Win Ivern vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ivern

based on 1,688 Ivern vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
56.8 %
K/D/A
3.57
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Ivern resulted from an analysis of 1688 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Ivern has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his matches.

Ivern vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a whopping 56.8% of games the champions fight each other in. In Ivern vs Kai'Sa matches, Ivern’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Ivern vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreDream MakerImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

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
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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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 Kai'Sa as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Ivern vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
56.8 %
VS
Win Rate
43.2 %
Kai'Sa Image
2.5
< Kills >
7.1
4.6
< Deaths >
6.1
13.9
< Assists >
5.7
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
19
< Minions Killed >
182
1.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,751
< Physical Damage >
11,457
6,074
< Magic Damage >
7,649
1,052
< True Damage >
379
9,878
< Damage Dealt >
19,485
16,809
< Damage Taken >
19,587
9,929
< Gold Earned >
12,322
2.08
< Towers >
2.04
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,225
< Total Healing >
4,240
12,721
< Experience >
12,433
26
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
264
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Ivern against Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Ivern or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 56.8% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a fantastic counter to Kai'Sa.

While Ivern does have a much higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Ivern also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ivern into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ivern has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Kai'Sa matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ivern is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ivern against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ivern

Ivern Loses Against

ZacZac46% winrateKassadinKassadin46.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.3% winrate

Ivern Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.7% winrateKarthusKarthus57.3% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 57.3% 2044 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 57.5% 685 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 58.4% 125 GamesKaynKayn+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Ivern, we analyzed 1,688 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ivern to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Ivern versus Kai'Sa build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 56.8% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kai'Sa as Ivern, Ivern players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ivern vs Kai'Sa LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 56.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Ivern are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.