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Ivern vs Malphite

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How to Beat Malphite as Ivern

based on 1,533 Ivern vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Ivern came out of an evaluation of 1533 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Ivern fights Malphite in only 3.8% of his rounds.

Ivern vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Ivern does a good job of countering Malphite. On average, he wins a whopping 53.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Ivern versus Malphite rounds, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Malphite.

Best Ivern vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserDream MakerMikael's Blessing

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
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Ivern vs Malphite Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Malphite Image
2.6
< Kills >
4.5
4.8
< Deaths >
5
13.6
< Assists >
7.6
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
19
< Minions Killed >
146
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,761
< Physical Damage >
4,521
6,284
< Magic Damage >
13,610
1,135
< True Damage >
515
10,181
< Damage Dealt >
18,646
17,402
< Damage Taken >
24,694
10,023
< Gold Earned >
10,602
1.93
< Towers >
1.89
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,393
< Total Healing >
3,226
12,758
< Experience >
13,938
26
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
277
< Time Dealing CC >
693

How to Counter Malphite with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some important Ivern against Malphite counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malphite. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Malphite

Who is Better, Ivern or Malphite?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when taking on Malphite, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Ivern makes a good counter to Malphite.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate than Malphite, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ivern into Malphiteas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Malphite 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ivern is a good counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ivern against Malphite.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Ivern, we analyzed 1,533 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 Malphite 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 in order to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Malphite. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ivern versus Malphite build consist of Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Ivern used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 53.0% battling Malphite with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Malphite as Ivern, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Ivern vs Malphite LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Ivern are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.