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

Ivern vs Poppy

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

based on 630 Ivern vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
3.61
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Ivern came out of an evaluation of 630 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Ivern encounters Poppy in only 1.5% of his games.

Ivern vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a great job of countering Poppy. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.1% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Ivern versus Poppy games, Ivern’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Ivern vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserShurelya's Battlesong

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
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E
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Ivern vs Poppy Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Poppy Image
2.6
< Kills >
4.5
4.6
< Deaths >
5.5
14
< Assists >
7.7
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
19
< Minions Killed >
85
1.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.65
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,878
< Physical Damage >
12,014
6,485
< Magic Damage >
3,209
1,209
< True Damage >
745
10,572
< Damage Dealt >
15,969
17,206
< Damage Taken >
29,815
10,022
< Gold Earned >
10,376
1.95
< Towers >
1.65
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,319
< Total Healing >
7,452
12,780
< Experience >
13,036
27
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
10
283
< Time Dealing CC >
676

How to Counter Poppy with Ivern in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Ivern against Poppy counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Ivern normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Poppy. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Poppy

Who is Better, Ivern or Poppy?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when facing off against Poppy, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a great counter for Poppy.

While Ivern does have a much higher win rate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Ivern also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ivern into Poppyas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Poppy matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ivern is a great counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Poppy.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Ivern, we analyzed 630 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 Poppy 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ivern to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically gets a lot less CS as Poppy. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ivern versus Poppy build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Poppy than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when playing against Poppy with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Poppy 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 chose for Ivern vs Poppy counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.1% winrate overall.

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