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!
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Ivern vs. Pyke matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Ivern normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Ivern does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when facing one another, Ivern also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ivern into Pykeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ivern also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ivern is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ivern against Pyke.
If you would like to truly master Ivern in order to counter Pyke during both the early game 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 suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ivern on average accumulates less CS compared to Pyke. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Ivern versus Pyke build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Pyke than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Pyke with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Pyke as Ivern, you should use 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 builds players picked for Ivern vs Pyke face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.
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