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Ivern vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Ivern

based on 1,340 Ivern vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Ivern engaged Sylas 1340 times. With so many matchups for Ivern versus Sylas provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to smash Sylas. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ivern is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.3% of his games.

Ivern vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a good job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champions fight each other in. In Ivern versus Sylas games, Ivern’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Ivern vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingDawncoreDream MakerShurelya'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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E
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Ivern vs Sylas Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Sylas Image
2.5
< Kills >
7.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.7
13.4
< Assists >
6
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
18
< Minions Killed >
126
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
2,821
< Physical Damage >
776
6,264
< Magic Damage >
19,331
1,049
< True Damage >
665
10,135
< Damage Dealt >
20,773
16,747
< Damage Taken >
28,836
9,617
< Gold Earned >
10,983
1.78
< Towers >
1.57
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,903
< Total Healing >
7,261
12,194
< Experience >
12,983
25
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
262
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Sylas with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Ivern against Sylas matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Ivern typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sylas. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Sylas

Who is Better, Ivern or Sylas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when trying to fight Sylas, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Ivern does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ivern into Sylasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ivern has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Sylas 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Ivern is a great counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Ivern, we analyzed 1,340 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 Sylas 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 in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically gets a lot less CS as Sylas. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ivern versus Sylas build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Ivern included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Sylas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Sylas as Ivern, you 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 rune sets players chose for Ivern vs Sylas matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ivern x Sylas tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every game played with both champions.