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Ivern vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Ivern

based on 645 Ivern vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
3.51
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Ivern resulted from an evaluation of 645 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ivern encounters Viktor in only 1.6% of his matches.

Ivern vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Ivern does a ok job of beating Viktor. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Ivern vs Viktor games, Ivern’s team is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Ivern vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongImperial Mandate

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
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Ivern vs Viktor Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Viktor Image
2.5
< Kills >
5.5
4.5
< Deaths >
5.4
13.3
< Assists >
6.4
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
19
< Minions Killed >
187
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,725
< Physical Damage >
620
5,945
< Magic Damage >
23,549
1,086
< True Damage >
590
9,756
< Damage Dealt >
24,760
17,591
< Damage Taken >
18,026
9,970
< Gold Earned >
11,845
1.77
< Towers >
1.98
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,779
< Total Healing >
1,697
12,835
< Experience >
14,590
26
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
265
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Viktor with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Ivern vs. Viktor matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Viktor

Who is Better, Ivern or Viktor?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viktor, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Ivern does have a lower win rate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Viktoras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ivern is a somewhat poor counter to Viktor. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Viktor.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Ivern, we analyzed 645 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 Viktor 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to counter Viktor 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically accumulates a lot less CS as Viktor. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ivern versus Viktor build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Viktor than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Viktor with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Viktor as Ivern, Ivern players should take 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 builds players used for Ivern vs Viktor counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

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