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Ivern vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Ivern

based on 1,471 Ivern vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.52
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Ivern faced off against Xin Zhao in 1471 games. Including so many matchups for Ivern vs Xin Zhao provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a supported build to smash Xin Zhao. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ivern encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.6% of his games.

Ivern vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Ivern does a good job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Ivern vs Xin Zhao rounds, Ivern’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Ivern vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMalignanceStaff of Flowing WaterZhonya's Hourglass

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
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Ivern vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Xin Zhao Image
2.5
< Kills >
5.8
4.6
< Deaths >
6.3
13.7
< Assists >
7
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
18
< Minions Killed >
40
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,808
< Physical Damage >
15,229
6,282
< Magic Damage >
1,225
1,082
< True Damage >
789
10,172
< Damage Dealt >
17,243
16,701
< Damage Taken >
39,283
9,775
< Gold Earned >
11,351
1.89
< Towers >
1.53
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,274
< Total Healing >
20,631
12,470
< Experience >
12,853
26
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
268
< Time Dealing CC >
471

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several influential Ivern vs. Xin Zhao matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Ivern typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Ivern or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes a good counter to Xin Zhao.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Ivern also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ivern into Xin Zhaoas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Xin Zhao 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Ivern is a good counter to Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Ivern, we analyzed 1,471 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 Xin Zhao 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

Ivern Build Xin Zhao Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern on average racks up less CS compared to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Ivern versus Xin Zhao build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Xin Zhao 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 combinations we have analyed for Ivern vs Xin Zhao fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Ivern are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.