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

Ivern vs Zac

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

based on 1,030 Ivern vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
3.12
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Ivern engaged Zac 1030 times. Including so many matchups for Ivern versus Zac gives us faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to crush Zac. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ivern encounters Zac in only 2.5% of his games.

Ivern vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern has done a terrible job of countering Zac. On average, he wins a lowly 46.0% of games the champions face one another in. In Ivern against Zac games, Ivern’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Zac.

Best Ivern vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMikael's BlessingShurelya's BattlesongDawncore

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
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Zac as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Ivern vs Zac Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Zac Image
2.4
< Kills >
4.2
4.9
< Deaths >
4.5
12.9
< Assists >
10.2
0.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
19
< Minions Killed >
62
1.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,889
< Physical Damage >
1,297
6,498
< Magic Damage >
13,350
1,413
< True Damage >
970
10,801
< Damage Dealt >
15,618
17,076
< Damage Taken >
39,828
9,742
< Gold Earned >
10,500
1.75
< Towers >
1.61
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
6,075
< Total Healing >
42,036
12,375
< Experience >
12,744
26
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
436

How to Counter Zac with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Ivern against Zac counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zac..

Ivern normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Zac

Who is Better, Ivern or Zac?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 46.0% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Ivern does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when facing one another, Ivern also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Ivern into Zacas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ivern is a terribly counter for Zac. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Zac.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Ivern, we analyzed 1,030 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 Zac 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 to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, 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 Zac. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Ivern versus Zac build include Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Zac than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 46.0% battling Zac with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Zac 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ivern vs Zac clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.0% winrate overall.

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