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

Ivern vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Ivern

based on 1,575 Ivern vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.36
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Zed as Ivern came out of an examination of 1575 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Ivern has to counter Zed in only 3.9% of his matches.

Ivern vs Zed Matchup Summary

Ivern does a good job of beating Zed. On average, he wins a terrific 53.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Ivern versus Zed matches, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Ivern vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateDawncoreArdent CenserMikael's Blessing

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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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Ivern vs Zed Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Zed Image
2.5
< Kills >
8.1
4.7
< Deaths >
6.1
13.3
< Assists >
4.9
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
21
< Minions Killed >
159
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.36
2,776
< Physical Damage >
20,786
6,119
< Magic Damage >
1,150
1,046
< True Damage >
1,091
9,941
< Damage Dealt >
23,029
17,350
< Damage Taken >
21,973
9,927
< Gold Earned >
12,194
1.87
< Towers >
1.61
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,334
< Total Healing >
3,596
12,767
< Experience >
14,308
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
7
267
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Zed with Ivern in LoL

The stats provided here show several strategic Ivern versus Zed matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Zed

Who is Better, Ivern or Zed?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a good counter to Zed.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ivern into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Zed matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ivern is a good counter to Zed. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Ivern, we analyzed 1,575 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ivern to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically accumulates a lot less CS as Zed. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ivern versus Zed build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 53.0% battling Zed with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Zed as Ivern, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Ivern vs Zed LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zed as Ivern are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.