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How to Win Maokai vs Ivern Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Maokai

based on 1,731 Maokai vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Maokai fought Ivern in 1731 matches. Using so many games with Maokai versus Ivern gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.1% of his games.

Maokai vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Maokai does a decent job of countering Ivern. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Maokai against Ivern games, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Maokai vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernDead Man's PlateFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ivern as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Ivern

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Advice to Win Against Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Maokai vs Ivern Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ivern Image
2.5
< Kills >
2.4
5.6
< Deaths >
5
11.8
< Assists >
13.6
0.5
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
49
< Minions Killed >
19
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,521
< Physical Damage >
2,873
10,384
< Magic Damage >
6,309
845
< True Damage >
1,191
12,751
< Damage Dealt >
10,375
27,971
< Damage Taken >
17,404
9,057
< Gold Earned >
9,785
1.48
< Towers >
1.77
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
8,824
< Total Healing >
6,095
10,860
< Experience >
12,466
47
< Vision Score >
25
19
< Wards Placed >
7
420
< Time Dealing CC >
270

How to Counter Ivern with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Maokai versus Ivern counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ivern..

Maokai often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Ivern. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Ivern

Who is Better, Maokai or Ivern?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Ivern, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a good counter to Ivern.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Ivern, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Ivern.

Additionally, Maokai has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Ivern matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Maokai is a decent counter for Ivern. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Ivern.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

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Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Maokai, we analyzed 1,731 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 Ivern as Maokai 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Ivern 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 mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often picks up more CS as Ivern. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Maokai versus Ivern build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ivern than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Ivern with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ivern as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Maokai vs Ivern counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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