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How to Win Zed vs Ivern Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Zed in LoLZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Zed

based on 1,575 Zed vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Ivern as Zed came out of an evaluation of 1575 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Zed is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.1% of his matches.

Zed vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a poor job of countering Ivern. On average, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Zed versus Ivern matches, Zed’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Zed vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Ivern

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Ivern Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Ivern with Zed in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Zed against Ivern matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ivern. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Zed typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ivern. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Ivern

Who is Better, Zed or Ivern?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when playing against Ivern, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Zed makes a bad counter to Ivern.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Ivern, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zed into Ivernas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zed is a garbage counter to Ivern. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Ivern.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

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Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Zed, 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 Ivern as Zed 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zed 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often accumulates much more CS relative to Ivern. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zed versus Ivern build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ivern than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 47.0% battling Ivern with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Ivern as Zed, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zed vs Ivern clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

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