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How to Synergize Ivern with Kog'Maw on the Same TeamIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern with Kog'Maw

How to Win With Ivern and Kog'Maw Paired TogetherIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Ivern and Kog'Maw

based on 338 Ivern with Kog'Maw pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Ivern has fought alongside Kog'Maw in 338 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Ivern synergize with Kog'Maw. It is very rare for Ivern to play with Kog'Maw on the same team. This has only taken place in about 0.8% of games with Ivern.

Ivern Kog'Maw Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern has done a below average job of fighting on the same side as Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Ivern when playing alongside Kog'Maw by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ivern vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent Censer

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
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Ivern and Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Ivern with Kog'Maw

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 Understand How Kog'Maw Will Play

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Ivern Kog'Maw Synergy Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.5
< Kills >
2.5
4.9
< Deaths >
4.7
12.7
< Assists >
13.3
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
17
< Minions Killed >
19
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.53
2,715
< Physical Damage >
2,780
5,897
< Magic Damage >
6,122
1,020
< True Damage >
1,060
9,632
< Damage Dealt >
9,963
17,454
< Damage Taken >
17,202
9,821
< Gold Earned >
9,832
1.71
< Towers >
1.85
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,176
< Total Healing >
6,227
12,609
< Experience >
12,577
25
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
262
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Play with Kog'Maw as Ivern in LoL

The Ivern Kog'Maw synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kog'Maw, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ivern sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kog'Maw. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kog'Maw helps Ivern perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ivern plays on the same team as Kog'Maw, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Kog'Maw does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ivern is played alongside Kog'Maw on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kog'Maw. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kog'Maw.

Additionally, when Ivern plays with Kog'Maw on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Kog'Maw does a poor job of covering Ivern in teamfights.

Synergies between Ivern and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ivern
Kog'Maw

Is Ivern better when played alongside Kog'Maw?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Ivern that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, Kog'Maw is a below average companion for Ivern. By locking into the same side as Ivern, he lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 48.8%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Ivern and Kog'Maw that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kog'Maw has a lower difficulty than Ivern. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Kog'Maw comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Ivern and Kog'Maw together, you may not be giving your other allies a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Kog'Maw ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern Kog'Maw Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ivern and Kog'Maw, we analyzed 338 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ivern with Kog'Maw comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to work well with Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to focus on in your Ivern and Kog'Maw synergy build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip 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 builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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