Guide · Jungle

Ivern Guide

the Green Father

Support

Mage

Tier B Jungle

Ivern, the Green Father, is a support and mage champion that is demanding to master. Across our 274 analysed ranked games, Ivern is mostly played in the Jungle (100% of its games), with a 51.8% win rate in that role: tier B among Jungle champions (#23 of 48, ranked by win rate). Ivern's damage is mostly magic (64%): magic resistance items are therefore effective against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 57.1% in short games (under 25 min, 98 games) versus 47.3% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min).

Average KDA

2.6 / 3.9 / 13.4

ratio 4.1

Damage / min

355

CS / min

5.7

Gold / min

394

Kill participation

59%

Vision / min

1.06

Averages measured over 274 Jungle games played with Ivern, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Ivern is an enchanter jungler-support: he cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters, and creates magic groves that, once grown, release the monsters for gold and experience. Rootcaller roots, Brushmaker creates tall grass, Triggerseed protects, and Daisy! summons a sentinel.

The pick

E AA AA

When: An enemy is within Rootcaller range.

Rootcaller roots the target and your allies can dash onto them; Triggerseed gives a shield to an ally that explodes and slows.

The grass zone

W AA AA

When: A fight is approaching.

Brushmaker creates a patch of tall grass where your attacks and those of your nearby allies deal bonus magic damage.

The companion

When: A team fight begins.

Daisy! summons a sentinel that fights by your side; recast the ability to order her to attack or move.

Laning phase

Grow your groves, then release the monsters for gold and experience. Your allies can dash to the target rooted by Rootcaller.

Common mistakes

Neglecting your groves.
Using Triggerseed on an ally with no enemy nearby: the shield resets.
Not controlling Daisy.

Riot's official tips for playing Ivern

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!
Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!
Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore (35 games, 60.0% win rate).

Redemption

Moonstone Renewer

Dawncore

35 games · 60.0%

30 games · 56.7%

22 games · 72.7%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite52.0% · 269 games

Most-played runes

Summon Aery + Inspiration

55.6% · 180 games

Primary tree · Sorcery

Nimbus Cloak92%

Transcendence93%

Waterwalking89%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cash Back98%

Cosmic Insight97%

Shards

Ability haste84%

Movement speed97%

Health scaling87%

Glacial Augment + Resolve

43.9% · 41 games

Primary tree · Inspiration

Cash Back93%

Triple Tonic95%

Cosmic Insight100%

Secondary tree · Resolve

Font of Life100%

Revitalize100%

Shards

Ability haste98%

Movement speed93%

Health scaling98%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Ivern's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team53.8% · 80 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Moonstone Renewer 46.7% ▼

Redemption 43.9% ▼

Echoes of Helia 58.8%

Staff of Flowing Water 57.1%

Cosmic Drive 69.2%

Dawncore 53.8%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team52.7% · 74 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Moonstone Renewer 51.1%

Redemption 68.4% ▲

Ardent Censer 65.0%

Echoes of Helia 55.6%

Dawncore 52.9%

Malignance 54.5%

The item that stands out most is Redemption: 68.4% win rate, +16 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team50.0% · 120 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Moonstone Renewer 53.4%

Redemption 46.8% ▼

Echoes of Helia 60.0%

Ardent Censer 47.8%

Dawncore 54.5%

Cosmic Drive 45.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

How to play against Ivern

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.
Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!
Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Riot's official tips.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Ivern's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveFriend of the Forest

Ivern cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters. Ivern can create magical groves on jungle camps which grow over time. When the grove is fully grown, Ivern may free the monsters to receive gold and experience.

QRootcaller

Ivern conjures a vine, dealing damage and rooting enemy targets hit. Ivern's allies can dash to the rooted target.

WBrushmaker

In brush, Ivern and his nearby allies attacks deal bonus magic damage. Ivern can activate this ability to create a patch of brush.

ETriggerseed

Ivern places a shield on an ally which explodes after a short duration slowing and damaging enemies. The shield refreshes if it hits no enemies.

RDaisy!

Ivern summons his Sentinel friend Daisy to fight with him. Re-cast command Daisy to attack or move.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best build for Ivern?

The most-played core build is Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore (35 games, 60.0% win rate).

What game length suits Ivern best?

Win rate varies with game length: 57.1% in short games (under 25 min, 98 games) versus 47.3% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min).

Which runes should I play on Ivern?

The most-played rune page uses Summon Aery with the Inspiration secondary tree (180 games, 55.6% win rate).

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