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Runes: Inspiration Aery
+8 ability haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Spells:
Flash
Gustwalker Smite
Items
Ability Order Upgrade Path
Friend of the Forest (PASSIVE)
Ivern Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Graves
Graves is one of your highest counters. He does INSANE damage, even early on. Scales high. High health and survivability with his Immortal Shieldbow build. Can run Serpent's Fang and can delete you in two shots. That, already, is insane. BUT WAIT, there's more! He can push Daisy back before she can use her knock-up, disrupting your combo. His dash can dodge your CC and can close the distance between you and him, so it's hard to kite him out. His insane early clear speeds also means he can take your blue before you can even come back to get it on your first clear. The only thing you have over him is that his E only gives armor, and not MR, so hitting your abilities and locking him down can get him killed. Ban worthy. Aery Inspiratin. For AP, go CotSQ or Everfrost. Liandry's is also nice. Sup, go Moonstone to counter Serpent's(kinda).
Camille
Very good. She will engage no matter what due to her passive shield + yours. High damage and your CC makes her impossible to run from. Moonstone is good as she is a Bruiser. If you're AP, go Everfrost or Liandry's.
Camille
Very good. She will engage no matter what due to her passive shield + yours. High damage and your CC makes her impossible to run from. Moonstone is good as she is a Bruiser. If you're AP, go Everfrost or Liandry's.
Champion Build Guide

1. Made for other lanes like Top or Mid or
2. Outdated with things like Items and Clears
Who am I?
I am BreadedBreadCrumb! I play on Oceania Servers with 460k+ Mastery on






Outside of League, I used to one trick Lucio in Overwatch, got to a peak SR of 3330, and played for a plat-masters team known as Tropical Thunder.
Do I play ranked?
I do not play ranked often. Although I can still give tips on how to climb, I am probably not the most credible source. I'd suggest watching Jamican Banana or MossyElder, who are really chill and high ranks.
I also should shoutout Mofariusss who is a Master/GM

I will try to keep this updated, but one day I'll stop playing league and I won't be able to keep up. Hopefully, someone else can make a sick guide for Ivern.
What is your OP.gg or U.gg?
OP gg
U gg
Ivern is a very unique champion, with one of the most unique passives in the game, let alone Jungle. When mastered, Ivern can compete with other jungles in terms of ganking and clearing, but is inevitability lose against people who have everything to kill and shut down Ivern's entire life. Despite this, Ivern can absolutely win games with his flexibility when it comes to team fights.
Friend of the Forest(WILL UPDATE FOR NEW CLEAR EVENTUALLY)
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As you might've guessed, however, Ivern's jungle clearing is prone to early invades from incredibly high single target damage Junglers like



Later on, despite the process taking much shorter, is still considerably slower compared to things like


Red Buff and Blue Buff Circles
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Remember to ping "Assist" over the buff every time you claim those buffs, and inform teammates who don't understand. They can be the difference between a kill or a death.
Of course, certain champions get more use out of certain buffs compared to others. If you have an auto-attacking based champion like











Krugs?
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The introduction of full clearing results in Ivern being unable to soothe all camps without using

Despite this, I will teach how Ivern's first clear is done. That is one of the major reasons I'm making this guide, as other guides are sorta outdated in this department.
Full Clear

Step 1
Step 1 involves placing a ward in river bush as soon as you arrive and backing to pick up


Step 2
Path down to your Blue Side and get ready at your wolves camp. You should have around 30 seconds to CTRL-3 spam or counter-invade if necessary.
Step 3, 4, 5
As soon as wolves spawn, click on them to soothe the camp. After the ring appears,




Step 6, 7, 8
Soothe the





Step 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Go to your blue side and claim your







Step 14
Make your way to the


And there we go! That's

The Music is by OMOCAT and is called "See You Tomorrow" for the game OMORI.
Optional Clear - Old Clear use when wanting to get really early gank off
Although the Krug changes have made Krugs a nice pickup within a full clear, the emphasis of level 4 has fallen out pretty hard, with many Jungle players believing that map presence is usually better than a full clear with scuttle pickup.
This clear is better than a full clear as it allows you to go for an early gank before scuttle spawns.
https://www.twitch.tv/jamicanbanana/clip/MistyDistinctPicklesDxCat?filter=clips&range=all&sort=time
This is a clip of Jamican banana doing it. It involves hitting the bomb plant, and mid animation throwing


I'm still experimenting to see if this clear is viable, and I will need to play a lot of games to try and see how good it performs against the 6 camp clear that became meta before.
Rootcaller
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Using

If you root a champion while



I think this is one of the highest impact roots in the game when it comes to teamfights and 2v2's. The engage is rapid and acts as an engage for champions who typically use abilities to engage like


Rootcaller Tips
- When you are sure the root will land, make sure to use


- By abusing the enemy's lack of vision, you can surprise them with a

- If you want to auto-attack the target you rooted, but do not wish to dash to them, you can shift+AA near the target to auto-attack them. I do believe that, by default, League sets it so that this targets the closest enemy to you, including minions. Be sure to change that setting so it focuses the target closest your mouse cursor.
Brushmaker
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While Ivern is in a bush, either natural to the map or created by


I typically use this ability to grant me vision of bushes
If Ivern places a bush next to wall or another


Triggerseed
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It's usage is incredibly flexible, being both defensive and offensive. The shielding is quite high due to its high AP scaling, and the burst damage and slow can act as an engage for you or your team. Combine this with it's low CD and how much

Triggerseed Tips
- Placing Triggerseed on




- I recommend using your shielding on your bruisers more often than your ADC or Mage, as they benefit significantly less out of it than bruisers, who can subsequently apply the


- Using



- The early damage and shielding this provides are incredible at punishing champions and blocking early combos. However, people like


- Triggerseed, when placed on an ally rather than










Daisy!
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When pressed,










If she is in melee range (125) of an enemy, Daisy will begin to attack the target, applying stacks of Daisy Smash!. When an enemy reaches two stacks of Daisy Smash!, Daisy's next attack will gain 50 attack range and cause a line of rocks to appear from






Daisy Combos & Tips
- During







- Herald Take Through At Level 6









- Baron Taking at 20 Minutes
Due to



Place





Just make sure you're safe to do this trick before starting it. You might also die if you don't have enough AP.
- How to solo Dragons
Use

- How to provide for

In fights, you are going to have to pay attention to pretty much 4 things at once. You, your teammates, enemies, and




- Against mages or weak enemies, your combo should be to place













or







- Against lethality, fed ADC's, Melee, or Kiting-weak opponents, the combo involves using


















Known Issues with Daisy(MOSTLY FIXED)
Daisy is incredibly buggy. Her AI can sometimes just break and stop attacking or just completely destroy your 1v1 potential. This is why spamming R on an enemy is necessary, as sometimes


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- The Hextech Ultimatum makes Camille untargetable
- Any stealth like


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- Gwen's W will break Daisy AI if


- Kled Dismount (Needs testing)
- Pretty sure

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Yeah. It's bad.
On top of this, if



Why shouldn't you go Support Ivern?
Click here to travel to the support section, and as to why I don't recommend playing Support Ivern often in lower elos.
Everfrost, Crown, Liandry's, or Night Harvester?(NOT UPDATED FOR ROD OF AGES)
To me, these 4 mythics are the only viable options for APvern.

![]() Everfrost+ Extra CC + High AP + Gives health = Decent ability haste - Low Damage on Active - No AH based mythic passive. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() C.o.t.S.Q+ Cheap Cost + Insane Utility + Good AP + Great Synergy with Ivern's playstyle + HP - No AH based mythic passive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Liandry's+ Consistent Damage + Tank Buster + Insane AH + Good AP - No HP - Costs a bit more than CotSQ/Everfrost ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() N.H+ Burst Damage + Carry Potential + Good AH + Movespeed = Aggressive Playstyle = Lessened supportive capabilities + Expensive + Matchup dependent + No Mana ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AP Items
Chemtech Putrifier OR Morrelonomic

Patch 13.1B, and its changes to Grievous Wounds, make this item quite situational. Go Morrelonomicon if you need to run anti-heal, otherwise run another AP item.
Zhonya's Hourglass




Cosmic Drive



Rabadon's Deathcap


Shadowflame





Banshee's Veil

I typically only go this when I'm versing a fed enemy AP champion like



Mejai's Soulstealer



Support Ivern
Ivern was designed to be a supportive jungler with his passive granting allies buffs, his Q acting as an engage for immobile users, W acting as a vision granting and blocking tool, his E being a high health shield, and his R acting as a supporting CC bot. So why do I recommend AP over Support most of the time?
Why not Support Ivern?
Being a support in League is inconsistent. You rely on your randoms rather than yourself, which can severely limit what you can do. This is mainly because Ivern is an enchanter, someone who relies on others to do the damage and work while they supply buffs or shielding.
The reason why enchanters in the bot lane still go support is that their income is so low that they rely on cheap items to keep them afloat within fights. Ivern is different in this regard, as his income is a lot better. This makes AP Ivern only a bit harder to build but gives Ivern a more independent and versatile build.
Essentially, make sure you trust your teammates to 1. Carry and 2. Not feed if you're going Ivern Support.
Support Ivern Mythics
![]() Moonstone Renewer+ HP Shields + Decent Stats + Mana-Sustain = Decent ability haste - Shield Strength Is Countered By ![]() - No AH based mythic passive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() Shurelya's Battlesong+ High Utility + Offensive and Defensive + Not as gutted as ![]() + Mana-Sustain + AH Mythic Passive - Selfishlessness - No Healing ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm not sure if your W, ![]() If you're going support, Shurelya's is doing a lot better as of Patch 13.1B. |
Imperial Mandate?





Seriously, never go this unless you're winning by 100 kills or you are trolling.
Support Item Options
Ardent Censer

Although this is pretty weak on Ivern as it gives him little buffs and is designed for ADC-centered enchanters like







Banshee's Veil

I typically only go this when I'm versing a fed enemy AP champion like



Cosmic Drive






Chemtech Putrifier

The stats Chemtech gives, and the utility it brings, are phenomenal for Ivern, no matter the build he is going. 55 AP is not bad considering it gives insane AoE anti-heal. A Neat trick with Chemtech is that, if



Mejai's Soulstealer



Mikael's Blessing






Redemption

The buffs that

Staff of Flowing Water

SoFW is a very good item to pick up if you have multiple AP allies like









Frozen Heart

Run against Graves and other AD burst/lethality users to mitigate or dispel a lot of their damage.
List of "Optional" items
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Nashor's ToothI honestly think Nashor's is a bad item on Ivern unless you are going ADC as you're expected to CS through autos down there. But in Jungle, Nashor's gives practically nothing besides the AP as your autos aren't the main focus on your kit. You're trying to maximize your shield usage and utilize your insane CC as a follow-up. Plus, you have ample time to use autos anyways within that same CC chain without having any attack speed items, even early. |
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Void StaffThe changes it received in the preseason has made ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lich BaneThis item is pretty bad, even in ADC. The recent changes where it now gives ability haste skew it closer to Ivern's liking, but I honestly think other items like Zhonya's, Rabadons, or Chemtech Putrifier offer up better utility or stats. Cann build if fed and the extra damage is what you want, but overall other item get better usage than this. |
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Seraph's EmbraceSeraph's is a decent IDEA, but bad in execution. The shield is pretty decent but stacking tear and getting it up is a hassle as Ivern, seeing as you don't use abilities to clear. |
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Rylai's Cystal ScepterAlthough the slow applies on your autos if you purchase this item, it really isn't worth the gold. The slow is pretty funny, sure. But ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Patch 12.2 : The Rylai's changes have done nothing for Ivern. It's still a meme item. |
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Horizon Focus![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Demonic EmbraceCombined with ![]() |
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Other ItemsI assure you can either 1. Find a better AP/Shield power/AH item or 2. This item is not meant for Ivern anyways. If there is genuinely an item I missed, please leave a comment! I might be just dumb. |
Item Tier List(12.22 PRESEASON)(ALL OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ARE F TIER)

Ionian Boots![]() + Ability Haste + Lower Cost + Flexibility + Smite and Flash CD lowered + Consistent Move speed - A bit weaker at counter ganking - A bit slower clear speeds |
Mobility Boots![]() + Faster clear speed + Better map presence + More counter ganking + Selflessness - Weak in fights - No Ability Haste - Longer Smite CD |





The only matchup I ever take



Going



Still, I think this decision is up to personal preference, with many stating that Ionian Boots are 100% better all the time, with some saying that

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Aery Page(s)
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Secondary Runes
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Why not [insert rune here]?





Revitalize sounds great on paper, but the gold value it gives is pretty minimal. Going







Overall Rating

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I am planning on adding explanations of Ivern runes. Will be coming soon.
Glacial Augment Page
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Secondary Runes
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Secondary Runes
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When should I take Glacial Augment or Aery?




















I typically run this 100% of the time when playing AP Ivern unless the enemy team is full engage/dive then

Though, the damage and shielding that


The Inspiration Tree : The Strongest TREE for Ivern
Ivern's clear speed, besides his level, is affected by two things. Move speed, and





The





But that's not all that the





Meanwhile,





The only other option you can take to replace







The Domination Tree : The Strongest Carry TREE for Ivern
Now, despite what I just said about the importance and utility the














Patch 13.1 and Patch 13.2 : Ivern gets worse

But! The new changes in the current patch heavily means a lot of what Ivern stood for is kind of gutted.
Although not recent,






And with the new changes coming soon to all grievous items,



Anyways, I'll see how Ivern fairs next patch.


1/8/2022 - Guide was published.
1/12/2022 - Added Glacial Augment and Aery chapter. Changed Glacial Augment runes to have resolve secondary. Added Inspiration Tree chapter.
1/20/2022 - Lich Bane changes. Still bad item. Rylai's Changes, still meme item.
4/13/2022 - Moonstone nerfs makes Ivern support worse. :(
19/10/2022 - I've updated this a little here and there, but not much has changed tbh.
16/01/2023 - Season 13 thoughts and added Kassadin and Ryze matchup on the chart.
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