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Ivern vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Ivern

based on 735 Ivern vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
3.57
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Ivern resulted from an examination of 735 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Ivern fights Alistar in only 1.8% of his matches.

Ivern vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Ivern does a average job of beating Alistar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs face one another in. In Ivern vs Alistar rounds, Ivern’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Alistar.

Best Ivern vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Dream MakerArdent CenserImperial MandateMikael's Blessing

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
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Alistar

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 Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Ivern vs Alistar Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Alistar Image
2.7
< Kills >
1.9
4.7
< Deaths >
6.1
14.1
< Assists >
12.9
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
19
< Minions Killed >
32
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,937
< Physical Damage >
1,206
6,683
< Magic Damage >
6,119
1,268
< True Damage >
812
10,888
< Damage Dealt >
8,138
16,546
< Damage Taken >
25,420
9,809
< Gold Earned >
8,202
1.92
< Towers >
1.73
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,078
< Total Healing >
8,696
12,442
< Experience >
9,841
25
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
25
283
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Alistar with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Ivern vs. Alistar matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar..

Ivern typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Alistar

Who is Better, Ivern or Alistar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Alistar, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Ivern makes an ok counter for Alistar.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Ivern also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Alistaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ivern has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Alistar matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ivern is a decent counter for Alistar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ivern

Ivern Loses Against

ZacZac46% winrateKassadinKassadin46.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.3% winrate

Ivern Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.7% winrateKarthusKarthus57.3% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 57.3% 2044 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 57.5% 685 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 58.4% 125 GamesKaynKayn+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Ivern, we analyzed 735 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 Alistar as Ivern 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 Ivern in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern typically picks up less CS as Alistar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ivern versus Alistar build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Alistar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 50.9% battling Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Alistar as Ivern, 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 combinations that we analyzed for Ivern vs Alistar LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

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