Ivern vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Ivern
based on 3,884 Ivern vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ivern vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Ivern vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Ivern
Tips for Playing as Ivern against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Ivern vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Ivern in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Ivern against Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Ivern often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ivern and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Ivern or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes a good counter for Caitlyn.
While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ivern into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ivern has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Caitlyn matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ivern is a decent counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ivern in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ivern most often picks up a lot less CS as Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Ivern versus Caitlyn build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Ivern used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Caitlyn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ivern had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Caitlyn with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Caitlyn as Ivern, Ivern players should use 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 sets that we analyzed for Ivern vs Caitlyn face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.
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