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How to Win Ivern vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Ivern

based on 880 Ivern vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Ivern faced off against Cho'Gath 880 times. Using so many games with Ivern versus Cho'Gath provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to wreck Cho'Gath. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Ivern fights Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of his games.

Ivern vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a ok job of beating Cho'Gath. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions face each other in. In Ivern vs Cho'Gath matches, Ivern’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Ivern vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongMikael'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
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Ivern vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Cho'Gath Image
2.5
< Kills >
5.2
4.8
< Deaths >
5.4
13.4
< Assists >
5.6
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
19
< Minions Killed >
153
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
3,135
< Physical Damage >
2,889
7,002
< Magic Damage >
12,468
1,310
< True Damage >
3,333
11,448
< Damage Dealt >
18,691
17,568
< Damage Taken >
40,887
9,897
< Gold Earned >
11,063
1.79
< Towers >
2.18
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,352
< Total Healing >
9,111
12,628
< Experience >
14,120
25
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
278
< Time Dealing CC >
772

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Ivern vs. Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cho'Gath. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Ivern typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Ivern or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes an ok counter to Cho'Gath.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Ivern also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ivern into Cho'Gathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ivern also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Cho'Gath matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ivern is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Cho'Gath.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Ivern, we analyzed 880 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 Cho'Gath 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.

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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 Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern on average gets a lot less CS relative to Cho'Gath. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Ivern versus Cho'Gath build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Cho'Gath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Cho'Gath as Ivern, Ivern players should take 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 players used for Ivern vs Cho'Gath fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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