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How to Win Ivern vs Darius Counter MatchupIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Ivern

based on 1,393 Ivern vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Ivern came out of an evaluation of 1393 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Ivern has to counter Darius in only 3.4% of his games.

Ivern vs Darius Matchup Summary

Ivern does a good job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Ivern versus Darius games, Ivern’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Darius.

Best Ivern vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMikael's BlessingMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

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
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Darius as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Ivern vs Darius Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Darius Image
2.4
< Kills >
6.1
4.7
< Deaths >
5.8
12.9
< Assists >
4
0.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
19
< Minions Killed >
167
1.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,740
< Physical Damage >
14,821
6,067
< Magic Damage >
71
1,063
< True Damage >
3,334
9,871
< Damage Dealt >
18,227
16,628
< Damage Taken >
30,517
9,746
< Gold Earned >
11,535
1.81
< Towers >
2.25
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,889
< Total Healing >
7,362
12,427
< Experience >
14,079
25
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
259
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Darius with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Ivern against Darius counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Darius

Who is Better, Ivern or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when playing against Darius, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Ivern makes a good counter for Darius.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Ivern also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Ivern into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Darius matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ivern is an above average counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ivern against Darius.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Ivern, we analyzed 1,393 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 Darius 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 to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern most often picks up a lot less CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ivern versus Darius build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Ivern used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Darius than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 52.5% battling Darius with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Darius 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 builds that we analyzed for Ivern vs Darius fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Ivern are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.