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Ivern vs Gragas

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How to Beat Gragas as Ivern

based on 758 Ivern vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
3.12
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Ivern came out of an examination of 758 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ivern encounters Gragas in only 1.9% of his games.

Ivern vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Ivern does a decent job of countering Gragas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Ivern versus Gragas matches, Ivern’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Gragas.

Best Ivern vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreShurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing WaterImperial Mandate

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
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Ivern vs Gragas Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Gragas Image
2.4
< Kills >
5.4
5
< Deaths >
5.4
13.2
< Assists >
6.8
0.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
20
< Minions Killed >
111
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,883
< Physical Damage >
1,389
6,307
< Magic Damage >
17,309
1,095
< True Damage >
510
10,286
< Damage Dealt >
19,209
17,623
< Damage Taken >
28,909
9,857
< Gold Earned >
11,009
1.88
< Towers >
1.48
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
6,292
< Total Healing >
12,268
12,704
< Experience >
13,681
25
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
8
274
< Time Dealing CC >
419

How to Counter Gragas with Ivern in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several important Ivern versus Gragas counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Ivern typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Gragas

Who is Better, Ivern or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Ivern makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Ivern does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Ivern also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Gragasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Ivern is a decent counter for Gragas. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ivern against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Ivern, we analyzed 758 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 Gragas 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

Ivern Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ivern in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern most often racks up a lot less CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ivern versus Gragas build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Gragas than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 51.5% battling Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Gragas 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ivern vs Gragas LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.

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