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Ivern vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Ivern

based on 1,141 Ivern vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Ivern resulted from an evaluation of 1141 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Ivern is forced to battle against Janna in only 2.8% of his matches.

Ivern vs Janna Matchup Summary

Ivern has done a good job of countering Janna. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Ivern versus Janna matches, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Janna.

Best Ivern vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateDawncoreDream MakerArdent Censer

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
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
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
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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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W
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Guide to Countering Janna as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Ivern vs Janna Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Janna Image
2.1
< Kills >
1.3
4.3
< Deaths >
4.6
12.3
< Assists >
13.1
0.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
19
< Minions Killed >
27
1.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.57
2,498
< Physical Damage >
948
5,556
< Magic Damage >
5,767
945
< True Damage >
377
8,999
< Damage Dealt >
7,093
16,080
< Damage Taken >
16,187
9,492
< Gold Earned >
8,015
1.96
< Towers >
2.15
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,993
< Total Healing >
7,426
12,033
< Experience >
9,862
26
< Vision Score >
62
7
< Wards Placed >
27
255
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Janna with Ivern in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Ivern versus Janna matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Janna..

Ivern often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Janna. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Janna

Who is Better, Ivern or Janna?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ivern usually wins when trying to fight Janna, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Ivern makes a good counter to Janna.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate than Janna, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ivern into Jannaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Janna matchups, Ivern is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ivern is a good counter to Janna. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ivern against Janna.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Ivern, we analyzed 1,141 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 Janna 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Janna. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ivern versus Janna build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Janna than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Janna with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Janna as Ivern, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Ivern vs Janna counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Janna as Ivern are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.