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Ivern vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Ivern

based on 1,475 Ivern vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Ivern did battle with Katarina 1475 times. Using so many matchups for Ivern versus Katarina gives us confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a supported build to destroy Katarina. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Ivern fights Katarina in only 3.6% of his games.

Ivern vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Ivern does a ok job of beating Katarina. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Ivern vs Katarina rounds, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Ivern vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserShurelya'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
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
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E
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Ivern vs Katarina Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Katarina Image
2.4
< Kills >
9.3
5
< Deaths >
6.3
13.1
< Assists >
5.2
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
18
< Minions Killed >
155
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,733
< Physical Damage >
2,131
5,966
< Magic Damage >
20,304
1,022
< True Damage >
860
9,722
< Damage Dealt >
23,295
16,954
< Damage Taken >
23,704
9,668
< Gold Earned >
12,000
1.81
< Towers >
1.57
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,764
< Total Healing >
3,268
12,295
< Experience >
13,715
25
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
248
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Ivern versus Katarina matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Ivern often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Katarina

Who is Better, Ivern or Katarina?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ivern usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Katarina, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ivern into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern vs Katarina matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ivern is a decent counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ivern against Katarina.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Ivern, we analyzed 1,475 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 Katarina 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 truly master Ivern to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Katarina. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Ivern versus Katarina build include Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Ivern used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Katarina than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Katarina with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Katarina as Ivern, Ivern players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ivern vs Katarina matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.

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