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How to Win Ivern vs Nunu & Willump Counter MatchupIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern vs Nunu & Willump

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Ivern in LoLIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Ivern

based on 975 Ivern vs Nunu & Willump matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3.39
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Ivern fought Nunu & Willump 975 times. Using so many games with Ivern versus Nunu & Willump provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a solid build to crush your opposition. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Ivern fights Nunu & Willump in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Ivern vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

Ivern does a good job of countering Nunu & Willump. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.2% of games the champions fight one another in. In Ivern versus Nunu & Willump matches, Ivern’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nunu & Willump.

Best Ivern vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingDream MakerShurelya's BattlesongDawncore

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
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Nunu & Willump

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 Nunu & Willump

Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.

Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.

Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

Ivern vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Nunu & Willump Image
2.3
< Kills >
4.4
4.6
< Deaths >
6.2
13.3
< Assists >
10.2
0.51
< Killing Sprees >
1
18
< Minions Killed >
30
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,669
< Physical Damage >
944
6,040
< Magic Damage >
11,483
1,049
< True Damage >
669
9,759
< Damage Dealt >
13,097
16,363
< Damage Taken >
35,894
9,543
< Gold Earned >
10,347
1.85
< Towers >
1.23
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
5,786
< Total Healing >
19,977
12,043
< Experience >
12,117
25
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
5
261
< Time Dealing CC >
463

How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Ivern in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Ivern versus Nunu & Willump counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nunu & Willump..

Ivern often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ivern and Nunu & Willump

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Nunu & Willump
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Nunu & Willump

Who is Better, Ivern or Nunu & Willump?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ivern usually wins when facing off against Nunu & Willump, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Ivern makes a great counter for Nunu & Willump.

While Ivern does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Ivern also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ivern into Nunu & Willumpas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ivern has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ivern is a great counter for Nunu & Willump. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ivern against Nunu & Willump.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Nunu & Willump Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nunu & Willump as Ivern, we analyzed 975 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 Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats 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 racks up less CS as Nunu & Willump. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ivern versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Nunu & Willump than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Nunu & Willump with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nunu & Willump as Ivern, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Ivern vs Nunu & Willump LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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