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How to Synergize Ivern with Varus on the Same TeamIvern is in the s tier of champions

Ivern with Varus

How to Win With Ivern and Varus Paired TogetherIvern is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Ivern and Varus

based on 1,658 Ivern with Varus pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Ivern has fought alongside Varus in 1658 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Ivern play with Varus. It is somewhat uncommon for Ivern to play alongside Varus as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 4.1% of games with Ivern.

Ivern Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Varus. On average, he wins a poor 47.9% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Ivern when playing with Varus by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ivern vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMikael's BlessingRedemptionDawncore

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 ForceArmor
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
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Ivern and Varus

Tips for Playing as Ivern with Varus

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 Understand How Varus Will Play

Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.

During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.

Ivern Varus Synergy Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Varus Image
2.5
< Kills >
2.5
4.7
< Deaths >
4.7
13.2
< Assists >
13.3
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
18
< Minions Killed >
19
1.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
2,712
< Physical Damage >
2,780
6,035
< Magic Damage >
6,122
1,051
< True Damage >
1,060
9,799
< Damage Dealt >
9,963
17,197
< Damage Taken >
17,202
9,847
< Gold Earned >
9,832
1.78
< Towers >
1.85
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,279
< Total Healing >
6,227
12,598
< Experience >
12,577
25
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
262
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Play with Varus as Ivern in LoL

The Ivern Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ivern sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Varus helps Ivern perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ivern is an ally to Varus, he gets a small decrease in his total damage output. This may signal that Varus does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Ivern is played alongside Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Varus.

Additionally, when Ivern plays with Varus on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Varus does a decent job of protecting Ivern during team fights.

Synergies between Ivern and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ivern
Varus

Is Ivern better when played alongside Varus?

There is no one best champion pairing for Ivern that will always be his best teammate. Yet, Varus is a not very good companion for Ivern. By being on the same team as Ivern, he decreases their win rate by -2.9% to 47.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Ivern and Varus that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Ivern. That means Ivern players don't need to be careful when arranging Varus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, Ivern players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by pairing Ivern and Varus together, you may not be providing your other teammates a lot of protection for burst damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Varus teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ivern and Varus, we analyzed 1,658 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ivern with Varus comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Ivern in order to work well with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Ivern and Varus synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern included at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Varus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ivern had an average win rate of 47.9% helping carry Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Ivern players should equip 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 runes players chose for Ivern and Varus pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.

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