Lee Sin is the absolute bane of my existence while playing Ivern. Insanely mobile, an incredible duelist and an excellent counter jungler, Lee Sin has the tools needed to keep Ivern oppressed and hiding in the jungle. He's capable of winning a 1v1 at almost any time during laning phase and slipping away in Lee Sin fashion. Thanks to ward hoping via Safeguard and activating Tempest to acquire vision while you're attempting to hide, it's incredibly difficult to plug away at a Lee Sin who is in your face. Just like Syndra, it's also very arduous to attempt to use Daisy to your advantage against the Blind Monk. He can make very short work out of her with his kit and even use Dragon's Rage to send her flying back into Ivern's face.









11) A more delicate issue that has sprouted up a few times in my early Ivern games was using Brushmaker incredibly improperly. While ganking or sieging it's beneficial to set up some brushes ahead of you so you can benefit from W's passive and get ranged auto attacks. However, you can sometimes find yourself in a situation where you have created too much brush in an attempted siege and cut off vision for your own lane. It's a rookie mistake and I learned quickly, but one early instance was against an Annie in mid lane. I created a line of brush to begin a siege while ganking, but due to the path the brush was laid down, it created a vision pocket for Annie to hide behind, much to LML Taggles' despair. He lost all vision of the enemy tower as well as his opponent. Woops. Don't do that.





12) Speaking of Brushmaker, as mentioned above, the passive on Ivern's W allows him to have ranged auto-attacks while he's standing in a brush. This "buff" will last for 3 seconds while walking out of brush too. It's important to note how much time you have left before you need to step into a bush to reset the "buff" and if you aren't careful it can end in you trying to fight somebody without the important damage boost. Be aware of how many Brushes you are capable of spawning and don't let yourself fight without one, your basic auto attack is pretty laughable. (both visually and mathematically!)





13) Don't max E first. Triggerseed is definitely an excellent ability with a ton of uses and maxing it lowers it's cooldown and increases the size of the shield and damage of the burst. However, despite some back and forth in Ivern discussions, I find maxing W to be way more beneficial in every way. Maxing W increases the range at which Ivern can spawn brush, how fast his charges replenish and even how much damage his brush empowered autos do. Much more efficient earlier and even allows you to win some surprising fights!





14) Okay time to talk about something besides Brushmaker. Daisy isn't an incredible ultimate ability but there's a lot going for Ivern's Sentinel friend, especially in small skirmishes. However, do NOT throw Daisy out willy-nilly during a siege or stand off without a clear goal. Spawning Daisy in a 5v5 as the only engage will accomplish absolutely nothing, especially late game. Daisy will die before even attacking a single opponent if she is focused properly. Currently at max rank (level 16) Daisy is only packing 3000 health, and while Ivern is looking at some Okay time to talk about something besides Brushmaker. Daisy isn't an incredible ultimate ability but there's a lot going for Ivern's Sentinel friend, especially in small skirmishes. However, do NOT throw Daisy out willy-nilly during a siege or stand off without a clear goal. Spawning Daisy in a 5v5 as the only engage will accomplish absolutely nothing, especially late game. Daisy will die before even attacking a single opponent if she is focused properly. Currently at max rank (level 16) Daisy is only packing 3000 health, and while Ivern is looking at some possible buffs soon , including a bloat to Daisy's health pool, it's still very easy for a late game team to rip through Daisy. Don't sacrifice Daisy for no reason!





I sincerely hope these tips and pieces of advice have been helpful. Ivern is semi-difficult and really requires one to think a little bit differently about the flow of a game of League. I guess if I had to say what my "main" jungle champions have been over the years, Shaco and KhaZix would probably fit the bill even though I'll pretty much play anything. That being said, playing the "support jungler" makes for an approach unlike any other jungler in the game, even mechanically difficult ones, and can really assist your thought process while playing other champions. Before I head back on the Rift with Ivern to cause havoc and listen to him say things like "My favorite color is spring!", "Potatoes are always watching." and "Have an Ivern-Crisp apple! Don't ask how I make them...", I have one more INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TIP.





15) DO NOT use the Candy King Ivern skin. It's creepy and makes everyone feel bad.



