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

Ivern with Zed

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

based on 1,403 Ivern with Zed pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Ivern has gone into battle with Zed in 1403 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Ivern synergize with Zed. It is relatively rare for Ivern to play alongside Zed as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 3.4% of rounds with Ivern.

Ivern Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern does a below average job of teaming up with Zed. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Ivern when playing alongside Zed by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ivern vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreImperial MandateZhonya's HourglassMikael'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
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
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ivern and Zed

Tips for Playing as Ivern with Zed

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 Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Ivern Zed Synergy Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Zed Image
2.5
< Kills >
2.5
4.8
< Deaths >
4.7
13.5
< Assists >
13.3
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
19
< Minions Killed >
19
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.53
2,818
< Physical Damage >
2,780
6,572
< Magic Damage >
6,122
1,144
< True Damage >
1,060
10,535
< Damage Dealt >
9,963
17,583
< Damage Taken >
17,202
9,985
< Gold Earned >
9,832
1.74
< Towers >
1.85
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,391
< Total Healing >
6,227
12,908
< Experience >
12,577
26
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
276
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Play with Zed as Ivern in LoL

The Ivern Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zed. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zed helps Ivern perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ivern tries to synergize with Zed, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This change may indicate that Zed supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ivern is played together with Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zed.

Moreover, when Ivern plays with Zed on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Zed does a poor job of protecting Ivern in team fights.

Synergies between Ivern and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ivern
Zed

Is Ivern better when played alongside Zed?

There is no one best champion pairing for Ivern that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Zed is a below average companion for Ivern. By playing on the same team as Ivern, he lowers their win rate by -2.5% to 48.3%. This proves that there is a negative synergy between Ivern and Zed that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Zed has a lower difficulty than Ivern. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Zed teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Ivern players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by pairing Ivern and Zed together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of utility. Plan to have other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zed ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ivern and Zed, we analyzed 1,403 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 Zed 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

If you would like to truly master Ivern to synergize with Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to build first in your Ivern and Zed synergy build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Ivern bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Zed than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ivern boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing alongside Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Ivern players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ivern and Zed pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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