HecarimVSIvern
What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim vs Ivern in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Ivern
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later.
Ivern's marking clear leaves lanes alone pre-6; his threat is Daisy plus brush placement in mid-game fights, not early ganks.
Hecarim vs Ivern: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Ivern?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim against Ivern to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Ivern: Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later.
- How do you play the Hecarim Ivern matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a farming scaler. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. Ivern's marking clear leaves lanes alone pre-6; his threat is Daisy plus brush placement in mid-game fights, not early ganks.
- What should I know about Ivern vs Hecarim?
- Ivern is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Hecarim is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Ivern: Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Ivern as Hecarim?
- Ivern's marking clear leaves lanes alone pre-6; his threat is Daisy plus brush placement in mid-game fights, not early ganks. Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Ivern you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.