IvernVSShaco
What decides the jungle matchup: Ivern vs Shaco 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.
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.
Shaco
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
Window: before three minutes
Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
Ivern vs Shaco: Common Questions
- Who wins Ivern vs Shaco?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Ivern against Shaco to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Ivern: Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
- How do you play the Ivern Shaco matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Ivern's marking clear leaves lanes alone pre-6; his threat is Daisy plus brush placement in mid-game fights, not early ganks. Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
- What should I know about Shaco vs Ivern?
- Shaco is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Ivern is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. Ivern: Ivern free-farms and rarely ganks early. Shove your lane, and don't chase into Daisy later.
- How do I beat Shaco as Ivern?
- Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range. He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Shaco 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.