MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ivern vs Karthus
How often does Ivern beat Karthus in Jungle?
Ivern into Karthus in Jungle: 56% observed win rate across 212 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ivern behind by 656 gold.
Ivern at 15:00
- Gold: -656
- CS: -28
- XP: -911
Typical gap to Karthus, from 212 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ivern counter Karthus?
No counter here: Ivern sits at 56% over 212 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Karthus: the Ivern game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ivern at 77% across 68 games. Flip the lead and Ivern falls to 47% across 144.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 77% | 68 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 144 |
| First blood | 67% | 123 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 73% | 56 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 94 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 60 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ivern's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Ivern finishes Redemption first most often: 63.4% over 41 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Ivern core is Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, Ardent Censer: 54.3% across 858 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Redemption (3,804 games).
Skill plan: Ivern players max E first and take Q at level 1.