MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ivern vs Zed
How often does Ivern beat Zed in Jungle?
Ivern into Zed in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 401 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 579 gold.
Ivern at 15:00
- Gold: -579
- CS: -16
- XP: -426
Typical gap to Zed, from 399 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ivern counter Zed?
No counter here: Ivern sits at 52% over 401 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 Zed: the Ivern game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ivern at 63% across 139 games. Flip the lead and Ivern falls to 46% across 261.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 139 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 261 |
| First blood | 59% | 236 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 102 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 68% | 84 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 183 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 95 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:15 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ivern's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Ivern finishes Redemption first most often: 49.3% over 67 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.