Ivern vs Naafiri Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Ivern is a support/mage hybrid, Naafiri a assassin/fighter hybrid, and they meet in the jungle. 425 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Ivern at a 46.4% win rate into Naafiri. A deficit of 3.6 points is what earns Naafiri its counter flag in this matchup.
The exchange usually opens with Triggerseed (E) or Darkin Daggers (Q). Whoever spends Daisy! or Hounds’ Pursuit first hands the other a window.
Ivern holds a 350-unit range advantage (475 to 125), and that shapes how the matchup is traded out. Until Naafiri closes that 125-to-475 gap, Ivern dictates the pace.
Damage types split — magic from Ivern, physical from Naafiri — making that first resistance a real decision. Starting health splits 630 to 610 in Ivern’s favour, with armour at 27 against 28. By level 18 that becomes 2313 health and 107 armour for Ivern against 2395 and 99 for Naafiri. On autos alone the numbers read 50 AD for Ivern and 55 for Naafiri. That 330-versus-340 difference matters most when either leaves the matchup.
Ivern is the more demanding of the two to pilot (7/10 versus 2/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Sample size counts as much as the number — 425 games for Naafiri here.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Naafiri has the statistical edge. Ivern wins 46.4% of the recorded games.
46.4% from Ivern's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
425 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Ivern build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Ivern build page.