Lee Sin vs Ivern Counter Pick

Friend of the Forest removes the pressure Lee Sin normally applies. Ivern cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters and grows groves on camps that mature over time, which means his clear costs him no health and no time spent vulnerable. An early invade that would leave any other jungler bleeding produces nothing, and the record shows it: 46.1% for Lee Sin across 736 games on patch 16.13.1, a hard grade.

Statistically Lee Sin should win a direct clash. He carries 66 attack damage against 50, 645 health against 630, 36 armor against 27, and 345 move speed against 330, with Ivern’s 106.9 armor at level 18 well under his own 112.5. The problem is arranging the clash at all, since Rootcaller roots at 475 range and lets Ivern’s allies dash to the rooted target, turning a one-on-one into a losing fight before Dragon’s Rage is even available.

Triggerseed shields an ally and then explodes for damage and a slow, which blunts the burst window that Sonic Wave into Resonating Strike creates, and Daisy adds a second body to every objective contest. Brushmaker grants bonus magic damage to attacks made in brush, so chasing Ivern through cover is worse than it appears. The workable route for Lee Sin is objective tempo rather than a hunt.