Briar vs Ivern JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Briar vs Ivern

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Briar's high early pressure and clear speed to punish Ivern's slower, utility-focused jungle pathing.
Prioritize fighting around lanes with priority to protect your frenzy commits and deny Ivern safe buff pickups.

Jungle Plan

Path toward volatile lanes and counter-gank Ivern's early pressure before he can share buffs or set up objectives.
Invade only with clear exit paths and lane priority to exploit Ivern's low dueling and mobility.
Control river vision to secure dragon and Rift Herald setups, forcing Ivern into unfavorable fights or denying his objective access.

Danger windows

Avoid isolated river fights when Ivern has (R) available to knock you up and allies can follow.
Beware forced smite fights where Ivern's utility and shield slow can tilt objective control.
Exercise caution during low-health clears or when your frenzy is forced without lane support, as collapse risk increases.

Early game

Opt for a healthy full clear to maintain tempo and look for early skirmishes near priority lanes.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes can collapse quickly to support your engage.
Avoid early direct fights if Ivern paths unpredictably or has lane priority, focusing instead on counter-ganks and tracking.

Power spikes

Briar spikes after a healthy full clear with (Q) and (R) available, enabling strong sticky engages and skirmish control.
Respect Ivern's (R) Daisy knockup and (Q) root as windows where you can be punished if caught isolated.
Briar's sustained damage and dueling improve post-level 6, so use this to pressure Ivern's weaker early dueling.

Win conditions

Use Briar's superior clear speed and mobility to maintain tempo and deny Ivern free camps.
Convert lane priority into protected skirmishes, leveraging (Q) and (R) to secure kills and snowball objectives.
Focus on counter-jungling and objective control to scale into extended fights where Briar's carry potential outperforms Ivern's utility.