Use Ivern's unique camp marking and buff-sharing to control jungle tempo and avoid direct duels with Darius early.
Prioritize protecting lanes that can capitalize on Ivern's root (Q), shield slow (E), and Daisy knockup (R) to enable strong ganks and objective setups.
This is a utility scaling matchup where Ivern must leverage creative routing and team utility to outscale Darius's early jungle pressure.
Jungle Plan
Use flexible pathing to share buffs with teammates and deny camps without committing to duels.
Fight for river control and Scuttle when your lanes can move first, enabling safer objective setups like dragon or Rift Herald.
Track Darius's jungle pathing and be ready to counter-gank his early pressure attempts, using (Q) root and Daisy to turn fights in your favor.
Danger windows
Beware of early invade windows where Darius can pull you with (E) and force isolated fights; avoid overextending without lane support.
Isolated river fights before level 6 are risky due to Darius's all-in potential and lack of mobility on your side.
Low-health clears and forced smite fights near objectives are dangerous; maintain vision control and avoid contesting without teammates.
Early game
Start with a safe three-camp clear to avoid early fights, then use marked camps to delay and deny Darius's farm without risking direct confrontation.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to collapse quickly and prevent Darius from establishing river control.
Avoid early river invades unless you have vision and lane support, as Darius's pull (E) and all-in threat punish isolated fights.
Power spikes
Ivern's utility and teamfight impact scale strongly with Daisy and shields, so focus on hitting mid to late game power spikes by enabling carries.
Respect Darius's level 6 spike when his (R) execute can turn extended trades lethal; avoid isolated fights near this timing.
Darius's first bruiser item spike increases his durability and damage, so prioritize vision and avoid fights where he can force extended chases.
Win conditions
Use creative jungle routing and camp marking to deny Darius farm and force him into reactive pathing.
Leverage (Q) root, (E) shield slow, and Daisy knockup (R) to enable ganks and counter-ganks that snowball lanes.
Translate jungle tempo into objective control by coordinating with priority lanes and setting up vision to outmaneuver Darius at dragon and Rift Herald.
Tip: For Ivern vs Darius, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
