Ivern vs Nasus JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Ivern vs Nasus

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Ivern's unique camp marking and buff-sharing to deny Nasus jungle farm without committing to duels.
Prioritize utility scaling and lane support over early fights; avoid isolated skirmishes where Nasus's sustain and slow can punish you.
Control river vision and tempo to enable safe counter-jungling and objective setups, leveraging lanes with priority.

Jungle Plan

Use flexible pathing to delay Nasus's stacking by stealing camps and sharing buffs with teammates who can capitalize on your root and shield.
Fight for river control and dragon setups only when your lanes have priority to prevent Nasus from safely stacking or contesting.
Track Nasus's jungle pathing to counter-gank early, especially before he reaches key scaling breakpoints with stacks and (R).

Danger windows

Be cautious around 15-20 minutes when Nasus's stacks and (R) make him a strong duelist capable of 1v2 scenarios.
Avoid isolated river fights or forced smite contests without lane priority, as Nasus's slow (W) and sustain can turn these against you.
Watch for low-health clears or overextended pathing that expose you to Nasus's counter-invades or ganks.

Early game

Start with a safe full clear and mark camps to delay Nasus's pathing and reduce his early farm.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to back you up, otherwise avoid risky river fights.
Avoid direct invades early; use unusual routing to share buffs and deny camps while staying out of Nasus's slow and sustain reach.

Power spikes

Ivern's utility and crowd control scale with team synergy; use (Q) root and (R) knockup to enable ganks and objective fights.
Respect Nasus's level 6 (R) spike which grants durability and extended fight potential; avoid prolonged fights when he activates it.
Punish Nasus before he accumulates high (Q) stacks and defensive items by denying jungle camps and forcing early skirmishes with lane help.

Win conditions

Convert jungle tempo into denying Nasus's farm by creative routing and buff sharing, forcing him into unsafe farm patterns.
Use your crowd control and shields to enable teammates' ganks and secure objectives like dragon and Rift Herald.
Focus on scaling your utility and protecting carries in teamfights to outvalue Nasus's splitpush threat and extended duels.