Use Zed's early mobility and burst to punish Ivern's slower clear and limited duel potential in isolated jungle fights.
Prioritize denying Ivern camps through timely invades and counter-jungling to exploit his medium invade resistance and low objective control.
This matchup is a snowball vs scaling duel where Zed must leverage early tempo and gank pressure to prevent Ivern's utility from becoming impactful.
Jungle Plan
Focus on aggressive pathing to invade Ivern's jungle camps before he can safely mark and share them with teammates.
Prioritize river control and Scuttle crab contests when your lanes have priority to deny Ivern vision and objective setup.
Use your mobility to counter-gank or collapse on Ivern's ganks, especially around early dragon and Rift Herald attempts.
Danger windows
Beware of early invade windows around level 2-3 where Ivern's teammates can collapse, as he relies on allies for counter-jungling.
Avoid isolated river fights without vision control since Ivern's (Q) root and (R) Daisy knockup can turn skirmishes against you.
Be cautious contesting objectives if your lanes lack priority, as Ivern's utility and shield slows can enable effective teamfight setups.
Early game
Start with a fast clear path to hit level 3 quickly and unlock your full combo for early skirmishes.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks against Ivern's medium gank threat.
Avoid extended fights early unless you have vision and lane priority, as Ivern can use team support to turn unusual invade paths into traps.
Power spikes
Level 3 unlocks your (W)+(E)+(Q) combo, enabling reliable burst to punish Ivern's low dueling power; use this to force him off camps or secure kills.
Level 6 (R) grants high pick potential and escape, allowing you to threaten isolated Ivern or his vulnerable carries during objective fights.
First lethality item completion significantly increases your burst, enabling more confident invades and objective pressure before Ivern's utility scales.
Win conditions
Convert early jungle tempo and successful invades into dragon and Rift Herald control by denying Ivern camps and vision.
Use your burst and mobility to secure picks on Ivern or his carries during skirmishes to snowball your lead.
Maintain pressure on side lanes with roams and ganks to prevent Ivern from safely scaling into his late-game utility role.
Tip: For Zed vs Ivern, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
