Nunu & Willump vs Ivern JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Nunu & Willump into Ivernmedium

Overview

Use to clear camps fast and maintain health for early tempo.
Leverage to gank through fog and force Ivern's team to ward deeper.
Focus on early dragon and Rift Herald control to capitalize on superior objective power.

Invade Ivern's opposite side jungle when lanes have priority to deny his buff shares and camps.
Use angles from fog for repeated ganks and convert kills into objective attempts.
Track Ivern's unusual pathing to counter-gank and secure river vision for objective control.

Avoid contesting objectives when Ivern's lanes lack priority due to his root and knockup.
Do not fight in isolated river skirmishes without vision and lane support to prevent getting caught by Ivern's CC and Daisy.
Watch for low-health clears where Ivern can exploit your reduced sustain to force smite fights.

Start with a full clear using to reach level 3 quickly and contest river.
Only fight for first Scuttle if your nearby lanes have priority to support and prevent Ivern's buff shares.
Avoid isolated 1v1 fights early; path to lanes where can create a numbers advantage.

At first dragon or Rift Herald spawn, use plus Smite to secure objectives quickly.
Level 6 power spike: layer after or ally CC to maximize zone control.
Respect Ivern's knockup and root as windows to avoid engaging without lane support.

Convert early ganks and lane priority into fast objective control using plus Smite.
Deny Ivern free farm and buff shares by invading with lane assistance and using for surprise ganks.
Use your objective control and CC chain to force teamfights around dragons and Herald before Ivern's utility scales.

Tactical tip

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