Riot Games regularly revises its champions in League of Legends. This happens with champions that are rarely played or whose roles and abilities do not function as Riot wants. Unfortunately, this also affects players who main only these champions.
What has happened? With Patch 13.11 on June 1, 2023, Ivern received a makeover or small improvements. The midscope update planned by Riot was discarded after too many players complained about the proposed changes.
The ultimate buffs to Ivern still do not satisfy everyone, as a Challenger Ivern player now describes on Reddit.
Not a single change was good
In his Reddit post, garbocan, a Challenger Ivern OTP, complains about the changes. OTP stands for One Trick Pony and describes players who play only one champion. He describes himself as Ivern’s biggest fan
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After 2 months and over 350 matches with the “new” Ivern, his opinion on the update is very negative. Although Riot has buffed 3 of his abilities, they seem to have removed his counterplay.
He describes the updates to Ivern as catastrophic failure that should be reversed.
He details why he does not find the changes to his W, E, and R good.
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What does he find so bad? It’s not just about the changes for Ivern players, but also the new problems when playing against Ivern.
W ability:
- Tactical utility has been removed as bushes disappear when the own team is not inside
- While bushes enhance auto-attacks, they lead to mindless spamming of the ability due to the low cooldown
- The original idea behind the bushes is no longer present
E ability:
- Previously, Ivern was punished if he used the shield too early
- Now, opponents must endure longer as the shield reactivates
- This new feature still does not change Ivern’s preference for melee champions, as the explosion is triggered in close combat
R ability
- Daisy should be buffed so players have to care less about her
- Due to the new strength, Ivern’s focus shifts to his R ability, making control even more important than before
- garbocan generally questions why it is bad to have to micro-manage Daisy
Overall, it seems to particularly annoy him that Ivern became stronger, but at the cost of tactical options both on his side and on the opponent’s side.
Whether Riot will change anything or even reverse the updates is questionable, as Ivern’s unusual passive ability to share buffs with his mates now applies to every jungler.
Meanwhile, a LoL developer comments on players’ ability to understand patch notes.
