How to win the jungle race as Talon against Ivern · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Talon's seat: the race windows this plan plays for against Ivern.
| Stage | Read | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Clear | Talon Dominant | The Noxian Diplomacy bleed wins short trades at shared entrances. Later in the game this bites, because he won't fight you — but a Triggerseed root into his laner's follow-up will. But before either of you has a second camp down none of it is online, so take the level-1 crossing and tax every camp Ivern concedes. |
| Level 2 Skirmish | Talon Dominant | Rake's return damage makes mid-range poke trades free for you, while Brushmaker poke from their own brush is their only legal trade. Only one of those wins on the second camp, so press it: take the level-2 skirmish, then leave with the second buff and the tempo that comes with it. |
| Level 3 Route | Talon Dominant | Wall-hop pathing means you only pick fights when the numbers favor you. Triggerseed's root protects their escape, and as the first scuttle timer lands that is not an answer. Take the level-3 river fight and make Ivern path away from the camps you want. |
| Levels 4-5 Macro | Talon Dominant — Keep Fighting | Nothing about 4-5 helps Ivern here: he spends 4-5 marking camps for a laner and setting Brushmaker vision rather than fighting, while you can take any duel you can reach. Invade on the clear-timer, not on a whim. |
| Level 6 Breakpoint | Shadow Assault Favoured | Shadow Assault stealth plus converging blades burst anyone you touch. Ivern's six is not empty — Daisy's knock-ups plus triggered roots make diving him expensive. Take the duel from even health rather than from behind, and kill Daisy fast or ignore her — Ivern himself still cannot fight you. |
| First Item Spike | Profane Hydra Spike | Completing your core item triggers a massive physical damage and movement multiplier that completely overpowers traditional squishy or isolated targets. Ivern's first item mostly buys shield strength and cooldowns — his spike is what his carry does, not what he does. |
| 2+ Items Scaling | Even Scaling — Prep Decides | Even at full build. Since he is a shield-and-root support, with Daisy as the only real body he brings, win the vision around the pit first and the fight second. |
Start your clear at the Raptors or Red Buff camp utilizing your area-of-effect Rake to maximize early clear speed. Ivern clears without fighting at all — Friend of the Forest frees camps on a timer, so his level and gold are always on schedule.
Ranked by the race windows in Talon's plans — the jungle race carries no win-rate sample.
The full Talon vs Ivern report continues with scuttle & dragon rules, invade windows and safety boundaries, the top-side objective fight, macro rotations and the win condition — plus the live enemy-jungle tracker that shows their start, clear and gank timers in game.
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Talon's race plan controls 6 of the 7 windows — Talon holds the tempo advantage in this jungle matchup.
Not exactly — Talon's race plan controls 6 of the 7 windows, so Ivern is playing catch-up and has to lean on the map.
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