Ivy Guide — Abilities, Builds & Strategy

Ivy Base Stats

• Role: Marksman
• Max Health: 755
• Max Move Speed: 7.2
• Stamina: 4
• Base Health Regen: 2
• Light Melee Damage: 50
• Heavy Melee Damage: 116

Ivy Weapon Stats

• DPS: 60.542
• Sustained DPS: 30.157
• Bullet Damage: 4.45
• Rounds Per Second: 13.605
• Clip Size: 33
• Reload Time: 2.444s
• Bullet Speed: 571.5
• Can Crit: Yes

Ivy Abilities

• Ability 1: Entangling Thorns
• Ability 2: Kudzu Connection
• Ability 3: Stone Form
• Ability 4: Air Drop

Ivy Guide — Strategy & Tips

Quick Answer: Ivy is a Deadlock support and disruptor. Kudzu Connection tethers her to an ally, giving both of them fire rate, bullet lifesteal and replicated healing; Entangling Thorns slows enemies; Stone Form turns her to stone to stun and heal; and Air Drop lets her grab a teammate and fly them across the map, exploding on landing. Her innate reduces gravity, making her one of the most mobile heroes. Play her as a second support and playmaker.

Ivy is a team-up support with a surprising amount of disruption. Her whole kit amplifies an ally: Kudzu Connection tethers her to a teammate so that both gain fire rate, bullet lifesteal, and replicated healing — every heal Ivy receives, her tethered ally gets a share of too. She stops enemy pushes with Entangling Thorns, and when a fight turns she can Stone Form to stun a clump of enemies and heal herself, or grab a teammate and Air Drop them into or out of a fight. Ivy is one of the most mobile heroes in the game — her innate reduces her gravity, and Air Drop is a flying repositioning tool — which means she can be wherever her team needs her. Play her as a second support who sets up plays, not as a frontline.

Early Game

Lane with a partner and get Kudzu Connection on them early — the replicated healing keeps both of you topped up through the poke war, and the fire rate bonus helps win trades. Entangling Thorns is your zoning tool: drop it on the enemy's side of the wave to slow them off last-hits and make them walk through damage. Do not overextend for kills; Ivy's damage is modest, and her value comes from keeping the lane alive and winnable. Use your low gravity to take high ground and poke from angles the enemy cannot easily reach.

Mid Game

This is where Ivy starts winning teamfights. Keep Kudzu Connection on your strongest teammate and stay within tether range — the shared fire rate and healing make a fed carry nearly unkillable. Entangling Thorns is a fight opener: dropped on a retreating group it slows them enough for your team to catch kills. Stone Form is your engage and your disengage — cast it into a clump to stun them all, and remember it heals you for a chunk of your max health, so it is also an escape. Air Drop gives you a third option: grab a diver who is in too deep and fly them out, or drop a teammate straight onto the enemy backline.

Late Game

Late game Ivy decides fights with Air Drop. The explosion deals heavy spirit damage, grants you and your ally a 20% outgoing damage buff, and at the top tier silences everyone caught in it — that is a fight-winning engage if your team can follow up. Do not use it just to reposition; use it to start a fight your team is ready for, or to save a teammate who is being focused. Keep Kudzu Connection active at all times in late game, because replicated healing on a full-item carry is worth more than anything else in her kit. Ivy is hard to kill and hard to catch — if the fight is lost, Air Drop and Stone Form are usually enough to get out.

Combos

Teamfight open: Entangling Thorns on the enemy clump to slow them, then Air Drop your frontline into the middle for the explosion and damage buff. Save combo: when a teammate gets caught, Air Drop onto them and fly them out — the ability reduces cooldown by 30% when used on an ally, so it is always worth using on a person over a self-cast. Duel combo: Kudzu Connection on your lane partner, Entangling Thorns to slow the target, and Stone Form to land the stun. One rule: Stone Form can be cast while you are busy — even mid-Zipline or during another ability's cast delay — so it is your reliable panic button, while Air Drop must be saved for when you have not taken damage recently, because taking a hit locks it out for a few seconds.

Strong Against

Ivy punishes grouped-up enemies and any team that wins by sustained pressure rather than burst. Entangling Thorns and Air Drop both scale with how many enemies are caught, so death-ball compositions walk into her best tools. She is also strong against dive compositions, because Air Drop can simply remove the target the dive was built around, and Stone Form drags airborne heroes back to the ground. Her replicated healing out-sustains poke-heavy lanes and makes a farmed carry extremely hard to finish.

Weak Against

Ivy's weakness is that her value depends on her teammates being alive and worth supporting. If her carry is dead or behind, Kudzu Connection has no good target and her damage alone cannot win a fight. Long-range burst that kills her tethered ally before she can react gives her trouble, and any silence or stun that lands on Ivy herself can stop her from Air Dropping out. Slowing Hex disables Air Drop outright, so heroes who build it can shut down her most important ability.

Synergies

Ivy is best with a carry who wants to stay in the fight — a durable, itemised damage dealer becomes almost unkillable with a Kudzu Connection attached, because every heal they receive also feeds Ivy and vice versa. She pairs well with a second initiator: Entangling Thorns and Air Drop set up any follow-up crowd control perfectly. She pairs badly with a team that has no frontline to drop into, because Air Drop's value is entirely in placing someone where the fight is.

Common Mistakes

• Tethered to nobody. Kudzu Connection gives only 50% of its bonuses with no ally, and replicated healing is the single most valuable part of Ivy's kit — a game-long tether on your carry is worth more than any item you can buy.
• Using Air Drop only to escape. Taking damage locks the ability out for a few seconds, so if you save it purely as an escape you often cannot use it exactly when you need it. Use it proactively on an ally (30% less cooldown) or to start a fight.
• Forgetting Stone Form can be cast while busy. It works mid-Zipline, during item cast delays, even mid-Heavy-Melee — so it is a far more reliable panic button than Air Drop. If you are about to die, Stone Form first.

Matchup Notes

• vs Abrams — Entangling Thorns makes his charge miserable and Stone Form drags him to a stop. If he commits to your carry, Air Drop them out and let him eat the thorns alone.
• vs Haze — she wants to isolate your carry and burst. Stay tethered, keep the replicated healing rolling, and hold Stone Form for the moment she commits — the stun ends her window.
• vs Vindicta — her flight gets punished hard by Entangling Thorns and Stone Form's drag-down. The moment she takes to the air, drop thorns under her and she loses her escape.
• vs Wraith — her burst plus a silence can lock you out of Air Drop entirely. Stay tethered to your carry and keep Stone Form up so you can react when her cooldowns come in.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I play Ivy?

Play her as a support and playmaker: keep Kudzu Connection on your best ally for replicated healing and fire rate, zone with Entangling Thorns, and use Stone Form to stun or escape. Air Drop is your engage or rescue tool — grab a teammate and fly them.

What does Kudzu Connection do?

It tethers Ivy to an ally. Both gain bonus fire rate, bullet lifesteal, and replicated healing — a share of all healing Ivy receives is also given to the tethered ally. It can be cast without a nearby ally, but you only get 50% of the bonuses.

What is Ivy's ultimate?

Air Drop. She grabs an ally and flies with them, then drops them to cause an explosion dealing spirit damage. Both gain bonus outgoing damage when the flight ends, and at the top tier it silences enemies hit.

Is Ivy good for beginners?

She is mid-difficulty. Her abilities are straightforward, but getting value means keeping the tether on the right ally and choosing when to use Air Drop — most new players either forget the tether or waste the ultimate.

What items should I build on Ivy?

Spirit and healing items first — her whole kit scales with Spirit Power, and anything that boosts healing (Healing Booster, Healing Tempo) gets replicated through Kudzu Connection. One defensive item keeps her alive through teamfights.

What heroes counter Ivy?

Long-range burst that kills her tethered ally before she reacts, and Slowing Hex, which disables Air Drop outright. Any team that can pressure her carry from outside her range gives her trouble.