At a glance#
Role (our classification)
- Support — Keeps allies alive and makes them stronger, while still contributing damage.
Damage
- Hybrid-leaning kit
Weapon
- Protector's Hand
Released
- 24 Apr 2024
Ivy is a steadfast gargoyle hero whose support and disruption skills help her teammates win fights.
Ivy’s abilities explained#
Ivy has three regular abilities and an ultimate. Ability names and behaviour below were checked on 27 Oct 2026; numbers are left out on purpose because they change with almost every patch — the in-game tooltip shows the current values.
Ability 1
Entangling Thorns
Summons a patch of choking thorns that damages and slows enemies inside it. Enemies held long enough can be immobilized.
Ability 2
Kudzu Connection
Links Ivy to a nearby ally, sharing fire rate, bullet lifesteal, replicated healing and movement speed bonuses.
Ability 3
Stone Form
Ivy turns into stone and slams the ground, damaging and stunning nearby enemies while healing her.
Ultimate
Air Drop
Ivy grabs an ally and flies them over the battlefield, then drops them to explode among enemies — or carries them out of danger.
How to play Ivy#
Position behind your front line, keep track of which ally the enemy is focusing, and save your strongest save for the moment it decides the fight. Supports still need souls — share lane farm and take neutral camps between fights.
Tips from the current kit
- Use Kudzu Connection to share healing and buffs with an ally.
- Air Drop allies into enemy groups, or use it to rescue them.
- Ivy can reload, cast abilities and use items while flying.
- Stone Form can drag down airborne enemies near its centre.
Build framework#
A starting framework, not a tested build
This section explains what kind of items Ivy’s kit rewards, built from how the abilities work. It isn’t a win-rate-tested build. For community builds with current stats, open the in-game Build Browser and filter by hero, then check our items explainer to understand why each item is there.
Hybrid lean. The kit mixes weapon and spirit damage, so builds lean whichever way your abilities and the game call for — often spirit items for the abilities you level first, then weapon items as the gun takes over.
| Stage | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Laning | Cheap 800-soul items that help you trade and sustain in lane, plus one that boosts your main damage source. |
| Mid game | Your first 3,200-soul item is usually the biggest single jump in power — buy toward the one that makes your best ability or your gun stronger. |
| Late game | Fill slots with 6,400-soul items, and swap cheap starters for upgrades. Leave room for an answer to what the enemy is doing. |
| Defence | Match the enemy’s damage: shields and resistance against whichever type is hurting you most. |
Items that fit a hybrid kit
Defensive options
Items opponents commonly use against Ivy — expect to see them, and plan around them:
Ability points#
Ability unlocks come from levelling up; ability points then buy upgrade tiers. A sensible default for Ivy:
- Unlock the ability that helps you farm or trade in lane first — for most players that’s Entangling Thorns or the ability you can hit most reliably.
- Unlock all three regular abilities early so you have every tool in the first fights.
- Unlock Air Drop as soon as it’s available.
- Put upgrade points into the ability you use most, then into whichever upgrade tier changes how an ability works (tier 3 upgrades often do).
General guidance; upgrade tiers and costs are shown in game.
Playing against Ivy#
- Taking damage briefly blocks Air Drop — keep Ivy under pressure.
- Cursed Relic and Nullification Burst can cancel Kudzu Connection tethers.
- Unstoppable prevents Stone Form's stun.
- Slowing Hex disables Air Drop.
The full breakdown — abilities to play around, counter items with reasons and mistakes to avoid — is in how to counter Ivy.
Recent changes#
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Stone Form radius 6m→5.75m; T1 heal reduced. |
Every update that touches heroes is summarised in patch notes explained and the patch impact tracker.