Ivy has disruptive combat tricks that slow and stun enemies. She's most effective when linking up with an ally, empowering her and her ally's guns as well as sharing heals.
Ivy has disruptive combat tricks that slow and stun enemies. She's most effective when linking up with an ally, empowering her and her ally's guns as well as sharing heals.
Description
Selling the build:
This build is about getting in there, being opportunistic and aggressive, throwing snowballs at folks whilst shooting them, then riding them down with our ice carpet and freezing beam. Emphasis on the “opportunistic” part. Farm the enemy farms with a snowball then run away on the ice carpet. Dive into the solo lane for a pick. In duo lane, chase down wounded enemies for that kill, we can take the damage most of the time and get out pretty consistently, then turn back for their friend. Don’t stop there. Take their ball, push their walker. Maybe check to see if their grieving husband or wife is in need of comfort? Salt that wound. We’re basically Lash.
How to play:
So, our gun does not shoot very fast to begin with, we’re going to change that ASAP. We’re also going to start “metaphorically” filling our snowballs with rocks and then eventually metaphorical glass to make sure people get hurt and we win this big snowball fight. Our gun hits pretty hard and gets a nice extra bit of damage from gun upgrades, so we will win a lot of fights if we play smart and use all of our abilities. With our combined abilities we can slow people down enough, even against gun builds, that we can shoot them from above whilst they run for their life. It’s pretty satisfying.
The abilities:
1-Snowball. This is our bread and butter ability, we want to be pelting people and mobs with this as often as possible to trigger our effects and get a good chunk of damage in. This ability is going to be relevant and powerful the whole game if upgraded properly.
2-The magical snow rug. Use this to get out of a bad situation, or to give your allies overwatch, or to chase down wounded foes whilst you pelt and slow them. It’s fantastic and will be great the whole game.
3-The slow beam. This thing is fantastic in the early game but drops off hard with this build. We are not a beam build and do not want to be. Do not try to force the beam. After the early game, use it exclusively to slow wounded characters or support allies in getting kills or escaping. It is not great at getting yourself out of situations though, it’s more of a get into situations ability. Keep that in mind.
4-Thunderdome-Funderdome. The dome is always best shared with a friend. Use it to rescue friends where able, though mostly use it aggressively to trap people, particularly on gun build characters. We are not that concerned about buffing this until the late game, so use your time inside wisely. Note, Bebop and his ult are not welcome in the Funderdome.
Item Build
Lane Phase
Buy usually in order from left to right
500
Bullet go fast and hurt. Good stuff (never sell)
500
We have begun to fill our snowballs with rocks. Aim for the eyes (never sell)
500
Our gun shoots very slowly, this will be a good item for a while but will be sold to swift striker when the time comes
500
More balls, more good (never sell)
500
Very good if lane is dicey, even if not loosing. It allows us to stay in the fight. Can pass if destroying. Sell to armor
500
500
More damage, more good. Sell this for something better when you have the cash
500
Very good early-mid game item, I often sell it in the late game as we get a lot of ammo from other items
500
We're going to be doing a lot of running in and out of combat, not that much rolling believe it or not
500
More rocks in our snowballs and some extra punch for our beam. Good stuff (never sell)
Buy if lane is hard
500
A good early item, but can sometimes skip for armor
500
A necessary evil somtimes. Avoid buying and sell as early as possible if you do buy
Very Important
Rush if possible, left to right
1250
So key, we aren't going to be going + on life in a fight like Haze or something but this means we can go in and out without dying slowly, Or running to heal.
1250
We shoot too slowly to not have this in the early-mid game. Late game this can go for sure.
1250
Shocking, a gun build that uses Quicksilver Reload? So bold. But really we want this so much. Put on Grenade (1)
1750
Upgrade that run babe
1250
This build gets in there mate, no barriers for us because we are going to get ****ed up. This means we get messed up a little less you know?
1250
We're going to be up in the air like a clay pigeon from time to time. Let's not explode like they do
Buy only if necessary
Read descriptions
1250
**** gun characters, am I right?
1250
Check enemy teams armor to see if this is necessary. Not usually important enough to warrant
1250
This is not necessary in the early or mid game, but late game can be important. Buy only if you have the slot and the enemy has high armor
1250
Thunderdone-Funderdome extension! This is another bullet character hate purchase most of the time, but it is also pretty great late game with all that enemy health
1250
Mostly it's the slow we're after to hunt folks down. Do not get unless necessary or moving towards Glass Cannon. We just can't spare the slot
Our Bread and butter
Left to right, but more flexible
3500
This item is our God. All hail. Buy ASAP!
3500
Glass time!
3000
More shoot, more good.
4250
Very important for living
4250
Slightly less important than spirit shield but still good
3500
A bit more glass in those snowballs
3500
Snowball fight time! Pelt em!
1250
This is one of the purchases we make when we're moving into the late game for Frenzy. It's good, and you can sometimes pick it up early if you're real agro
Situational items
3500
Not worth the money most of the time, we just need every dollar for other items. Good late game purchase though, for three of our abilities
4250
Super **** gun characters, am I right? Also the slow is really good for chasing people down.
4250
Thunderdome-Funderdome overtime!
3500
I almost never get this, but if you go max fire rate it is good to have those extra bullets to take advantage
Our late Game
Hope the game does not go this long because we fall off a bit. Ordering not important this time, except Frenzy and EE, which are in order
7250
Time to die? Maybe not. Get in there mate! (also **** gun builds am I right?)
7250
Get in there and stay in there. Heal off everything and **** their healing? What a purchase
7250
Slow em and kill em. Great item.
6000
Fire fast to keep up with late game damage and supercharge those snowballs
9500
We aren't pretending anymore. There are nails in our snowballs, now there are just so many they are poking out the sides. Such a good all round purchase
7250
Late game purchase when we really need to reduce their spirit resist and hammer em with the balls. Can make the beam good too
Hate items
Read the descriptions
3000
If you absolutely HAVE to be a "nice guy." Honestly Kelvin is great at supporting and saving his teamates with pressure from his abilities. Not necessary
3000
You know what this is for. I see you up there Vindicta!
1750
Haze, Ivy, Wraith, the lizard thing, the list goes on. This item is great aginst them if they don't have much spirit damage yet, but ultimately very situational.
3000
So, you've probably realised by now that we don't like gun builds. We're tanky, but not a tank. We do not like being shot. The bullet resist is pretty juicy tho, keep that in mind
3000
A better anti-heal item for us than Healbane most of the time because we're doing the shooty thing. The damage is good too
1250
You want Leech later, this is just to hate on healing until that time. I'm looking at you (insert the tens of healing characters)
3000
Very situational, I almost never get this and I don't recommend it unless there are abilities out there kicking your *** because we need that spirit slot bad
6000
1250
Infernus, you *******! Also some other characters I guess
Ability Point Order
Frost Grenade
Ice Path
Arctic Beam
Frozen Shelter
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5