Ivern is going to be spending a little more time in the oven this month, with Riot Games whacking the jungler\u2019s midscope update with a one-patch delay as the League of Legends<\/em> development team tests more changes for the Green Father.<\/p>
The new Ivern update will instead ship in League <\/em>Patch 13.10, leading Riot developer Matt \u201cPhroxzon\u201d Leung-Harrison told players on May 9<\/a>.<\/p>
Changes to jungler buff sharing are also being delayed by two weeks\u2060\u2014both are now expected to hit live servers on May 31<\/a>\u2060\u2014as they are closely tied to Ivern. While League <\/em>players may be disappointed by the date change, Phroxzon promised it\u2019s all for the greater good as Riot hunts for \u201ca better set of changes.\u201d<\/p>
The May 17 update will add four new items (one of which is actually a returning favorite<\/a>) and make changes to dozens more. Recently reworked Neeko will also be getting adjustments<\/a>, as will minions, turrets, blast cones, warding trinkets, the Homeguards mechanic, Teleport, and even the Rift\u2019s homebase fountain.<\/p>
The mini-rework is expected to be very welcome for loyal Ivern players, many of whom have watched him sink lower and lower<\/a> since his 2016 release.<\/p>
Today, Ivern has slumped to such a low win rate in ranked League <\/em>lobbies that he no longer appears on some stat-tracking websites like U.GG<\/a>. He does poll on Lolaytics<\/a>, but the reading isn\u2019t pretty: a 0.65 percent play rate, banned in just 0.18 percent of games, and 50th from 58 recorded junglers. Only off-role picks like Nasus, Gwen, and Teemo, and the new Neeko rework rank any lower.<\/p>
