Ivy is one of the best gankers in Deadlock. You can melt down enemies or support your team with a lot of healing and escape utilities. Whether it is a team fight, chasing enemies, or delivering an urn, she is capable of everything. In this Deadlock Ivy build guide, we have mentioned all the best items you must get with her, along with her abilities and ability point order.
Best Ivy Item Build in Deadlock
Note: You can find this build in Deadlock by searching ‘Beebom Ivy Build‘ (ID: 166526) in the Public Builds section. You can either directly use our guide or copy it and edit it as per your need, from the game’s Browse Build section.
Best Early Game Items
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Ivy is great with the last hits in the lane, thanks to her quick-fire rate. However, you can farm it up even faster with an early Extra Charge and Mystic Reach to boost up your Kudzu Bomb. Get an early Mystic Vulnerability as well if you are playing aggressively with a stunner in your team. This can guarantee you a lot of kills. Extra Regen can be an ideal early item to sustain in the lane and transfer healing between your allies.
If you think your bullet damage does not feel enough, you can get Hollow Point Ward, which can also increase your spirit power. Before the side neutrals spawn, make sure you have the Enchanter’s Barrier for a burst of spirit damage. In some cases, Extra Regen might not feel enough for survival. You can go for a Restorative Shot or Healing Rite and sell it later in the game.
Best Core/Mid-Game Items
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Rapid Recharge and Improved Cooldown are the core items for Ivy. With less cooldown on your abilities, you can support your team in getting guaranteed picks. Once you have the cooldown reduction items, you can get the Alchemical Fire to compliment your Kudzu Bomb.
With fewer fights, you can get Soul Shredder Bullets and Kinetic Dash to gank on solo heroes on the map. If you have one Flex Slot open by this time, you can get the Mystic Shot or sell Hollow Point Ward to get it. To survive more in fights, get the Spirit Lifesteal and gain HP back for all the massive damage you deal.
Best Late Game Items
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If you are struggling with the farm, you can get the Superior Cooldown upgrade first to get your abilities available regularly. Otherwise, immediately go for the Escalating Exposure to amp up your bomb damage and melt down enemies. Upgrade your Extra Regen into the Return Fire to get enough tank chances during the flight or chase down.
As a gank hero, you must get the Fortitude to get a lot of health for fights and passive regeneration. Imbue Improved Reach and Surge of Power on your Kudzu Bomb to get more spirit power and a massive range for the bomb. If you are getting chased down or want to chase enemies for kills, Fleetfoot can be ideal. You can also use it to boost your flight speed during Ultimate.
Ivy Luxury Items
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With the game approaching the late stages, you will need more damage scaling with your abilities. If you want more sustainability, you can get the Boundless Spirit first. This will help you with many stat bonuses and increase the potential of your abilities. Otherwise, Mystic Reverb on your Kudzu Bomd can be the perfect team fight tactic.
During this stage, upgrade your Kinetic Dash to Arcane Surge and Soul Shredder Bullets to Spellslinger Headshots. Both these items will increase your spirit amp and power for a lot of bursts of damage. If your Flex slots are available, get the Boundless or Reverb first.
Ivy Situational Items
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In case you are playing more of a supporting role, Heroic Aura can help you with a much-needed fire rate bonus for your team. If you want more damage instead, you can get Spiritual Overflow for a lot of spirit boost. For the tough mid-game fights, you can keep a Restorative Locket or Divine Barrier for a lot of health and shield bonus. For the enemy heroes like Infernus or Abrams, get a Healbane handy.
Deadlock Ivy Build: Abilities and Unlock Order
Here is a detailed overview of all Ivy abilities and the Ability Point Order in which you must unlock the abilities in Deadlock:
All Ivy Abilities
- Kudzu Bomb: Summon a patch of choking vines that damages and slows enemies in its radius.
- Level 1: +1 Charges
- Level 2: +2s Duration
- Level 3: +50 DPS and +2m Radius
- Watcher’s Covenant: Gain bonuses and automatically connect with a nearby ally to share them. Healing is replicated among all those connected. Connection requires line of sight. Press the ability button again to lock the target.
- Level 1: +10% Fire Rate
- Level 2: +2.0m/s movement bonus
- Level 3: +1 Tether Count
- Stone Form: Turn yourself into impervious stone and smash into the ground, stunning and damaging enemies nearby. Heals you for a percentage of your max health. You have some air control before falling.
- Level 1: -19s Cooldown
- Level 2: +80 Damage and stuns for 0.5s.
- Level 3: +16% Max Health Heal
- Air Drop: Take flight with an ally or a bomb. Drop your ally or bomb to cause a large explosion that causes movement to slow. Ivy and the ally gain a bullet shield when flying ends. While lifting, your ally gains bullet resistance but cannot attack and deals -50% damage. Air Drop has faster cast time when targeting an ally.
- Level 1: -20% Bullet Resist on enemies hit for 12s
- Level 2: +300 Bullet Shield and +5m Explode Radius
- Level 3: Applies Silence on enemies hit for +4.5s
Ivy Ability Point Order
Kudzu Bomb is Ivy’s signature. So, whether you are going to support or carry, you must unlock and max it first. This is still one of the most broken abilities in the game. As Ivy, you have no proper laning stage. That means you must gank as soon as your ultimate ability unlocks. You can max your ultimate ability after that and guarantee an AOE silence.
If your team comes with a lot of tanks, you can go with the Watcher’s Covenant first. This will give your teammates a health and fire rate boost. However, in most games, you will need to capitalize your stun to shut down enemies like Vindicta or Seven. As you always start from a flying state, it is easier for you to guarantee a knockdown on them.
That ends our Deadlock Ivy build guide for all beginners and veterans. Have you tried our build yet? Share your KDA record in the comments below.
