Ivy build guide

Cyrus MAX AURA Melee Ivy (twitch.tv/cyrusdl)

by statue of damoclesVersion 7Updated Mar 30, 2026Guide #493786

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Author's notes

THE FACE OF MELEE IVY. I invented Ivy 3 max meta, I invented Echo Shard on 3, I invented Duration Extender on 3. Confirmed best melee ivy player in the current meta, possibly in human history. Eternus 3.

Item categories

1Damage
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Melee Charge
2. 2
  Close Quarters
3. 3
  Monster Rounds
4. 4
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
2Health
Author's category · 3 items · Don't have to go L->R
1. 1
  Extra Health
2. 2
  Melee Lifesteal
3. 3
  Restorative Locket
  Sub this for reactive or battle vest if theyre better. I build it because its an HMC and I make youtube videos.
3Pick 1optional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
2. 2
  Battle Vest
4Category 8
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Hunter's Aura
2. 2
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
3. 3
  Echo Shard
  Put this on stone form because its the best ability in deadlock.
4. 4
5Tank Itemsoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Choose according to their team
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Plated Armor
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
4. 4
6Counter Itemsoptional
Author's category · 6 items · Sometimes your team needs one of these
1. 1
  Slowing Hex
2. 2
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
3. 3
  Phantom Strike
4. 4
7options for the 1 in 1000 games where you need more damageoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
2. 2
  Shadow Weave
3. 3
  Weighted Shots
4. 4
8These can be funny
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Ethereal Shift
2. 2
  Transcendent Cooldown
3. 3
  Arctic Blast
4. 4
9Does not work on stone formoptional
Author's category · 1 items · Do not build it
1. 1
  Ballistic Enchantment

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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
Entangling ThornsEntangling Thorns			Entangling Thorns: Ability unlocked, step 3								Entangling Thorns: 1 AP upgrade, step 11				Entangling Thorns: 2 AP upgrade, step 15