Ivy build guide

Yoyo Gun Ivy 3.0

by YoyoVersion 1Updated Sep 13, 2026Guide #806487

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Author's notes

I'm a gun Ivy believer and top NA 16 Ivy player

Item categories

1Your getting nerf with me | Buy egg + 1
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Golden Goose Egg
  Damage Penalty doesn't affect Ivy much because she's has low damage in the beginning. Buy if it's a bad lane to maximize box running. Pop at least after 10 mins for better buffs.
2. 2
  Rusted Barrel
  Gun characters
3. 3
  Spirit Sap
  CELESTE, Apollo, Mina, Pocket, Victor
4. 4
  Slowing Hex
  Against specific movement charcters | Mina, Apollo, Celeste, Lash, Shiv
2Core Items
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Extended Magazine
2. 2
  Titanic Magazine
  Built from Extended Magazine
  Core Item for Ivy. She has High Fire Rate and needs more ammo. 4.8k powerspike.
3. 3
  Tesla Bullets
  Take advantage of Ivy high Firerate, increase DPS against heroes and jungle. Makes up for low weapon damage.
3One Purple One Green
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Bullet Resist Shredder
  Super cheap and easy to proc off on Tesla/Capacitor. Good stats as well but not best item for long term.
2. 2
  Enchanter's Emblem
  Flex item. Very useful against spirit heroes and benefits from the Boundless Spirit +15%. I swap with Healbane if I need Anti-Healing early (Abrams, Mo & Krill, Apollo, etc) | Sell in Late Game
3. 3
  Compress Cooldown
4Powerspike time | After Spellslinger decide on Siliencer or Siphon. Ask your gun carries what they're buying to buy opposite
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  Capacitor
  Built from Tesla Bullets
  The greater damage + proc change increase creates another DPS spike making engagement and jungling better. Very strong active counter to movement heroes. | Don't buy if you need to pivot into ultility
2. 2
  Spellslinger
  Fire rate and reload time is insane | You can proc it off jungle creeps and keep up stacks with stone form. | If you don't want to use stone form buy one more active with Capacitor.
3. 3
5Options for Spellslinger
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Disarming Hex
  Built from Rusted Barrel
  Low cooldown and nerf their gun heroes if they don't have dispel or unstoppable.
2. 2
  Heroic Aura
  Don't buy if someone else already has it.
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
  Thorns do a lot of damage and really good for spellslinger.
6CC Counter
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Unstoppable
  Counter to Predictable + Multiple CC abilites. Buy this over Indomitable if you need the Debuff Resist
2. 2
  Dispel Magic
  Mirage Beetle / Stack buildup, Infernus Napalm / Buildup, Warden Cage Counter. Abilities that are actively applied to you.
3. 3
  Counterspell
  Standard Counter to everything, especially against Pocket / Drifter Ult if you used Stone Form.
7Spirit Counter Survive
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
  If you didn't buy Enchanter's Emblem or can't save up for 6.4k Spirit Defensive Green.
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
  Counter against Burst Spirit Heroes and you need Debuff Resist. (GT, Mina, Bebop)
3. 3
  Scourge
8Gun Counter Survive
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Stamina Mastery
2. 2
  Metal Skin
  Core buy against any over-fed gun hero.
3. 3
  Colossus
  Item Combo with Siphon Bullet. Active stats also great for the lack of Bullet Resist and Additional Move Slow debuff for any enemies near you.
4. 4
9Tank Counter
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Decay
  Billy, Victor, Abrams
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  Highest Anti-Heal in the game. Pretty easy to proc with Ult and a few damage from Thorns + Capcitor. Replace Healbane if you bought.
3. 3
  Crippling Headshot
  Built from Weakening Headshot
4. 4
10Spirit Counter Debuff
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Focus Lens
  Built from Spirit Sap
  Spirit Fuck You Counter | CELESTE
2. 2
  Silence Wave
  No abilities for enemy hero.
3. 3
  Knockdown
  If you need a true Stun and against Flyers | Buy earlier before they get a CC counter.
11Gun Carry Counter
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Cursed Relic
  Fuck You ability. Usually buy for Ahead Enemy.
2. 2
  Phantom Strike
  Can Phantom Strike and then Stone Form for Flyers + Seven. Remember it has the Disarm effect. Can use while in flight and not stop flying.
12Next set of Weapon Items (two 6.4k items or one 6.4k + two 3.2k)
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Alchemical Fire
  Combos with GE and Boundless for Scaling Alch Dam + Bullet Resist Shred | Supports other Gun Heroes | Clear Camps and Objectives Easily.
2. 2
  Ricochet
  Only buy after Debuff Item (Inhib / Silencer) has been bought otherwise you'll regret it. Kinda goes crazy with Alch FIre
3. 3
  Spirit Rend
13QoL Slow Counter Itemsoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Slowing Bullets
  Very strong debuff and builds into weighted shots when you need debuff resist or slot locked.
2. 2
  Cold Front
  Good item that slows a lot and does decent damage + jungle a bit faster. Good stats with +6% spirit resist. Can swap with Mystic Slow.
3. 3
  Mystic Slow
14Experimentating / Test neededoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Frenzy
  I forgot this has Debuff Resist
2. 2
  Return Fire
  Kinda goes hard against other gun heroes. Scales as game goes on.
3. 3
  Mercurial Magnum
15Item Imbue or Annotationoptional
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Duration Extender
2. 2
  Healing Booster
  Read on Wiki | Healing Effectiveness does not apply on Replicated Healing Through Tether so only benefits bullet lifesteal and stone form.
3. 3
  Extra Spirit
4. 4
16Don't how to slotoptional
Author's category · 6 items
1. 1
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
  Longer Buff and Debuffs, but hard to fit in and feels like a Luxury Buy.
2. 2
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Takes advantage of Ivy Spirit scaling to boost her Spirit Damage and buffs tether Fire Rate + Bullet Lifesteal for Gun. 3 in 1 special of Damage and Sustain and allows you to pivot into Spirit.
3. 3
17Items I don't like but you can try.optional
Author's category · 14 items
1. 1
  Spirit Shielding
  Apollo, Yamato, Mina, Bebop
2. 2
  Trophy Collector
  Might be really good item if you have teammates who can secure kills. Mainly benefits from the Ability Range so you can replace Greater Expansion for a different 3.2k item.
3. 3
  Extra Charge
18Bad Items Don't Buyoptional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Glass Cannon
  Ivy doesn't have Weapon Damage and it's time to accept that :(
2. 2
  Armor Piercer
  Only useful if you have weapon damage and like I said Ivy doesn't. Better to get Crippling Headshot.
3. 3
  Lucky Shot
  There's no real weapon damage to boost.

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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 8				Entangling Thorns: 2 AP upgrade, step 12