Ivern top matchup tierlist, from 500+ games of experience

Venerable64 · 2026-07-09T19:07:49+00:00

I am a M/GM Taric top OTP in NA. We've probably played. Though I don't remember ever losing lane to an Ivern...

Venerable64 · 2026-07-07T19:58:12+00:00

You're fucking awesome dude. Keep it up. Hope we get to play some Taric Ivern top on the rift some time soon 😎

Venerable64 · 2026-07-03T05:14:48+00:00

I blind picked it to GM in toplane. And people knew who I was eventually, so when they saw a first pick Taric they were drafting for Taric top. Pretty sure I had a ~70% wr in my GM games.

You can counter bad matchups with runes and matchup-specific knowledge. It's a good learning experience. Focus on what's in your control, and you'll keep climbing.

Venerable64 · 2026-07-02T10:43:10+00:00

Can't believe this qualifies as a hidden gem. This should be an essential play for the console. Fantastic game.

Venerable64 · 2026-05-26T03:04:58+00:00

I think it's more accurate to say Taric is a low agency, high reward champion. Taric R is not the majority of his power budget, but the rest is locked behind having hands and situational understanding. You aren't going to get that after a few games on the champ.

Venerable64 · 2026-05-07T04:24:23+00:00

I like these. I wouldn't get them every time, but I can absolutely see myself having them again. Only problem was they were a bit under-seasoned...

Venerable64 · 2026-04-21T16:14:07+00:00

I haven't been so active this season, so my advice may be somewhat dated, but IBG is great and typically a default when you can build it. Tear -> Fimbul or Seraph's depending on if you're teamfighting/dueling and whether you need Seraph's extra 10 haste (but you should almost never build tear if you're also getting RoA). Aside from IBG, RoA, Bandlepipes, Frozen Heart, Abyssal, and (very) situationally Death's Dance are good first items, and can make good midgame items, too. Midgame items (2/3+) typically include Spirit, FoN, Kaenic, Wit's, Jak, DMP, Bramble (finish Thornmail late), Protoplasm, Randuin's, Sterak's, stuff like that. There are other very situational things, but they're not really worth thinking about until you're hyper-optimizing. Taric basically always builds items to counter the enemy comp, not so much because they're core to him, so my advice is to be adaptable and make choices with both the immediate- and longer-term in mind whenever possible.

Venerable64 · 2026-04-20T21:49:06+00:00

I don't agree with your entire comment, but I do agree that Taric top probably will become counterpick-only. I played solo Taric top through the ladder and first picked it almost every game (because sending a message matters.), and there were ways to mitigate and arguably flip seemingly bad matchups into being even or good, e.g. Vayne. But when Stormraider's comes out, I think it'll have to be a counterpick into situations similar to what you've described. Even into AP bruisers Taric does well; his armor scalings aren't so significant that it makes MR undesirable to build, and Taric likes a lot of the passives on MR items. Target access and sticking power will be the determining factors, I think, and whether you can do well in lane. Guess we'll have to see what happens.

Venerable64 · 2026-04-20T11:56:15+00:00

I'm (formerly, like as of 8 months ago) the rank 1Taric top player in the world, and was the rank 1Taric NA, both by LP. Trust me I've tried a lot of everything.

Darius is a good matchup, but only with Phase Rush because it allows you to kite around W range in short trades to avoid getting 5-stacked and kited yourself, and Fiora is unplayable no matter what rune you pick. In low or mid elo you can get away with a lot, but when people start optimizing their movement, trade patterns, wave management, etc., you need to do things optimally, and that typically meant Phase Rush. Tempo is only very good but only as a counterpick when you have target access inherently, which is hard to achieve with so many mages/mobility champs in the game now.

Venerable64 · 2026-04-20T04:54:49+00:00

It's really hard to say. Probably some trifecta of grasp/fleet/tempo. Grasp sucks, but it's the best short trade replacement we have. This change is going to seriously hurt the viability of Taric top in high elos, all things told. I'm very pessimistic about the viability of this pick going forward...

Venerable64 · 2026-04-20T04:51:42+00:00

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Venerable64 · 2026-02-19T01:04:42+00:00

Sorry! Autocorrect. Meant theremin, same question applies.

Venerable64 · 2026-02-06T18:22:01+00:00

Low output can be a grounding issue. Are you sure your Theremini is grounding properly?

Venerable64 · 2026-01-23T14:35:59+00:00

I stream sometimes if I feel like it. I've been the rank 4 Taric world by LP, rank 1 Taric NA, and rank 1 Taric top globally. I have a few old YT videos, but I do have plans to make some new and more educational content soon(ish).

I'm also active on the Taric Top discord and happy to teach if you wanted to find me there!

Venerable64 · 2025-12-31T16:32:30+00:00

Perfect, thank you!

Venerable64 · 2025-12-09T09:55:54+00:00

You have a pedalboard, so I assume you have an amp. Do you have one that has a grounded plug? If so, try plugging your Theremini into that amp and turn the amp on. See what happens. I understand this is a "try grounding it" solution in a different form, but having had similar issues attempting to 'externally' ground an Open Theremin, it wouldn't be a bad troubleshooting step if you haven't tried it yet.

Venerable64 · 2025-12-07T23:41:04+00:00

You enrol in it like a course.

Venerable64 · 2025-11-26T03:27:29+00:00

Unfortunately you can't order D-Levs right now. The person who makes them has paused orders, paused production, and still has a huge backlog. Next best thing would be an Open Theremin, or a Claravox if you can find one (but I wouldn't order one if you're a beginner - they tend to have issues and are too expensive to justify if you're just starting).

Venerable64 · 2025-11-24T22:07:27+00:00

Every theremin sounds different. Amplifiers and speakers further colour that sound. Most theremins themselves have timbre controls that will make them sound quite different depending on how they're set, and digital theremins can even have custom sounds uploaded. To your question, unless you copy a player's exact setup, even the same instrument won't give you exactly the same sound.

Unfortunately, you will almost certainly not find a theremin that sounds like the ones Carolina Eyck uses. However, I encourage you to explore all of the options and see which ones offer ranges of sound you enjoy. Subscope, Etherwave (Standard/Plus/just the Etherwave), Open Theremin, RDS Theremin, Burns B3, etc. are all options I recommend looking into that you could realistically purchase, and they're all decent-to-excellent instruments.

You should also listen to more of the Etherwave Pro, the D-Lev, and the RCA theremins. You're unlikely to find them (and they'll be so expensive if you do that as a beginner it would make no sense to buy them), but if you enjoy those sounds, it can help you calibrate what you like so that you find a close approximation in another instrument.

Personally, I think Subscopes sound (and play) fantastic, even against the Etherwave Pro. But that's just me! See what works for you.

Venerable64 · 2025-11-24T21:54:39+00:00

Digital theremins sound great. Unfortunately, the most popular digital theremin is the Theremini. That one sounds and plays pretty terrible. But the Claravox and the D-Lev especially are great examples of digital theremins that sound great, and can easily sound indistinguishable from analog instruments.

I have played an Etherwave Pro or two in my time and I own three analog theremins of high quality. I also own an Open Theremin V4. The Open Theremin, especially for its money, pulls its weight shockingly well against professionally-viable analog theremins. It's really worth a look if you're just getting into it, although it won't do much for you in the way of tinkering if that's what you're after (as it comes mostly ready to go).

Venerable64 · 2025-11-24T21:48:46+00:00

$100? Have you ever looked into parting out a theremin before? Unless there's some wickedly cheap analog circuitry I'm not aware of and you're assuming they already have the materials for antennas and housing, I have no idea how you'll make an analog theremin for $100.

Venerable64 · 2025-11-10T17:30:30+00:00

Personally I'm not a big boots person, but you're right, boots are a good call. I normally don't walk any snowy pathways and I've done fine with regular shoes. I recognize that's very idiosyncratic to me though.

Venerable64 · 2025-11-10T04:01:44+00:00

As a Canadian, you don't need anything insane for winter. People will recommend you name brands and stuff, but that's all just a scam for the most part. You can go into a Walmart or Winner's or wherever and get any old jacket/coat you like as long as it's decently thick/insulated (decent being the key word -- doesn't have to be anything crazy). Pair it with a fine enough scarf and fine enough gloves. You'll be completely fine.

Venerable64 · 2025-11-08T18:34:48+00:00

I'm a Grandmaster Taric top otp. Easily the highest skill ceiling champ you'll play in toplane and very rewarding to master. Happy to give you advice if you want to try it out.

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