Ivy vs Deadman Danny

Your game plan as Ivy

The partner. Ivy is twice as strong when she’s attached to the right ally.

How to beat Deadman Danny

A jetpack daredevil who flies over the fight, lands on top of it and takes one enemy for a ride they won’t walk away from.

• 01Stay spread when Chimera Mk1 is overheating; a dive that hits nobody stuns him.
• 02Slows work on him while he is airborne — use them to stop his approach.
• 03Avoid fighting low on health near him; Close The Deal hits harder below 50%.

1. 01Ivy out-farms Deadman Danny by ~33.4 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Ivy denies ~2.1 more orbs per match — keep shooting theirs.
3. 03Deadman Danny out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.
4. 04Your own sustain (Kudzu Connection, Stone Form) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

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59.6% win rate over 20,317 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Kudzu Connection: Deadman Danny can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Kudzu Connection for Close The Deal — use it the moment Deadman Danny commits, not before.

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  Max first

  You out-farm Deadman Danny: keep the standard order and push your lead with Kudzu Connection.

• Ivy averages 0.78 kills per death against Deadman Danny.
• On average Ivy finishes 1.4k souls ahead of Deadman Danny — convert the lead into objectives.
• Ivy deals 4.1k more objective damage per match than Deadman Danny — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Close The Deal (135s cooldown). The window right after Deadman Danny uses it is your best time to fight.