So legit, no nice way of saying this, Ivern is terrible and needs changes and buffs.

Ivern is a champion, that for all intense and purposes is supposed to be unique and bring a lot of utility to the team as a support jungler.

the way he clears just seem too awkward to ever have an efficient way of clearing the jungle. I tried so many different ways in customs to make him work. you can grove something, but that you have to walk all the way back for it is so bad. thats the first problem. you basically grove your entire clear and you have to smite red/blue or you wont have the health/sustain to do anything. you don't clear very quickly and if you dont spend all your time going back to your groves you risk being counterjungled WAY too easy.

beyond that, I feel like currently this champ's only decency is that his ganks aren't the worst. the Q is super good. and by far his best ability. the shield is lackluster despite what the stats say. a 70% slow is strong, but people EASILY get away before it pops on a champion so its almost never going to be landed in realistic game situations.

Ivern brings next to no damage threat, even with AP, and if he goes ap he is too squishy to survive long enough to deal any damage.

and lastly, the kicker. his ult? 100% trash. like no saving grace really. people just kite daisy into oblivion. even mediocre players have no problem kiting back. its basically a really shitty tibbers that doesnt do that much damage. the knockup only being ever 3rd hit is too easy to get away from. I think in the game I just played I saw Daisy knock up one or two people. the ult is the biggest problem in my opinion.

low damage I guess I get since he has strong utility in bushes, root and engage, and a shield/aoe slow, but the ultimate simply does not hit the mark.

basically he's this unique, weird to play champion that will take time to learn, but its obvious right away it won't be worth it. the only suggestions I have is that his clears need to be changed somehow. maybe he can grove for less health/mana cost or double it for a faster or insta clear instead of smite just insta clearing it. cycling back just does not feel good. in terms of his utility outside of the jungle itself, I just feel he needs to be something of a threat by himself. if he doesn't have teammates he should feel like something you have to watch out for. currently people just straight up ignore you, ignore your ult and just kill you through shields and all your damage. you have no burst, no sustained damage, and one form of CC to make up for it.

I honestly don't feel it's JUST a numbers issue, I feel he really has bigger issues with his kit. the ult and jungle clears are the biggest problems imo.