DOCTRINE
42.5% win rate as Pocket · 16,195 matches
Avoid Entangling Thorns and stop attacking Ivy while Stone Form makes her impervious. Stay clear of her landing, then resume when she can take damage again. Once Ivy is targetable and you are clear of her landing, land Barrage hits from a position that lets you get away; each hero hit increases your damage. Save Flying Cloak for the way back to your team.
Once Ivy sets an enemy down from Air Drop, Barrage that hero and land Affliction from a safe position. If Stone Form covers Ivy, hold your damage on her and keep the pressure on the hero she dropped instead.
Watch both Ivy and the ally she carries with Air Drop. Attack an exposed enemy after the landing, while holding damage against Ivy during Stone Form and keeping clear of its landing stun. If Affliction has its final upgrade, apply it before the enemy’s next healing attempt, then use your remaining attacks to threaten a kill; Affliction’s damage itself is nonlethal.