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[2.2] Jarvan Iv Guide - Jarvan Top :)

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Jarvan Top :)

Jungle gets boring sometimes you know? Why not go top. As jarvan. You won't be flamed trust me.

Pros

  • Good poke in lane with Dragon Strike
  • Is able to all in quickly with high damage
  • Good teamfight and lockdown ultimate
  • Excels early and mid game
  • Hard to gank with flag and drag combo along with good base stats
  • Passive armour shred and gives attack speed bonus to nearby allies

Cons

  • Can be hard to farm with against melee champions
  • Effectiveness drops off later into the game due to poor scaling
  • Not a great splitpusher or 1v1 duelist unless really fed

Jarvan Iv Build

Best Build Guide for Jarvan Iv

Starting Items
Long Sword
Core Items
Trinity Force
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
Good items or situational items to consider
Black Cleaver
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Death's Dance
Randuin's Omen
Sunfire Aegis
Tank/Bruiser build
Trinity Force
Sterak's Gage
Mercury's Treads
Dead Man's Plate
Guardian Angel
Force of Nature
Assassin/lethality build
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Sterak's Gage
Mercury's Treads
Duskblade of Draktharr
Guardian Angel
Death's Dance

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

The most commonly used build should be the TANK/BRUISER build. Trinity ForceTrinity Force  should be your first item in most cases. The increased damage after casting an ability synergises great with Martial CadenceMartial Cadence strong damage. Alternatively, you can consider Black CleaverBlack Cleaver if you need the extra armour penetration. This also stacks with your Dragon StrikeDragon Strike to give up to 50% armour penetration. 

Sterak's GageSterak's Gage and Guardian AngelGuardian Angel are very key items for both added tankiness and extra damage. Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate is also a great item to allow for better enagages with CataclysmCataclysm

The ASSASSIN/LETHALITY build should be considered against low health teams with low tankiness, and when your team has lots of tankiness and engage such as GalioGalio or AlistarAlistar . You should also be using the ElectrocuteElectrocute rune to give the needed burst damage. 

The rest of your items should be mostly defence items depending on what the enemy team is playing. For example against lots of mages and AP damage, consider Force of NatureForce of Nature

As always, your boots and enchant items are dependent on what your team needs, but mostly you should consider Glorious EnchantGlorious Enchant and [locket enchant].

Jarvan Iv Runes

Best Runes for Jarvan Iv

Keystone
Conqueror
Conqueror
Domination
Champion
Champion
Resolve
Hunter Titan
Hunter Titan
Inspiration
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

This build should be used with your TANK/BRUISER build. Jarvan IvJarvan Iv loves to be in long fights especially because his combo can activate all 5 stacks of ConquerorConqueror very quickly. ChampionChampion is good for lots of damage early game and you will likely not be dying much as Jarvan IvJarvan Iv with lots of poke and your Flag + Drag combo. However, BrutalBrutal is also a solid option here for a more safer rune.

Lastly, Jarvan IvJarvan Iv can have mana issues quite frequently so Manaflow BandManaflow Band should be used here as it is very easy to keep the rune stacking with your poke. 

Keystone
Electrocute
Electrocute
Domination
Brutal
Brutal
Resolve
Hunter Titan
Hunter Titan
Inspiration
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

This is for the ASSASSIN/LETHALITY build. Your combo makes it very easy to activate ElectrocuteElectrocute and because you are dying more, BrutalBrutal should be taken instead of ChampionChampion

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Martial Cadence
Martial Cadence - Passive
Dragon Strike
Dragon Strike
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Golden Aegis
Golden Aegis
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Demacian Standard
Demacian Standard
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Cataclysm
Cataclysm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Ignite
Mostly because its more appropriate than the other spells.
Flash
No brainer

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Demacian Standard
3rd
Dragon Strike
1st
Martial Cadence
Passive
Golden Aegis
2nd
Cataclysm
Ult
Auto Attack
AA

This will be your standard combo when going for an engage in most stages of the game. However, consider using Golden AegisGolden Aegis to slow the enemy in order to make it easier to hit your FLAG + DRAG COMBO which is ( Dragon StrikeDragon Strike + Demacian StandardDemacian Standard )

Also if you are using Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate then you will have enough movement speed to engage with CataclysmCataclysm before doing your Flag + Drag combo. 

Demacian Standard
3rd
Dragon Strike
1st
Golden Aegis
2nd

If you are using the ASSASSIN/LETHALITY build then this combo is enough to activate ElectrocuteElectrocute

Jarvan Iv Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Yasuo
Easy
Yasuo
Dr. Mundo
Easy
Dr. Mundo
Tryndamere
Easy
Tryndamere
Teemo
Easy
Teemo
Darius
Medium
Darius
Garen
Medium
Garen
Nasus
Medium
Nasus
Jax
Medium
Jax
Singed
Medium
Singed
Pantheon
Medium
Pantheon
Olaf
Hard
Olaf
Fiora
Hard
Fiora
Camille
Hard
Camille
Akali
Hard
Akali
Malphite
Skill
Malphite
Gragas
Skill
Gragas
Vayne
Skill
Vayne
Kennen
Skill
Kennen

Try to take out his passive shield with Demacian StandardDemacian Standard . Then try to look to engage on him as you outrade him early game. Once he has items then be more cautious. 

Jarvan Iv

TL;DR

Jarvan IV is a tanky fighter/bruiser with the potential to be an assassin. Excels in teamfights against immobile teams and in the baron lane can actually perform relatively well, though probably not as well as jungle of course. A very versatile and currently strong champion while being easy to learn, with some skill expression to master.

That is all for this guide. Now go shout "DEMACIA" in their faces.


Jarvan Iv

Counters

Jarvan Iv

Champs with good synergy

In general, Jarvan IvJarvan Iv works well with anyone that likes when enemiesnare grouped up together or if his teamates can join him in the ring. 

Jarvan Iv

Early game/Laning phase

Most of the time, look to poke the enemy with Dragon StrikeDragon Strike then once they are low enough you can hard engage onto the enemy. Ideally, you would want to be at the first drake fight and later rift herald as you are an exceptional teamfighter. However, if you have used CataclysmCataclysm or you are far ahead of your opposing laner then consider staying at baron lane. 

Jarvan Iv

Mid Game

Ideally here you would have kncoked down their baron lane turrets or have lost your own. During this tine you should just be looking to join any fights that occur and be present for all drakes and objectives. This is where Jarvan IvJarvan Iv is at his strongest so make the most of it. 

Jarvan Iv

Late Game

This is where you are at your weakest due to your poor scaling you don't do enough damage and don't have enough health. Here your main priority is locking down key enemies with CataclysmCataclysm ready for your team to follow up. Always look to ult immobile players with no dashes etc.

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