Jarvan IV Counters

Best picks against Jarvan IV

Highest win rate versus Jarvan IV in Jungle.

1. 1Zyra175 games56.6%
2. 2Wukong1,307 games54.4%
3. 3Sejuani370 games54.0%
4. 4Master Yi1,270 games53.8%
5. 5Kindred484 games53.7%
6. 6Xin Zhao602 games53.3%
7. 7Bel'Veth339 games53.1%
8. 8Ambessa277 games53.1%
9. 9Shyvana627 games52.8%
10. 10Malphite188 games52.7%
11. 11Karthus219 games52.5%
12. 12Rammus281 games52.3%
13. 13Lillia901 games51.6%
14. 14Viego1,396 games51.3%
15. 15Nocturne1,049 games51.3%

Worst picks against Jarvan IV

Lowest win rate versus Jarvan IV in Jungle.

1. 1Dr. Mundo330 games43.6%
2. 2Pantheon165 games44.9%
3. 3Rengar507 games45.0%
4. 4Aatrox120 games45.0%
5. 5Fiddlesticks170 games45.3%
6. 6Trundle150 games45.3%
7. 7Shaco731 games46.2%
8. 8Nasus1,594 games46.3%
9. 9Ivern138 games46.4%
10. 10Zed408 games46.6%
11. 11Gwen133 games46.6%
12. 12Evelynn381 games47.0%
13. 13Nunu & Willump333 games47.1%
14. 14Vi697 games47.9%
15. 15Hecarim770 games48.0%

Best lane counters vs Jarvan IV

Largest gold lead over Jarvan IV at 15 minutes in Jungle.

1. 1Kha'Zix210 games+564
2. 2Briar404 games+445
3. 3Talon168 games+371
4. 4Viego526 games+305
5. 5Master Yi446 games+255
6. 6Graves558 games+251
7. 7Lee Sin755 games+239
8. 8Hecarim109 games+208
9. 9Ambessa129 games+164
10. 10Ekko178 games+160
11. 11Shyvana341 games+152
12. 12Warwick245 games+129
13. 13Diana162 games+96
14. 14Naafiri274 games+89
15. 15Sylas313 games+84

How to play against Jarvan IV

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Track his early path before pushing past the river. Save mobility for his E-Q knockup, especially when his R can trap you after level 6.
2. Ward his side entrances before objectives and avoid face-checking narrow river paths. Punish the opposite side when he shows without enough farm or tempo.
3. Keep carries outside his flash-R range and hold peel for the follow-up knockup. Turn the fight after he traps one target and loses access to the backline.

Where Jarvan IV is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Jarvan IV commits deeply when he engages, so failed knockups leave him trapped beside priority targets.
• Jarvan IV's arena can isolate enemies, but mobility and terrain tools turn it into wasted commitment.