
Jarvan IV·Support Build





Win rate | 49.1% |
Pick rate | 0.3% |
Ban rate | 2.7% |
Matches | 2 700- |

Jarvan IV Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 51.8% based on 251 matches
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Recommended builds


Most Popular
51.8%

2nd Most Popular
47.8%

Alternative
56.8%

Off-Meta
56.4%Top Players ALL
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75.0%heartbeaten OTP
75.0%Thảo Bống#1703 OTP
66.7%runes





















spells

D

F
items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 12 sec
Early Items


@ 3 min
Core Items



@ 12 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
E
W
Skills





situational items






Jarvan IV Matchups Overview
Jarvan IV General information
Jarvan IV tips and tricks
Before using your Ultimate R bait out any dashes or dodge tools first as they will easily escape over it.
Don’t let the enemy bully you down in the early game, otherwise, you’ll never be able to engage with your E and
Q combo.
Poke the enemy down with your E as often as you can. But keep an eye on your mana bar at all times.
Jarvan IV combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Jarvan IV Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Jarvan IV Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Deep Ward and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Umbral Glaive. For your last 3 items, you should build Eclipse, Sundered Sky and finish with Maw of Malmortius. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 51.8% winrate over 251 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Jarvan IV Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Deep Ward and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Shield Bash with Revitalize in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Celestial Opposition, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Eclipse as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Unending Despair, Randuin's Omen and Kaenic Rookern. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 47.8% win rate over 232 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Absolute Focus with Scorch in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Bloodsong as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Eclipse as a third item. You want to finish the build with Sundered Sky, Thornmail and Randuin's Omen. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 56.8% win rate across 213 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Jarvan IV Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace as your primary rune tree, and Relentless Hunter with Sudden Impact as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Bloodsong as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Eclipse as third item. The last 3 options are Sundered Sky, Randuin's Omen and Thornmail. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.4% win rate over 140 matches played.
Situational Jarvan IV Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Jarvan IV build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Jarvan IV runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Jarvan IV Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.6 the best possible matchups for Jarvan IV Support are:
- vs. Swain - 65.5% win rate over 29 games.
- vs. Elise - 62.5% win rate over 32 games.
- vs. Vel'Koz - 62.5% win rate over 40 games.
- vs. Morgana - 59.6% win rate over 47 games.
- vs. Milio - 58.1% win rate over 62 games.
Consider picking Jarvan IV into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Jarvan IV.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Jarvan IV in the current patch into the following Support matchups:
- vs. Taric - 20.0% win rate over 10 games.
- vs. Galio - 33.3% win rate over 12 games.
- vs. LeBlanc - 36.8% win rate over 19 games.
- vs. Blitzcrank - 38.1% win rate over 42 games.
- vs. Maokai - 39.1% win rate over 23 games.
These champions are considered as Jarvan IV counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Jarvan IV counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.