Gwen vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Gwen
based on 1,211 Gwen vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Jarvan IV
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
Advice to Win Against Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Gwen vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Gwen in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several critical Gwen vs. Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..
Gwen usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gwen and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Gwen or Jarvan IV?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gwen usually wins when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes a good counter to Jarvan IV.
While Gwen does have a higher win rate compared to Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Gwen also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Jarvan IV.
Furthermore, Gwen also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Jarvan IV matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Gwen is a decent counter to Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gwen against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gwen in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen most often picks up much more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Gwen versus Jarvan IV build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cosmic Drive. When Gwen incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Jarvan IV than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gwen had an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Jarvan IV with this build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Jarvan IV as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Gwen vs Jarvan IV face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.
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