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How to Win Jarvan IV vs Bard Counter MatchupJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Jarvan IV

based on 1,695 Jarvan IV vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Jarvan IV faced Bard in 1695 games. Including so many games with Jarvan IV versus Bard provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to wreck Bard. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV fights Bard in only 3.1% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a terrible job of beating Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Jarvan IV against Bard games, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Jarvan IV vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseProfane HydraMaw of MalmortiusFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jarvan IV to level upq
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Second ability for Jarvan IV to level upe
>
Last skill for Jarvan IV to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jarvan IV's passive ability p
Jarvan IV's q ability q
Jarvan IV's w ability w
Jarvan IV's e ability e
Jarvan IV's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Bard as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Bard

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Jarvan IV vs Bard Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Bard Image
5.3
< Kills >
2.7
6
< Deaths >
5
12
< Assists >
14.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.59
36
< Minions Killed >
30
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,896
< Physical Damage >
2,981
1,343
< Magic Damage >
7,854
900
< True Damage >
1,025
15,139
< Damage Dealt >
11,861
31,560
< Damage Taken >
20,775
11,223
< Gold Earned >
8,940
1.8
< Towers >
1.82
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,582
< Total Healing >
6,329
12,913
< Experience >
11,193
24
< Vision Score >
62
7
< Wards Placed >
27
481
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Counter Bard with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Jarvan IV vs. Bard counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Jarvan IV often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Bard. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Bard

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Bard?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Bard.

While Jarvan IV does have a much lower win rate compared to Bard, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jarvan IV into Bard.

Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a terribly counter for Bard. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Bard.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,695 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Bard as Jarvan IV comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Bard. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Bard build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Bard than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 45.8% battling Bard with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Bard as Jarvan IV, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Jarvan IV vs Bard clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Jarvan IV are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.