Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Jarvan IV
based on 2,088 Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Jarvan IV against Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Jarvan IV normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Blitzcrank?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Jarvan IV into Blitzcrank.
Additionally, Jarvan IV also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Jarvan IV is a bad counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Blitzcrank build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when countering Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Jarvan IV vs Blitzcrank counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.
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