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

Jarvan IV vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Jarvan IV

based on 423 Jarvan IV vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Elise as Jarvan IV resulted from an examination of 423 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.8% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Elise Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV has done a average job of beating Elise. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Jarvan IV versus Elise matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Jarvan IV vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic Hydra

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
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Last skill for Jarvan IV to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Elise as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Jarvan IV vs Elise Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Elise Image
5.8
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
11.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
36
< Minions Killed >
31
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,061
< Physical Damage >
1,259
1,410
< Magic Damage >
15,389
796
< True Damage >
1,278
15,268
< Damage Dealt >
17,927
31,072
< Damage Taken >
28,456
11,342
< Gold Earned >
11,226
1.89
< Towers >
1.45
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
12,196
< Total Healing >
12,645
12,841
< Experience >
12,469
24
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
7
472
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Elise with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Jarvan IV versus Elise counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Elise. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Elise

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Elise?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when playing against Elise, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Elise.

While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate compared to Elise, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Elise.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Elise. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Elise matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a decent counter for Elise. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Elise.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 423 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 Elise 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Elise. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Elise build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Elise than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Elise as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Jarvan IV vs Elise LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Jarvan IV are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.