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

Jarvan IV vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Jarvan IV

based on 2,681 Jarvan IV vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.03
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Jarvan IV came out of an evaluation of 2681 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.9% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV has done a good job of beating Hwei. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Jarvan IV against Hwei games, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Jarvan IV vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodsongBlack CleaverThe Collector

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 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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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 Hwei as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Jarvan IV vs Hwei Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Hwei Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.3
6
< Deaths >
6.3
12.4
< Assists >
8.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
38
< Minions Killed >
144
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,444
< Physical Damage >
980
1,413
< Magic Damage >
21,786
875
< True Damage >
524
15,733
< Damage Dealt >
23,291
32,876
< Damage Taken >
18,803
11,658
< Gold Earned >
10,949
1.87
< Towers >
1.86
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,032
< Total Healing >
1,620
13,558
< Experience >
13,569
25
< Vision Score >
27
7
< Wards Placed >
13
478
< Time Dealing CC >
575

How to Counter Hwei with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Jarvan IV versus Hwei counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Jarvan IV often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Hwei

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a good counter for Hwei.

While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jarvan IV into Hwei.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Hwei matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is an above average counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Hwei.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,681 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 Hwei 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 truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Hwei build include Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Hwei than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Hwei with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Hwei as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should take 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 runes players chose for Jarvan IV vs Hwei battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

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