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

Jarvan IV vs Katarina

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

based on 1,888 Jarvan IV vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Jarvan IV fought Katarina in 1888 matches. Using so many games with Jarvan IV versus Katarina provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to smash your enemy. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Jarvan IV vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a dismal job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Katarina rounds, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Jarvan IV vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraSterak's GageEclipseFrozen 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
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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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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Jarvan IV vs Katarina Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Katarina Image
5.6
< Kills >
9.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
12.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
37
< Minions Killed >
158
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,136
< Physical Damage >
2,415
1,344
< Magic Damage >
21,208
843
< True Damage >
967
15,324
< Damage Dealt >
24,590
31,637
< Damage Taken >
24,918
11,440
< Gold Earned >
12,416
1.84
< Towers >
1.58
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,235
< Total Healing >
3,499
13,118
< Experience >
14,279
24
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
464
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Katarina with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Jarvan IV vs. Katarina matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Katarina

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Katarina, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Katarina.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Jarvan IV into Katarina.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a bad counter for Katarina. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV Loses Against

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Jarvan IV Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.7% winrateZoeZoe53.5% winrateHweiHwei53% winrateAnnieAnnie52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,888 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 Katarina 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.

Other Useful Resources

Jarvan IV Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV most often gets a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Katarina build include Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Katarina than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 47.1% battling Katarina with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Katarina as Jarvan IV, you 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 builds players picked for Jarvan IV vs Katarina counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Jarvan IV x Katarina tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every round played with both champs.