Jarvan IV vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Jarvan IV
based on 1,552 Jarvan IV vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Jarvan IV vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Jarvan IV vs. Kayle counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayle. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Kayle
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Kayle?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter for Kayle.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Kayle.
Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Kayle build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Kayle than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Kayle with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kayle as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should equip 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 picked for Jarvan IV vs Kayle fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.
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