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How to Win Jarvan IV vs K'Sante Counter MatchupJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Jarvan IV

based on 868 Jarvan IV vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
3.16
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Jarvan IV resulted from an analysis of 868 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Jarvan IV has to counter K'Sante in only 1.6% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV does a average job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Jarvan IV against K'Sante matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Jarvan IV vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseBlack CleaverFrozen HeartExperimental Hexplate

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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Jarvan IV vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
K'Sante Image
5.4
< Kills >
4.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.4
12.6
< Assists >
6.2
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
38
< Minions Killed >
172
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
13,273
< Physical Damage >
14,244
1,331
< Magic Damage >
3,512
912
< True Damage >
1,619
15,517
< Damage Dealt >
19,375
31,627
< Damage Taken >
30,504
11,334
< Gold Earned >
10,959
1.9
< Towers >
2.21
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,823
< Total Healing >
4,851
13,038
< Experience >
14,588
24
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
499
< Time Dealing CC >
1,061

How to Counter K'Sante with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Jarvan IV against K'Sante counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than K'Sante. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
K'Sante

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or K'Sante?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs K'Sante 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a decent counter for K'Sante. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 868 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 K'Sante 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV usually gets a lot less CS as K'Sante. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus K'Sante build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus K'Sante than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when countering K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating K'Sante as Jarvan IV, you 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 K'Sante counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat K'Sante as Jarvan IV are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.