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

Jarvan IV vs Samira

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

based on 2,381 Jarvan IV vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Jarvan IV resulted from an evaluation of 2381 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Jarvan IV has to counter Samira in only 4.3% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a poor job of countering Samira. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Samira matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Samira.

Best Jarvan IV vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerGlowing Mote

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRavenous HydraSterak's GageProfane 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 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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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Samira as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Samira

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.

Jarvan IV vs Samira Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Samira Image
5.6
< Kills >
9.5
6.1
< Deaths >
7.1
12.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
37
< Minions Killed >
171
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,209
< Physical Damage >
19,519
1,339
< Magic Damage >
2,548
864
< True Damage >
587
15,414
< Damage Dealt >
22,654
31,429
< Damage Taken >
23,862
11,386
< Gold Earned >
13,120
1.88
< Towers >
2.2
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,431
< Total Healing >
7,675
13,019
< Experience >
12,383
24
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
479
< Time Dealing CC >
29

How to Counter Samira with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Jarvan IV vs. Samira counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Samira

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Samira?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Samira, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Samira.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Jarvan IV into Samira.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jarvan IV is a bad counter for Samira. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV Loses Against

TaricTaric41% winrateNilahNilah43.5% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateXin ZhaoXin Zhao44.5% winrate

Jarvan IV Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.4% 544 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.8% 1405 GamesFiddlesticksFiddlesticks+ 53.5% 299 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.9% 175 Games

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,381 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 Samira 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 Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV often picks up a lot less CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Samira build include Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Samira than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Samira with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Samira 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 that we analyzed for Jarvan IV vs Samira clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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