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

Jarvan IV vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Jarvan IV

based on 728 Jarvan IV vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
3.09
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Shyvana as Jarvan IV came out of an analysis of 728 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Jarvan IV fights Shyvana in only 1.3% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV does a average job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Jarvan IV against Shyvana rounds, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Jarvan IV vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverSterak's GageTitanic HydraTrinity Force

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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Jarvan IV vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Shyvana Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6
12
< Assists >
6.6
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
41
< Minions Killed >
69
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,124
< Physical Damage >
5,300
1,313
< Magic Damage >
13,909
831
< True Damage >
961
15,268
< Damage Dealt >
20,170
31,588
< Damage Taken >
33,351
11,475
< Gold Earned >
12,238
1.87
< Towers >
1.81
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
12,731
< Total Healing >
12,234
13,392
< Experience >
14,382
23
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
472
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Shyvana with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several strategic Jarvan IV versus Shyvana counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shyvana. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Shyvana

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when playing against Shyvana, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Shyvana.

While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Shyvana.

Additionally, Jarvan IV also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Shyvana matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Shyvana.

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

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Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 728 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically gets less CS as Shyvana. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Shyvana build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Shyvana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Shyvana as Jarvan IV, you 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 sets players chose for Jarvan IV vs Shyvana counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Jarvan IV are presented for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.