Jarvan IV vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Jarvan IV
based on 6,262 Jarvan IV vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Swain
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
Advice to Win Against Swain
Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.
Jarvan IV vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several influential Jarvan IV versus Swain counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..
Jarvan IV normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Swain
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Swain?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Swain, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter for Swain.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Swain.
Furthermore, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Swain. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jarvan IV to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV usually racks up less CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Swain build include Goredrinker, Black Cleaver, and Ravenous Hydra. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Swain than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Swain with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Swain as Jarvan IV, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Jarvan IV vs Swain counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.
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