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

Jarvan IV vs Sylas

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

based on 1,941 Jarvan IV vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Jarvan IV battled Sylas 1941 times. Including so many matchups for Jarvan IV vs Sylas provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to wreck your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Jarvan IV vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a dismal job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Sylas matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Jarvan IV vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEclipseTitanic 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 Sylas as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Jarvan IV vs Sylas Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Sylas Image
5.7
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
12.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
38
< Minions Killed >
125
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.38
13,381
< Physical Damage >
947
1,317
< Magic Damage >
21,078
834
< True Damage >
761
15,532
< Damage Dealt >
22,787
31,410
< Damage Taken >
30,164
11,355
< Gold Earned >
11,414
1.82
< Towers >
1.55
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,282
< Total Healing >
7,725
13,013
< Experience >
13,500
23
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
9
462
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Sylas with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Jarvan IV versus Sylas matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Sylas

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Sylas, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter for Sylas.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Sylas, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Sylas.

Moreover, Jarvan IV also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Sylas. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV Loses Against

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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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,941 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Sylas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV often gets a lot less CS compared to Sylas. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Sylas build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Sylas as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use 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 we have analyed for Jarvan IV vs Sylas clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you need to view Jarvan IV versus Sylas tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.