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

Jarvan IV vs Tristana

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

based on 1,820 Jarvan IV vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.05
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Jarvan IV faced Tristana in 1820 rounds. Including so many matchups for Jarvan IV vs Tristana gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to shatter your opposition. This pairing is somewhat rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.3% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV does a decent job of countering Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Jarvan IV versus Tristana matches, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Jarvan IV vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraEclipseSterak's GageThornmail

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 Tristana as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Jarvan IV vs Tristana Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Tristana Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
12
< Assists >
5.5
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
38
< Minions Killed >
168
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
12,835
< Physical Damage >
17,225
1,362
< Magic Damage >
2,170
820
< True Damage >
457
15,017
< Damage Dealt >
19,853
30,924
< Damage Taken >
21,449
11,265
< Gold Earned >
12,454
1.86
< Towers >
2.76
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,517
< Total Healing >
5,898
13,048
< Experience >
12,807
23
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
473
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Jarvan IV vs. Tristana counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Tristana

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Tristana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually wins when trying to fight Tristana, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Jarvan IV does have a higher winrate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Tristana.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Tristana matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a decent counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Tristana.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,820 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 Tristana 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 truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Tristana build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Tristana than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Tristana 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Jarvan IV vs Tristana fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.

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