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

Jarvan IV vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Jarvan IV

based on 1,676 Jarvan IV vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
3.16
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as Jarvan IV came out of an analysis of 1676 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV has to counter Vladimir in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Jarvan IV vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Jarvan IV has done a average job of countering Vladimir. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Jarvan IV versus Vladimir games, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Jarvan IV vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceProfane HydraBlack CleaverMaw of Malmortius

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
>
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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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Jarvan IV vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Vladimir Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
12.5
< Assists >
6
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
37
< Minions Killed >
183
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,854
< Physical Damage >
1,028
1,417
< Magic Damage >
22,761
931
< True Damage >
360
16,203
< Damage Dealt >
24,150
31,679
< Damage Taken >
33,240
11,384
< Gold Earned >
11,677
1.95
< Towers >
1.95
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,815
< Total Healing >
27,886
13,128
< Experience >
14,692
25
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
483
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Vladimir with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Jarvan IV vs. Vladimir matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vladimir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Vladimir

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Vladimir?

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

While Jarvan IV does have a higher winrate than Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Vladimir.

Additionally, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Vladimir matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jarvan IV is a decent counter for Vladimir. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,676 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 Vladimir 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Vladimir. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Vladimir build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Vladimir than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Vladimir 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Jarvan IV vs Vladimir counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

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