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

Jarvan IV vs Xayah

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

based on 858 Jarvan IV vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
3.03
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Jarvan IV engaged Xayah 858 times. With so many matchups for Jarvan IV versus Xayah gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful data and a solid build to smash your opponent. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Jarvan IV fights Xayah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a below average job of countering Xayah. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Jarvan IV against Xayah matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Jarvan IV vs Xayah 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

Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic HydraEclipse

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 Xayah as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Jarvan IV vs Xayah Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Xayah Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
12.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
37
< Minions Killed >
179
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,865
< Physical Damage >
19,991
1,287
< Magic Damage >
356
863
< True Damage >
378
15,015
< Damage Dealt >
20,726
31,369
< Damage Taken >
20,090
11,236
< Gold Earned >
11,926
1.83
< Towers >
2.42
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
12,638
< Total Healing >
4,651
12,923
< Experience >
12,578
25
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
462
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Jarvan IV against Xayah counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xayah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Xayah

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Xayah, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Xayah.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate compared to Xayah, when they face off with one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jarvan IV into Xayah.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. 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 Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a trash counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Xayah.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 858 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 Xayah 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 to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will 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 Xayah. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Xayah build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Xayah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Xayah with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Xayah as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players 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 picked for Jarvan IV vs Xayah counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Jarvan IV are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.