Malphite vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Malphite
based on 2,156 Malphite vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Jarvan IV
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Advice to Win Against Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Malphite vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Malphite against Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..
Malphite often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Malphite or Jarvan IV?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes an ok counter for Jarvan IV.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Jarvan IV.
Moreover, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Jarvan IV matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often picks up much more CS as Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Malphite versus Jarvan IV build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Jarvan IV than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Jarvan IV with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Jarvan IV as Malphite, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Malphite vs Jarvan IV counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.
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