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How to Win Shyvana vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Shyvana

based on 728 Shyvana vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our database, Shyvana fought Jarvan IV 728 times. Having so many matchups for Shyvana versus Jarvan IV gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate your rival. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Shyvana is forced to battle against Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Shyvana does a ok job of beating Jarvan IV. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shyvana vs Jarvan IV rounds, Shyvana’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Shyvana vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTitanic HydraShadowflameTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Jarvan IV

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Jarvan IV Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.6
6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
12
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
69
< Minions Killed >
41
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
5,300
< Physical Damage >
13,124
13,909
< Magic Damage >
1,313
961
< True Damage >
831
20,170
< Damage Dealt >
15,268
33,351
< Damage Taken >
31,588
12,238
< Gold Earned >
11,475
1.81
< Towers >
1.87
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
12,234
< Total Healing >
12,731
14,382
< Experience >
13,392
22
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
7
212
< Time Dealing CC >
472

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Shyvana against Jarvan IV counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jarvan IV..

Shyvana often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Shyvana or Jarvan IV?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Shyvana makes an ok counter to Jarvan IV.

While Shyvana does have a lower win rate compared to Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Shyvana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Jarvan IV.

Furthermore, Shyvana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shyvana vs Jarvan IV matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

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

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Shyvana, we analyzed 728 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 Jarvan IV as Shyvana 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 truly master Shyvana to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana on average picks up more CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shyvana versus Jarvan IV build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Jarvan IV than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shyvana boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Shyvana, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Shyvana vs Jarvan IV battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Shyvana are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.