Swain vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Swain
based on 1,653 Swain vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Swain vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Swain vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Swain
Tips for Playing as Swain against Jarvan IV
While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.
Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.
Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.
If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.
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.
Swain vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Swain in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Swain against Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, showing that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jarvan IV..
Swain normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Swain and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Swain or Jarvan IV?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Swain usually wins when trying to fight Jarvan IV, with a 56.4% win rate. Thus, Swain makes a fantastic counter to Jarvan IV.
While Swain does have a much higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Swain into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Swain also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Jarvan IV matchups, Swain is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Swain is a great counter to Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Swain to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Swain most often accumulates more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Swain versus Jarvan IV build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Shard of True Ice, and Demonic Embrace. When Swain incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Jarvan IV than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Swain had an average winrate of 56.4% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Jarvan IV as Swain, Swain players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Swain vs Jarvan IV counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 56.4% win rate overall.
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