Xerath vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Xerath
based on 2,155 Xerath vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Jarvan IV
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some significant Xerath against Jarvan IV counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..
Xerath often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Xerath or Jarvan IV?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually wins when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Jarvan IV matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often racks up more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Xerath versus Jarvan IV build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Jarvan IV than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing Jarvan IV as Xerath, Xerath players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Xerath vs Jarvan IV face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.
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