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Yasuo vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Yasuo

based on 3,600 Yasuo vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Yasuo engaged Jarvan IV in 3600 matches. Using so many matchups for Yasuo vs Jarvan IV gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to smash your enemy. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Yasuo fights Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a good job of countering Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Yasuo versus Jarvan IV games, Yasuo’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Yasuo vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelWit's EndIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Jarvan IV

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Jarvan IV Image
7
< Kills >
5.7
7
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
12.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
184
< Minions Killed >
39
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,803
< Physical Damage >
13,062
1,829
< Magic Damage >
1,299
930
< True Damage >
888
21,562
< Damage Dealt >
15,250
24,271
< Damage Taken >
31,388
12,538
< Gold Earned >
11,369
2.38
< Towers >
1.82
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
5,601
< Total Healing >
12,390
14,292
< Experience >
13,122
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
214
< Time Dealing CC >
487

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Yasuo versus Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jarvan IV..

Yasuo usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Yasuo or Jarvan IV?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a great counter for Jarvan IV.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Jarvan IV matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter for Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,600 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average racks up much more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Yasuo versus Jarvan IV build consist of Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Jarvan IV than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Jarvan IV as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Yasuo vs Jarvan IV clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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