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Jarvan IV with Gnar

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How to Synergize Jarvan IV and Gnar

based on 519 Jarvan IV with Gnar pairs
Win Rate
43.5 %
K/D/A
2.97
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Jarvan IV has fought alongside Gnar in 519 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Jarvan IV play with Gnar. It is very rare for Jarvan IV to play alongside Gnar as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.9% of rounds with Jarvan IV.

Jarvan IV Gnar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a awful job of playing alongside Gnar. Typically, he wins a dismal 43.5% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Jarvan IV when playing alongside Gnar by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Jarvan IV vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverSterak's GageFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jarvan IV to level upq
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Second ability for Jarvan IV to level upe
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Last skill for Jarvan IV to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jarvan IV's passive ability p
Jarvan IV's q ability q
Jarvan IV's w ability w
Jarvan IV's e ability e
Jarvan IV's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Jarvan IV and Gnar

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV with Gnar

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

Advice to Understand How Gnar Will Play

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Jarvan IV Gnar Synergy Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
43.5 %
VS
Win Rate
56.5 %
Gnar Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6
12.2
< Assists >
12.3
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
33
< Minions Killed >
38
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,280
< Physical Damage >
13,178
1,321
< Magic Damage >
1,357
888
< True Damage >
862
15,489
< Damage Dealt >
15,397
31,950
< Damage Taken >
31,971
11,394
< Gold Earned >
11,441
1.77
< Towers >
1.83
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
12,719
< Total Healing >
12,650
12,976
< Experience >
13,208
24
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
7
483
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Play with Gnar as Jarvan IV in LoL

The Jarvan IV Gnar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gnar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Jarvan IV sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gnar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gnar helps Jarvan IV perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Jarvan IV is an ally to Gnar, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Gnar supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played alongside Gnar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gnar.

Moreover, when Jarvan IV plays with Gnar on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Gnar does a decent job of protecting Jarvan IV in teamfights.

Synergies between Jarvan IV and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Jarvan IV
Gnar

Is Jarvan IV better when played alongside Gnar?

There is no ideal synergy for Jarvan IV that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, overall, Gnar is a terrible teammate for Jarvan IV. By playing on the same side as Jarvan IV, he decreases their win rate by -5.1% to 43.5%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Jarvan IV and Gnar that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Gnar has a greater difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means Jarvan IV players must be cautious when enlisting Gnar comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by pairing Jarvan IV and Gnar together, you may not be providing your other allies much magical damage output. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Gnar ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV Gnar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Jarvan IV and Gnar, we analyzed 519 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Jarvan IV with Gnar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to pair well with Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Jarvan IV and Gnar synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Gnar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 43.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gnar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Jarvan IV players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.5% winrate overall.

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