Jarvan IV with Karthus
How to Synergize Jarvan IV and Karthus
based on 367 Jarvan IV with Karthus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Jarvan IV Karthus Synergy Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Karthus Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Jarvan IV Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Jarvan IV and Karthus
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV with Karthus
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 Karthus Will Play
Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.
Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
Jarvan IV Karthus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Karthus as Jarvan IV in LoL
The Jarvan IV Karthus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Karthus, 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 Karthus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Karthus helps Jarvan IV perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Jarvan IV is paired with Karthus, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Karthus provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played together with Karthus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Karthus.
Moreover, when Jarvan IV plays with Karthus on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Karthus does a poor job of covering Jarvan IV during team fights.
Synergies between Jarvan IV and Karthus
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Jarvan IV better when played alongside Karthus?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Jarvan IV that will no matter what be his top ally. However, Karthus is a below average ally for Jarvan IV. By locking into the same team as Jarvan IV, he lowers their win rate by -2.6% to 46.0%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Jarvan IV and Karthus that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Karthus has a greater difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means you must be careful when arranging Karthus allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing alongside, Jarvan IV players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Conversely, by aligning Jarvan IV and Karthus together, you will not be granting your other allies much AD. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Karthus teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players
How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV Karthus Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to pair well with Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to include in your Jarvan IV and Karthus synergy build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Karthus than with most other common builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 46.0% helping carry Karthus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you 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 rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.0% winrate overall.
If you would like to get Jarvan IV with Karthus collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every round finished with these champs.