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How to Synergize Jarvan IV with Riven on the Same TeamJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV with Riven

How to Win With Jarvan IV and Riven Paired TogetherJarvan IV is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Jarvan IV and Riven

based on 1,649 Jarvan IV with Riven pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
3.07
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Jarvan IV has gone into battle with Riven in 1649 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Jarvan IV play with Riven. It is relatively rare for Jarvan IV to play alongside Riven as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 3.0% of matches with Jarvan IV.

Jarvan IV Riven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a dismal job of teaming up with Riven. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Jarvan IV when playing with Riven by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Jarvan IV vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseProfane HydraMaw of MalmortiusSterak's Gage

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Jarvan IV and Riven

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV with Riven

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 Riven Will Play

Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.

Jarvan IV Riven Synergy Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Riven Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6
12.7
< Assists >
12.3
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
32
< Minions Killed >
38
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,409
< Physical Damage >
13,178
1,303
< Magic Damage >
1,357
820
< True Damage >
862
14,533
< Damage Dealt >
15,397
31,429
< Damage Taken >
31,971
11,190
< Gold Earned >
11,441
1.8
< Towers >
1.83
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
12,760
< Total Healing >
12,650
12,922
< Experience >
13,208
25
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
7
482
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Play with Riven as Jarvan IV in LoL

The Jarvan IV Riven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Riven, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Riven helps Jarvan IV perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Jarvan IV is paired with Riven, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Riven does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played together with Riven on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Riven. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Riven.

Additionally, when Jarvan IV plays with Riven on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Riven does a decent job of covering Jarvan IV in team fights.

Synergies between Jarvan IV and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Jarvan IV
Riven

Is Jarvan IV better when played alongside Riven?

There is no perfect companion for Jarvan IV that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, Riven is a very typical companion for Jarvan IV. By locking into the same side as Jarvan IV, she decreases their win rate by -0.2% to 48.4%. This signals that there is a weak bond between Jarvan IV and Riven that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Riven has a greater difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means Jarvan IV players must be very careful when enlisting Riven teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Jarvan IV and Riven together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Riven teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV Riven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Jarvan IV and Riven, we analyzed 1,649 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 Riven 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 to work well with Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV and Riven synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Riven than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 48.4% helping carry Riven with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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