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How to Synergize Kai'Sa with Jarvan IV on the Same TeamKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa with Jarvan IV

How to Win With Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV Paired TogetherKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV

based on 2,369 Kai'Sa with Jarvan IV pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kai'Sa has fought alongside Jarvan IV in 2369 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Jarvan IV. It is very rare for Kai'Sa to play with Jarvan IV as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.5% of matches with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Jarvan IV Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a terrible job of synergizing with Jarvan IV. Usually, she wins a dismal 46.6% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Kai'Sa when playing with Jarvan IV by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

StormsurgeWit's EndNavori QuickbladesTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
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Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Jarvan IV

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Understand How Jarvan IV Will Play

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.

Kai'Sa Jarvan IV Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Jarvan IV Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
182
< Minions Killed >
180
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,458
< Physical Damage >
12,169
8,409
< Magic Damage >
8,110
405
< True Damage >
432
21,272
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
19,835
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,625
< Gold Earned >
12,522
2.17
< Towers >
2.1
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,350
< Total Healing >
4,377
12,685
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
45
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Jarvan IV as Kai'Sa in LoL

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

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jarvan IV. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Jarvan IV helps Kai'Sa perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa is an ally to Jarvan IV, she observes a small increase in her complete damage output. This change could signal that Jarvan IV supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played alongside Jarvan IV on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Jarvan IV.

Additionally, when Kai'Sa plays with Jarvan IV on the same team, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Jarvan IV does a decent job of covering Kai'Sa during teamfights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Jarvan IV

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Jarvan IV?

There is no one best companion for Kai'Sa that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Jarvan IV is a very typical companion for Kai'Sa. By locking into the same team as Kai'Sa, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 46.6%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Jarvan IV has a lower difficulty than Kai'Sa. That means Kai'Sa players don't need to be careful when enlisting Jarvan IV allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Kai'Sa players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV together, you may not be giving your side enough utility. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Jarvan IV ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Jarvan IV Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,369 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 Kai'Sa with Jarvan IV 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

To truly master Kai'Sa to work well with Jarvan IV during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to have in your Kai'Sa and Jarvan IV synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Jarvan IV than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing alongside Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Kai'Sa players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Jarvan IV with Kai'Sa are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.