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How to Win Draven vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Draven

based on 1,820 Draven vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jarvan IV as Draven came out of an evaluation of 1820 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Draven encounters Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of his games.

Draven vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Draven does a decent job of beating Jarvan IV. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Draven versus Jarvan IV rounds, Draven’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Draven vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubris

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Jarvan IV

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Jarvan IV Image
8.3
< Kills >
5.5
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
12.3
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
173
< Minions Killed >
38
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
21,774
< Physical Damage >
12,884
119
< Magic Damage >
1,325
467
< True Damage >
830
22,360
< Damage Dealt >
15,040
22,265
< Damage Taken >
30,901
13,664
< Gold Earned >
11,193
2.34
< Towers >
1.84
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
6,556
< Total Healing >
12,238
12,200
< Experience >
12,815
15
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
7
87
< Time Dealing CC >
476

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some valuable Draven against Jarvan IV matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jarvan IV..

Draven typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Draven or Jarvan IV?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.

While Draven does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Jarvan IV matchups, Draven is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Draven is a decent counter for Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Draven against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Draven, we analyzed 1,820 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 Draven 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

To truly master Draven in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven most often racks up much more CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Draven versus Jarvan IV build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Jarvan IV than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 51.4% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Jarvan IV as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Draven vs Jarvan IV counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

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