Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Jarvan IV
based on 5,515 Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Caitlyn
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 Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some influential Jarvan IV against Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually wins when playing against Caitlyn, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a good counter for Caitlyn.
While Jarvan IV does have a higher win rate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Caitlyn.
Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a decent counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV most often gets a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Caitlyn build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Caitlyn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Caitlyn as Jarvan IV, 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 builds players used for Jarvan IV vs Caitlyn LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
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