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How to Win Jarvan IV vs Draven Counter MatchupJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Jarvan IV

based on 1,820 Jarvan IV vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Jarvan IV came out of an analysis of 1820 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Jarvan IV has to counter Draven in only 3.3% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a poor job of beating Draven. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Draven matches, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Draven.

Best Jarvan IV vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

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
>
Last skill for Jarvan IV to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Draven as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Jarvan IV vs Draven Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Draven with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some strategic Jarvan IV against Draven matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Draven. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Draven. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Draven

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Draven?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when taking on Draven, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Draven.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate compared to Draven, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Draven.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Draven. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Draven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV Loses Against

TaricTaric41% winrateNilahNilah43.5% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateXin ZhaoXin Zhao44.5% winrate

Jarvan IV Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.7% winrateZoeZoe53.5% winrateHweiHwei53% winrateAnnieAnnie52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.4% 544 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.8% 1405 GamesFiddlesticksFiddlesticks+ 53.5% 299 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.9% 175 Games

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Jarvan IV, 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 Draven as Jarvan IV 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Draven. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Draven build consist of Frozen Heart, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Draven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Draven 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 combinations players picked for Jarvan IV vs Draven battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

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