Jarvan IV vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Jarvan IV
based on 1,211 Jarvan IV vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Jarvan IV vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Jarvan IV vs. Gwen counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Gwen
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Gwen?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Gwen, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter for Gwen.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Gwen.
Moreover, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV most often racks up a lot less CS as Gwen. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Gwen build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Gwen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Gwen as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should take 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 Gwen battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.
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