Jarvan IV vs Karma
How to Beat Karma as Jarvan IV
based on 1,498 Jarvan IV vs Karma matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Karma Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Karma Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karma as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Karma
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 Karma
Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.
Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.
Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.
Jarvan IV vs Karma Counter Stats
How to Counter Karma with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Jarvan IV vs. Karma counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma..
Jarvan IV often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Karma. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Karma
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Karma?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when playing against Karma, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter for Karma.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate compared to Karma, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Karma.
Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Karma.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Karma during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV typically gets less CS as Karma. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Karma build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Karma than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 48.9% battling Karma with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Karma as Jarvan IV, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Relentless Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jarvan IV vs Karma counters, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.
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