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

Jarvan IV vs Kassadin

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

based on 746 Jarvan IV vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
3.07
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Jarvan IV faced off against Kassadin 746 times. Having so many games with Jarvan IV vs Kassadin provides us faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a supported build to counter Kassadin. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV has to counter Kassadin in only 1.4% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a dismal job of countering Kassadin. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs face each other in. In Jarvan IV vs Kassadin games, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Jarvan IV vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverTrinity ForceSterak's GageTitanic 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
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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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R
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Jarvan IV vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Kassadin Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.4
5.5
< Deaths >
5.2
11.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
38
< Minions Killed >
171
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,377
< Physical Damage >
1,723
1,282
< Magic Damage >
19,473
870
< True Damage >
522
15,531
< Damage Dealt >
21,718
30,352
< Damage Taken >
28,495
11,288
< Gold Earned >
11,904
1.98
< Towers >
1.78
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,447
< Total Healing >
5,912
12,922
< Experience >
15,272
24
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
476
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Kassadin with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Jarvan IV vs. Kassadin matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Kassadin

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when taking on Kassadin, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter for Kassadin.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jarvan IV into Kassadin.

Moreover, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin 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 terribly counter to Kassadin. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Kassadin.

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

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Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 746 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 Kassadin 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

Jarvan IV Build Kassadin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically gets a lot less CS as Kassadin. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Kassadin build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Kassadin than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average winrate of 47.3% battling Kassadin with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kassadin as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use 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 sets players used for Jarvan IV vs Kassadin counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.

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