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How to Win Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions

Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV

based on 1,495 Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV came out of an evaluation of 1495 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Jarvan IV fights Kha'Zix in only 2.7% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a below average job of beating Kha'Zix. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kha'Zix.

Best Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix 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

Profane HydraExperimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusSterak's Gage

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Kha'Zix Image
5.7
< Kills >
8.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
12
< Assists >
6.4
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
40
< Minions Killed >
26
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.71
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,147
< Physical Damage >
18,176
1,377
< Magic Damage >
1,102
823
< True Damage >
985
15,348
< Damage Dealt >
20,264
32,215
< Damage Taken >
33,524
11,584
< Gold Earned >
12,906
1.92
< Towers >
1.08
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
12,421
< Total Healing >
16,612
13,383
< Experience >
14,091
25
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
6
479
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Jarvan IV versus Kha'Zix counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kha'Zix. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Kha'Zix?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Kha'Zix.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Kha'Zix, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Kha'Zix.

Furthermore, Jarvan IV also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Kha'Zix. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Kha'Zix.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,495 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 Kha'Zix 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV often gets more CS as Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Kha'Zix build include Frozen Heart, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Kha'Zix than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kha'Zix as Jarvan IV, you 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 sets we have analyed for Jarvan IV vs Kha'Zix fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

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