Jarvan IV vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Jarvan IV
based on 3,515 Jarvan IV vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Jarvan IV vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Jarvan IV vs. Lucian matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between this set of champs. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Lucian. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Lucian
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Lucian?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lucian, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Lucian.
While Jarvan IV does have a higher winrate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Lucian.
Additionally, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Lucian matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a decent counter for Lucian. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Lucian 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Lucian. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Lucian build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Lucian than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Lucian with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Lucian as Jarvan IV, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Jarvan IV vs Lucian LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.
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