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

Jarvan IV vs Maokai

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

based on 2,324 Jarvan IV vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
3.03
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Jarvan IV faced off against Maokai 2324 times. Having so many matchups for Jarvan IV versus Maokai gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a pro build to counter your rival. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Maokai in only 4.2% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a dismal job of beating Maokai. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Jarvan IV against Maokai rounds, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Jarvan IV vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraDeath's DanceSterak's GageMaw of Malmortius

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
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
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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Guide to Countering Maokai as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Jarvan IV vs Maokai Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Maokai Image
5.4
< Kills >
2.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
12.5
< Assists >
12.5
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.58
37
< Minions Killed >
50
1.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,466
< Physical Damage >
1,702
1,352
< Magic Damage >
11,093
924
< True Damage >
938
15,742
< Damage Dealt >
13,734
32,027
< Damage Taken >
28,944
11,298
< Gold Earned >
9,261
1.76
< Towers >
1.46
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,884
< Total Healing >
9,194
12,989
< Experience >
11,214
24
< Vision Score >
46
7
< Wards Placed >
19
490
< Time Dealing CC >
431

How to Counter Maokai with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Jarvan IV vs. Maokai matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between this pair of champions. Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Maokai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Maokai..

Jarvan IV usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Maokai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Maokai

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Maokai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Maokai, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter to Maokai.

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

Additionally, Jarvan IV has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Maokai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Maokai. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Maokai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV Loses Against

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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 Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,324 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 Maokai 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 Maokai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Maokai. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Maokai build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Maokai than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 48.6% battling Maokai with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Maokai as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players 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 runes players picked for Jarvan IV vs Maokai battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Maokai as Jarvan IV are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.