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

Jarvan IV vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Jarvan IV

based on 1,581 Jarvan IV vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.9
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Jarvan IV came out of an evaluation of 1581 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.9% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a poor job of beating Nami. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Jarvan IV against Nami matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Nami.

Best Jarvan IV vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Frozen HeartBlack CleaverTitanic HydraProfane 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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Jarvan IV vs Nami Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Nami Image
5.2
< Kills >
1.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.3
11.6
< Assists >
15
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
36
< Minions Killed >
23
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
12,321
< Physical Damage >
866
1,282
< Magic Damage >
8,037
811
< True Damage >
531
14,415
< Damage Dealt >
9,435
30,724
< Damage Taken >
15,716
11,139
< Gold Earned >
8,272
1.82
< Towers >
2.22
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,283
< Total Healing >
9,554
12,828
< Experience >
10,354
25
< Vision Score >
58
7
< Wards Placed >
25
469
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Nami with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Jarvan IV vs. Nami matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jarvan IV typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Nami

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Nami?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nami, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Nami.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Nami.

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

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.4% 544 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.8% 1405 GamesFiddlesticksFiddlesticks+ 53.5% 299 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.9% 175 Games

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,581 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV to counter Nami during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV often accumulates more CS relative to Nami. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Nami build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Nami than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 49.2% battling Nami with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Nami 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. Out of all the runes players used for Jarvan IV vs Nami face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

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