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

Jarvan IV vs Nilah

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

based on 810 Jarvan IV vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
43.5 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Jarvan IV resulted from an analysis of 810 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Jarvan IV is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.5% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a terrible job of beating Nilah. Typically, he wins a lowly 43.5% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Jarvan IV versus Nilah matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Jarvan IV vs Nilah 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

EclipseTitanic HydraSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jarvan IV to level upq
>
Second ability for Jarvan IV to level upe
>
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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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Nilah

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.

Jarvan IV vs Nilah Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
43.5 %
VS
Win Rate
56.5 %
Nilah Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
12
< Assists >
6.3
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
39
< Minions Killed >
169
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.56
12,829
< Physical Damage >
18,154
1,321
< Magic Damage >
172
852
< True Damage >
381
15,003
< Damage Dealt >
18,707
30,989
< Damage Taken >
23,472
11,043
< Gold Earned >
12,569
1.81
< Towers >
2.73
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,064
< Total Healing >
8,324
12,791
< Experience >
13,120
23
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
461
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Jarvan IV against Nilah counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Nilah

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 43.5% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Jarvan IV does have a much lower winrate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Jarvan IV into Nilah.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jarvan IV is a garbage counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 810 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 Nilah 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 Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically accumulates a lot less CS as Nilah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Nilah build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Nilah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 43.5% when countering Nilah with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Nilah as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Jarvan IV vs Nilah counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 43.5% winrate overall.

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