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

Jarvan IV vs Sivir

How to Beat Sivir as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sivir as Jarvan IV

based on 724 Jarvan IV vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
3.07
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Sivir as Jarvan IV resulted from an examination of 724 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Jarvan IV encounters Sivir in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Jarvan IV vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a below average job of countering Sivir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Jarvan IV versus Sivir matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Sivir.

Best Jarvan IV vs Sivir 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

Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic HydraEclipse

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 Sivir as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Jarvan IV vs Sivir Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Sivir Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
12.3
< Assists >
8.2
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
39
< Minions Killed >
195
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.58
13,507
< Physical Damage >
18,906
1,369
< Magic Damage >
599
882
< True Damage >
318
15,758
< Damage Dealt >
19,824
32,475
< Damage Taken >
19,944
11,730
< Gold Earned >
12,056
1.94
< Towers >
2.63
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,138
< Total Healing >
4,862
13,639
< Experience >
13,150
25
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
497
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Sivir with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Jarvan IV vs. Sivir counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sivir. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sivir. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Sivir

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Sivir?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Sivir, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Sivir.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Sivir, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Sivir.

Additionally, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Sivir matchups, Sivir is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Sivir. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Sivir.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 724 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 Sivir 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter Sivir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV most often gets a lot less CS as Sivir. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Sivir build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Sivir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Sivir with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sivir as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Relentless Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Jarvan IV vs Sivir face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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