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

Jarvan IV vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Syndra as Jarvan IV

based on 1,285 Jarvan IV vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
3.03
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Syndra as Jarvan IV resulted from an examination of 1285 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Jarvan IV fights Syndra in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Jarvan IV vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV does a dismal job of beating Syndra. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Jarvan IV against Syndra matches, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Jarvan IV vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraFrozen HeartMaw of MalmortiusExperimental Hexplate

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 Syndra as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Jarvan IV vs Syndra Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Syndra Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.6
6
< Deaths >
6.1
12.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
37
< Minions Killed >
182
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,904
< Physical Damage >
898
1,405
< Magic Damage >
20,304
851
< True Damage >
1,864
15,161
< Damage Dealt >
23,067
32,490
< Damage Taken >
18,170
11,656
< Gold Earned >
12,360
1.93
< Towers >
1.89
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,992
< Total Healing >
1,604
13,429
< Experience >
14,675
26
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
10
484
< Time Dealing CC >
380

How to Counter Syndra with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Jarvan IV versus Syndra matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Syndra. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Syndra

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Syndra?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Syndra, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Syndra.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Syndra, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Syndra.

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

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

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Syndra. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jarvan IV against Syndra.

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

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Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 1,285 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 Syndra 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 Syndra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV typically accumulates a lot less CS as Syndra. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Syndra build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Syndra than with most other common builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Syndra with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Syndra as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players 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 rune builds players used for Jarvan IV vs Syndra clashes, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

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