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

Jarvan IV vs Taric

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

based on 568 Jarvan IV vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
41 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Jarvan IV engaged Taric in 568 rounds. Including so many matchups for Jarvan IV versus Taric gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a pro build to obliterate your enemy. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Jarvan IV encounters Taric in only 1.0% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a terrible job of beating Taric. Typically, he wins a lowly 41.0% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Jarvan IV against Taric games, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Taric.

Best Jarvan IV vs Taric 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 CleaverTrinity Force

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 Taric as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Jarvan IV vs Taric Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
41 %
VS
Win Rate
59 %
Taric Image
4.6
< Kills >
1.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
11.5
< Assists >
14.4
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
34
< Minions Killed >
34
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.6
11,162
< Physical Damage >
2,073
1,158
< Magic Damage >
4,550
757
< True Damage >
699
13,077
< Damage Dealt >
7,323
29,542
< Damage Taken >
21,894
10,507
< Gold Earned >
8,397
1.57
< Towers >
2.32
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,753
< Total Healing >
11,424
12,057
< Experience >
10,265
23
< Vision Score >
47
6
< Wards Placed >
20
455
< Time Dealing CC >
349

How to Counter Taric with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Jarvan IV vs. Taric matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taric..

Jarvan IV normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Taric. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Taric

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Taric?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when facing off against Taric, with a 41.0% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Taric.

While Jarvan IV does have a much lower winrate than Taric, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Jarvan IV into Taric.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champion with a much 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 garbage counter to Taric. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Taric.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 568 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 Taric 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV to counter Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow 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 as Taric. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Taric build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Taric than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 41.0% battling Taric with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Taric 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Jarvan IV vs Taric counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 41.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taric as Jarvan IV are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.