Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Jarvan IV
based on 1,154 Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Vel'Koz
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 Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some significant Jarvan IV against Vel'Koz matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..
Jarvan IV often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Vel'Koz?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter to Vel'Koz.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Jarvan IV also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Vel'Koz.
Moreover, Jarvan IV also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter to Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane 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 significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV typically accumulates less CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Jarvan IV versus Vel'Koz build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Vel'Koz with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Jarvan IV vs Vel'Koz counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
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