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

Jarvan IV vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Jarvan IV in LoLJarvan IV is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Jarvan IV

based on 2,100 Jarvan IV vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Jarvan IV came out of an evaluation of 2100 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Jarvan IV has to counter Warwick in only 3.8% of his matches.

Jarvan IV vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a poor job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Jarvan IV vs Warwick games, Jarvan IV’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Jarvan IV vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverProfane HydraFrozen HeartTrinity 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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Jarvan IV vs Warwick Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Warwick Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
12.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
38
< Minions Killed >
54
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,105
< Physical Damage >
7,758
1,389
< Magic Damage >
8,911
832
< True Damage >
807
15,327
< Damage Dealt >
17,476
31,309
< Damage Taken >
39,552
11,228
< Gold Earned >
11,509
1.86
< Towers >
1.38
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
12,079
< Total Healing >
21,370
12,939
< Experience >
13,090
23
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
6
462
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Warwick with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Jarvan IV against Warwick counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Warwick

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Warwick?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when playing against Warwick, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Warwick.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Jarvan IV into Warwick.

Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. 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 in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Warwick. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Warwick.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 2,100 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 Warwick 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 in order to counter Warwick 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Warwick. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Warwick build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Warwick than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Warwick as Jarvan IV, you should take 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 Warwick counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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