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

Jarvan IV vs Yasuo

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

based on 3,600 Jarvan IV vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
3.03
Pick Rate
6.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Yasuo as Jarvan IV resulted from an examination of 3600 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Jarvan IV fights Yasuo in only 6.6% of his games.

Jarvan IV vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jarvan IV has done a terrible job of beating Yasuo. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Jarvan IV vs Yasuo games, Jarvan IV’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Yasuo.

Best Jarvan IV vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerGlowing Mote

Core Jarvan IV Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRanduin's OmenBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jarvan IV to level upq
>
Second ability for Jarvan IV to level upe
>
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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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Jarvan IV vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Jarvan IV Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Yasuo Image
5.7
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
7
12.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
39
< Minions Killed >
184
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,062
< Physical Damage >
18,803
1,299
< Magic Damage >
1,829
888
< True Damage >
930
15,250
< Damage Dealt >
21,562
31,388
< Damage Taken >
24,271
11,369
< Gold Earned >
12,538
1.82
< Towers >
2.38
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,390
< Total Healing >
5,601
13,122
< Experience >
14,292
23
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
487
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Yasuo with Jarvan IV in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Jarvan IV against Yasuo matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Yasuo. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Jarvan IV typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jarvan IV and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Jarvan IV
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jarvan IV
Yasuo

Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Yasuo?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Jarvan IV makes a poor counter to Yasuo.

While Jarvan IV does have a lower win rate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Jarvan IV into Yasuo.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jarvan IV is a trash counter for Yasuo. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jarvan IV against Yasuo.

Additional Information for Jarvan IV Players

How We Calculated Our Jarvan IV vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Jarvan IV, we analyzed 3,600 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Jarvan IV to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jarvan IV on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Yasuo. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jarvan IV versus Yasuo build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Jarvan IV used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Yasuo than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Yasuo with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Yasuo 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Jarvan IV vs Yasuo counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.

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