Kalista vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Kalista
based on 512 Kalista vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Jarvan IV
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Advice to Win Against Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Kalista vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Kalista versus Jarvan IV counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Kalista usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Kalista or Jarvan IV?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a great counter for Jarvan IV.
While Kalista does have a much higher win rate than Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kalista into Jarvan IVas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Jarvan IV matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a great counter to Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average gets much more CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Jarvan IV build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Jarvan IV than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Jarvan IV with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Kalista, Kalista players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kalista vs Jarvan IV clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% winrate overall.
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