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How to Win Vayne vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Vayne

based on 2,894 Vayne vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Vayne faced off against Jarvan IV 2894 times. Having so many games with Vayne vs Jarvan IV gives us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck Jarvan IV. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Vayne fights Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of her games.

Vayne vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Vayne does a decent job of beating Jarvan IV. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Vayne vs Jarvan IV games, Vayne’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Vayne vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateBloodthirsterWit's EndVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Jarvan IV

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Jarvan IV Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6
5.6
< Assists >
12.4
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
164
< Minions Killed >
37
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,012
< Physical Damage >
12,783
1,475
< Magic Damage >
1,313
4,517
< True Damage >
850
21,005
< Damage Dealt >
14,947
21,430
< Damage Taken >
31,461
12,119
< Gold Earned >
11,392
2.29
< Towers >
1.88
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
5,874
< Total Healing >
12,443
12,831
< Experience >
13,139
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
7
69
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Vayne vs. Jarvan IV counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..

Vayne typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Vayne or Jarvan IV?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Jarvan IVas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Jarvan IV matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Vayne, we analyzed 2,894 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 Jarvan IV as Vayne 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 Vayne to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne most often gets much more CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vayne versus Jarvan IV build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Jarvan IV than with most other common builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Jarvan IV with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Jarvan IV as Vayne, Vayne players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vayne vs Jarvan IV counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

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