Viktor vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Viktor
based on 795 Viktor vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Jarvan IV
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some important Viktor versus Jarvan IV counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..
Viktor typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Viktor or Jarvan IV?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when trying to fight Jarvan IV, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes a good counter to Jarvan IV.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Viktor into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Jarvan IV matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Viktor is an above average counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor on average racks up much more CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Viktor versus Jarvan IV build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Jarvan IV than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average winrate of 53.0% battling Jarvan IV with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Viktor vs Jarvan IV counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Viktor are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.