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How to Win Vladimir vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Vladimir

based on 1,676 Vladimir vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Vladimir did battle with Jarvan IV 1676 times. Having so many matchups for Vladimir versus Jarvan IV gives us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to annihilate Jarvan IV. This matchup is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a average job of countering Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Vladimir against Jarvan IV matches, Vladimir’s side is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Vladimir vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeHextech RocketbeltCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
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Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
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Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Jarvan IV

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Jarvan IV Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6
< Assists >
12.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
183
< Minions Killed >
37
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,028
< Physical Damage >
13,854
22,761
< Magic Damage >
1,417
360
< True Damage >
931
24,150
< Damage Dealt >
16,203
33,240
< Damage Taken >
31,679
11,677
< Gold Earned >
11,384
1.95
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
27,886
< Total Healing >
12,815
14,692
< Experience >
13,128
16
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
121
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Vladimir against Jarvan IV matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..

Vladimir normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Vladimir or Jarvan IV?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Jarvan IV.

While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Jarvan IV.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,676 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 Vladimir 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.

Other Useful Resources

Vladimir Build Jarvan IV Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often racks up much more CS as Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Jarvan IV build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Jarvan IV than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Vladimir, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Vladimir vs Jarvan IV counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Vladimir are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.