Zyra vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Zyra
based on 2,289 Zyra vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Jarvan IV
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Zyra in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several strategic Zyra versus Jarvan IV counter stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..
Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Zyra or Jarvan IV?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Jarvan IV, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a good counter for Jarvan IV.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Jarvan IVas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Jarvan IV matchups, Zyra 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.
Zyra is an above average counter for Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Jarvan IV during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Zyra versus Jarvan IV build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Jarvan IV than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Jarvan IV with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Jarvan IV as Zyra, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zyra vs Jarvan IV clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.
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