Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
The Jarvan IV Galio synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Galio, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Jarvan IV sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Galio helps Jarvan IV perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Jarvan IV is paired with Galio, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Galio provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played alongside Galio on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Galio.
Additionally, when Jarvan IV plays with Galio on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Galio does a poor job of covering Jarvan IV during teamfights.
There is no one best champion pairing for Jarvan IV that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Galio is a pretty good ally for Jarvan IV. By playing on the same side as Jarvan IV, he increases their win rate by 2.6% to 51.2%. This proves that there is a somewhat important bond between Jarvan IV and Galio that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Galio has a lower difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Galio comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.
Working alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by pairing Jarvan IV and Galio together, you may not be giving your other teammates much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Galio teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV to pair well with Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top items to have in your Jarvan IV and Galio synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Galio than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jarvan IV boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when playing alongside Galio with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
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