Jarvan IV with Kalista
How to Synergize Jarvan IV and Kalista
based on 536 Jarvan IV with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Jarvan IV Kalista Synergy Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Jarvan IV and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV with Kalista
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.
Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Jarvan IV Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Jarvan IV in LoL
The Jarvan IV Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kalista helps Jarvan IV perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Jarvan IV is an ally to Kalista, he gets a measurable drop in his full damage output. This difference may signal that Kalista doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kalista.
Moreover, when Jarvan IV plays with Kalista on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Jarvan IV in team fights.
Synergies between Jarvan IV and Kalista
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Is Jarvan IV better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no ideal synergy for Jarvan IV that will always be his #1 teammate. However, Kalista is a below average teammate for Jarvan IV. By being on the same team as Jarvan IV, she decreases their win rate by -2.1% to 46.5%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Jarvan IV and Kalista that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Kalista has a greater difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means you must be cautious when lining up Kalista teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to work well with you.
When playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by bringing Jarvan IV and Kalista together, you may not be granting your team a great deal of support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Kalista ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV to work well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to have in your Jarvan IV and Kalista synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kalista than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 46.5% helping carry Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip 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 chose for Jarvan IV and Kalista pairings, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Kalista with Jarvan IV are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.