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How to Synergize Kassadin with Jarvan IV on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Jarvan IV

How to Win With Kassadin and Jarvan IV Paired TogetherKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Jarvan IV

based on 775 Kassadin with Jarvan IV pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Jarvan IV in 775 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Kassadin play with Jarvan IV. It is very rare for Kassadin to play alongside Jarvan IV on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.5% of matches with Kassadin.

Kassadin Jarvan IV Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a poor job of synergizing with Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Kassadin when playing alongside Jarvan IV by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Jarvan IV

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Advice to Understand How Jarvan IV Will Play

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.

Kassadin Jarvan IV Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Jarvan IV Image
7.9
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
170
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,777
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,275
< Magic Damage >
20,251
571
< True Damage >
582
22,624
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,843
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,953
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.67
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,860
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,119
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Jarvan IV as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Jarvan IV synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jarvan IV, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kassadin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jarvan IV. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Jarvan IV helps Kassadin perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin tries to synergize with Jarvan IV, he sees a small increase in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Jarvan IV supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Jarvan IV on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Jarvan IV.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Jarvan IV on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Jarvan IV does a decent job of covering Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Jarvan IV

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Jarvan IV?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Kassadin that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, Jarvan IV is a very typical teammate for Kassadin. By playing on the same team as Kassadin, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 49.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak strategic relationship between Kassadin and Jarvan IV that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Jarvan IV has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Jarvan IV teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working together, Kassadin players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Together, these champs will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by aligning Kassadin and Jarvan IV together, you will not be providing your side a lot of crowd control. Plan to pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Jarvan IV ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Jarvan IV Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Jarvan IV, we analyzed 775 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kassadin with Jarvan IV comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Kassadin in order to work well with Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to build first in your Kassadin and Jarvan IV synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Jarvan IV than with many other common builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 49.2% helping carry Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kassadin and Jarvan IV pairings, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Jarvan IV with Kassadin are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.