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Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Ability Order
Martial Cadence (PASSIVE)
Jarvan IV Passive Ability
Introduction
Introduction
Hello, and welcome to my Jarvan Guide! I'm childofthegrave, and I've been playing Jarvan IV for a very long time, I've used many builds on Jarvan, and this one really seems to work best.
Jarvan is a very fun champion, because he can dive into the whole enemy team and come back out alive, even with a couple of kills!
So now I will share with you my way of playing Jarvan :D
Jarvan is a very fun champion, because he can dive into the whole enemy team and come back out alive, even with a couple of kills!
So now I will share with you my way of playing Jarvan :D
Credits to jhoijhoi for the template, which you can find here.
Updates
Volibear Patch Notes: 2011-12-28
Martial Cadence (Passive)
- Damage changed to physical from magic
- Damage changed to 6/8/10% (at levels 1/7/13) of the target's current health from 8%
- No longer procs spell effects such as Rylai's or Spell Vamp
Sweet! Now Dragon Strike + Demacian Standard are even easier to land. His passive now scales with levels as well. The damage is also changed to physical, which makes The Brutalizer and Youmuu's Ghostblade an even more viable choice, good stuff!
Masteries
Offensive
Summoner's Wrath - While your ignite is on cooldown, this gives you 5 AD, better than nothing.
Brute Force - Provides some nice early damage
Alacrity - Stacks with the attack speed from Demacian Standard
Weapon Expertise - Gives you more armor pen, which is good for late game and early game true damage
Defense
Resistance and Hardiness - Max one of these out according to other team composition
Durability - Extra health never hurts
Vigor - Good health regen that makes you last longer in lane
Indomitable - The damage decrease isn't that gamebreaking, but it will help
Veteran's Scars - Stacks with your Quints of Fortitude
Enlightenment - Allows you to spam your skills later in the game
Honor Guard - Same as Indomitable , but it will make you that little extra bit tanky
Juggernaut - HOLY **** this is amazing, this makes you very durable, and makes you less susceptible to disables, something Jarvan needs in teamfights.
Runes
- Greater Quintessence of Health: Gives you early lane durability, can also be replaced with Greater Quintessence of Vigor.
- Greater Mark of Desolation: Extra armor pen for teams stacking armor and early game true damage.
- Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: Some magic resistance if against AP caster in lane, can also be substituted for Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist for late game magic resist.
- Greater Seal of Armor: Some early game armor that stacks with Demacian Standard to make you durable in lane against champs such as Gangplank and Garen.
Summoner Spells
Flash: Got nerfed in the last patch, not as good as it used to be, but still a great summoner spell. |
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Ignite: Good spell to finish off that person with 100 health left, also negates healing and characters like Dr. Mundo. |
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Exhaust: You can replace Ignite with this. Use this if they have a dangerous AD carry (e.g. Vayne), you can shut them down easily. |
Ability Explanation
Martial Cadence - It's pretty much a Madred's Bloodrazor autoattack every 6 seconds, it does 8% of their health. It used to be 10%, but the nerf is not noticeable. This passive is good for last hitting and tanks for later on.
Dragon Strike - It's an AD skillshot, its a very thin and short skillshot, but you should be able to hit it most of the time. It scales incredibly well with AD (120%) and as a plus it lowers their armor as well.
Golden Aegis - The worst spell in Jarvan's kit, it still has its uses. It gives you a shield, depending on the amount of enemy champions around you. It's also an AoE slow, not the best one there is, but it does its job. Use this sparingly, as it costs a lot of mana.
Demacian Standard - The passive is very useful, giving you extra armor and attack speed. When activated, it places a flag on the ground, giving every else in the area the armor and attack speed. This is very useful in teamfights. You can also shoot your Dragon Strike at the flag, which will drag you to the area, knocking up anyone in its path. This is very useful, especially against champs that channel their ult (such as Katarina and Karthus). Keep that in mind when in teamfights with them. You can also use this as an escape tool, I've gotten out of many hairy situations with it.
Cataclysm - This is what separates the good Jarvans from the bad Jarvans. The use of this skill might determine the outcome of a teamfight. Use this skill to target AD carries or squishies in general. DO NOT trap champs such as Fiddlesticks while doing his ult or Galio while he is doing his ult, you'll kill yourself and your team. Cataclysm can also be used with other ults, if you have a Fiddlesticks on your team, consider using your ult in conjunction with his, the same goes with Galio, Amumu and Kennen.
Ability Sequence Order
Put a point in Cataclysm whenever its upgradable. Max out Dragon Strike first because it does great amounts of damage. Then max out Demacian Standard for the passive and the aura. Then max out Golden Aegis, its not as useful as the other skills.
Items
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: Start off with this item, gives you a nice HP boost and some attack damage. With this item you'll have nearly 700 hp.You can also get two if you're having some trouble with your lane. You can also replace this with Cloth Armor or Boots.
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: Best choice for boots in the game, it gives you magic resist and tenacity, a much needed stat. This item can be replaced with Ninja Tabi or in some rare cases Berserker's Greaves.
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: A very good item in the laning phase. It gives you armor, 23 Attack Damage and some very nice lifesteal. This item will keep you very sustained in lane. It also comes with a free ward, making it good against junglers.
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: This item gives you all you need, Armor Penetration and Cooldown Reduction. Not only will your Dragon Strike do more damage, you will be able to spam it more too! This builds into a Youmuu's Ghostblade, which will give you crit chance and a neat active.
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: This item gives you the best of both worlds, damage and durability. You also have a chance of slowing your opponents, which will help you get many kills. This builds into a Frozen Mallet which makes you even more tankier and the slow in now constant.
- : This item tops off your damage output. With this item and all the other items, you will have around 255 AD, which is insane! This also gives your 45 armor, very good against an AD heavy team, and some more crit chance.
Optional Items
- : This item is optional. If you want to spam your skills in lane, you can take this item instead of a second Doran's Blade. It also has 30 magic resist, so it is also good against champs such as Akali or Galio.
From here what you build is your choice. For me, I like to build Force of Nature for some nice magic resistance and for the movement speed boost. Then if you want you can sell your Wriggle's Lantern for one of these items.
DAMAGE
Infinity Edge
Bloodthirster
Black Cleaver
Madred's Bloodrazor
Last Whisper
Trinity Force
ARMOR
Randuin's Omen
Thornmail
Frozen Heart
MAGIC RESIST
Hexdrinker
Wit's End
Banshee's Veil
Teamfights
Jarvan's role in teamfights is to destroy squishies. He can do this is very well by using Demacian Standard + Dragon Strike in conjunction with each other. He can also separate champs from the teamfight with his Cataclysm, which can make all the difference in teamfights. If the enemy team is running, use Golden Aegis to slow them down. That's all there is to it.
Dominion
Jarvan is a very good Dominion champ, he can fit many roles. He can hold a point, he can capture points and he can kill people with little to no harm done to himself. He can be a very good disruptor as well, with abilities like Dragon Strike that can hit multiple people and his Demacian Standard + Dragon Strike combo.
Masteries
Runes
The only changes with runes I have in Dominion are the Quints, I usually take Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed for mobility, or Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage for more damage, since the Crystal Scar Aura gives you armor penetration.
Summoner Spells
Pretty much the same setup as Summoner's Rift, except I mostly take Ghost for early point capturing. You can also take Garrison if you plan on holding a point for a period of time.
Ability Sequence Order
Again, same as Summoner's Rift.
Items
The core build is pretty much the same as Summoner's Rift, I take Prospector's Blade and Boots to start off, then build the The Brutalizer for some more killing power, then I get Berserker's Greaves to make you kill faster ;), Mercury's Treads is still a good choice if the enemy has a lot of CC. Then as always, build Frozen Mallet, finish your Youmuu's Ghostblade then build Atma's Impaler. From here on, what you build is your decision.
Uses of Cataclysm
For lack of better words, Cataclysm can really screw up a team on Dominion, whether it be their team or yours. Cataclysm can be used in many situations on Dominion, such as:
- Preventing a champ(s) from capturing a point
- Separating a dangerous AD carry or fed champ from a fight
- Trapping them inside your point, so they get repeatedly shot by the turret
You SHOULDN'T use Cataclysm when your team is fighting on an enemy point, if the enemy team has a Garrison, it can lead to some nasty results. Only do so if your team is confident that they'll win the fight outright. Same general rules apply from the advice given in the Ability Explanation section.
Summary
Thank you for reading my guide for Jarvan. I hope you have as much fun with this build as I have, please leave a comment and vote, any criticisms are welcome.
Credits to jhoijhoi for the template, which you can find here.
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