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League of Legends (LoL) Question: Thoughts on Jarvan IV Top?

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Thoughts on Jarvan IV Top?

Asked by R4GE on October 29, 2014

Greetings!

So I've recently bought and I've played a games with him in the Jungle, but now I'm wondering if his viable in Top lane?

What makes him viable, and what would you build on him?

Thanks for answers!

Answers (4)

Go to www.jarvan4.com you'll learn everything you need to know about j4.

(5) |

You could try my guide.

http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/demaciaaa-top-lane-jarvan-iv-399455

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is a viable top laner, however, he's far from perfect. A while ago, they lowered a few of his mana costs and buffed his passive, meaning he can effectively trade with and bully enemies out of lane. However, he still lacks sustain and his base health isn't exactly amazing. He can get himself into trouble very easily with his overly aggressive nature in lane (an easy camp target if he chooses to remain aggro) and trading poorly will make you feel helpless when playing him. Basically you have to secure lane dominance early (He's very good at cheesing people at level 3, just go QEQ) and snowball the game into oblivion. He isn't terrible when behind, but he murders things when he's fed.

As for a build, do something like this;

start, rush . Grab a if doing very well. , /. Then finish your and .

Some good optional items would be , , , and .

Source; Jarvan IV is one of my most played champions in ranked, and I play him exclusively top lane.

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Thanks for all this information! I will try him out some more when I got time.

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's not even that bad. She's squishy and pretty easy to dunk if she goes aggro on you (If she does this, then she's used half or more of his dashes to attack you, generally). J4 does well against many melee laners, especially ones without sustain due to his bullying power. Only lanes I've had a real with with as J4 is ranged laners like Ryze or lulu who can generally poke you down and deny your ability to engage or farm.

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Since I've been kind of busy today I've only been able to play one game with J4. Can you give a example for a favorable and an unfavorable matchup for him? After playing one game with him I've been thinking about which kind of champions counters me. Mobile champions like who can easily dodge your E-Q combo gives you a hard time. That's the only one I've figured out at the moment.

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J4 top carries games hard; my smurf is proof of that.

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If a J4 gets fed, and he's got , it's probably the most terrifying thing you'll ever see. If you're playing against him, it's terrifying. If you're playing with him, the only things you'll see in your opponents is fear in its most purest form

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I personally rush Hydra and go straight into Cleaver if doing well. Hexdrinker is a great pickup too. Other items are fine, though I don't think J4 should be built tanky during the early stages of the game as he packs a lot of innate tankiness and bursts incredibly well.

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Similar to a WuKong top lane. He has engage, enhanced auto attacks, and the escape/unpredictability. He has some good match ups, and I would say he builds almost identical to WuKong top lane.

TLDR: He is Wukong, build him like it.

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