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learn 2 counter pedo junglers with Jarvan IV





Best builds overall





Quick Jarvan IV AD Jungle Build


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Conqueror and Electrocute are the two most viable Keystones for Jarvan IV. Build Goredrinker with Conqueror and build Eclipse with Electrocute.

Summoner spells

  • Spells



Ability Rotations

Conqueror + Goredrinker





Electrocute + Eclipse





Best core build options

The order in which you buy your items is always important, and early on it's best to save for a major item component like Ironspike Whip rather than several small components like Long Swords, Ruby Crystals, etc. Always build something with AD as a second item to Goredrinker or Eclipse. After building your second item you can afford to start on purely defensive items if you see them fit, but with the recent changes to his W it's more valuable to build AD instead. Your best options for third item would be Guardian Angel, DD, Maw, Sterak's, Black Cleaver, or Chempunk Chainsword, all independent of whatever you built for your second item. Try to save your early gold for a legendary item rather than going straight for tier 2 boots after Goredrinker or Eclipse.

First base



Boots into Mythic



Tier 2 boots and second item

Best item combinations after mythic

These are the best item combinations after building your mythic of choice, based on what I have found to be the strongest. They are ordered from strongest to weakest overall, with BC and GA being the strongest with DD and Maw being the weakest. (Sterak's is usually exclusively built with Black Cleaver since it's the only core item with health to scale with it.)















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  • Breakdown

Best items

  • Strongest synergy
  • Less common items
  • Thornmail





Rune analysis

  • Precision
  • Domination
  • Inspiration
  • Resolve
  • Sorcery
  • Rune shards

Ability orders

  • Skill Path

Jarvan IV

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Q is your most valuable ability for its knockup/armor shred. Additionally, its cooldown decreases, damage increases, and armor shred increases with levels. Jarvan's Q and R are his only sources of scaling physical damage so having his Q on a lower cooldown is incredibly important. Jarvan's E doesn't give any scaling damage and only gives attack speed and decreased cooldown with levels so it's not as valuable as maxing Q. (Before patch 13.3) Jarvan's W increases slow and base shield amount with levels (i.e. a +20 damage shield increase each level) without increasing the % health portion of the shield, and is essentially the worst ability in his kit. Since the addition of AD scaling to his W, Jarvan can now use this ability to its fullest potential. The health scaling portion of the shield is only active around enemy champions while the AD scaling portion is always in effect when using this ability.

There are some cases in which E can be maxed before Q, but maxing E is only viable in builds that emphasize on-hit effects or tank items since Jarvan's E has no scaling with AD.



Alternative builds

Jarvan is a very flexible pick with many different viable builds and playstyles, but the average player will always pick the meta for its ease of access and consistency. Jarvan has plenty of build options besides the regular bruiser build with Conqueror and Goredrinker, and there are many cases in which the meta build is not the best option available. Many seasoned Jarvan players naturally gravitate towards niche and strange items or builds for this exact reason, and here I am showcasing some builds that exist outside of the current meta and appeal to different playstyles than what is most commonly used. Since the start of preseason I haven't been able to test out any new builds but I plan to update with viable ones when they come up. With the new buffs to Jarvan's W, many new builds are now viable as any item with AD gives tankiness through its AD scaling with his shield.





Quick Jarvan IV Lethality Jungle Build


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Quick Jarvan IV AD Jungle Build


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Quick Jarvan IV Tank Jungle Build


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Quick Jarvan IV Tank Jungle Build


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Most difficult matchups

I'm way too lazy to list all of his matchups and how to play them so here are the most cancerous ones.


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Mythic and Keystone tier lists (Outdated)







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Lemi 3 months ago

thank u so much for this guide big bug shirt, ive been able to gap so many pedo junglers thanks to ur guide

context: naby keita (euw), u saved me from the very pits of low, time 2 get to high