Jarvan IV - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
2.6%

Jarvan IVBuild

BFighterTank
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.9 Jarvan IV build uses Boots of Swiftness, Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance, Sundered Sky, Serylda's Grudge, Farsight Alteration. This Jarvan IV build has a 3.13% pick rate and a 66.27% win rate in LoL patch 26.9. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Jarvan IV build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Profane Hydra - Jarvan IV Highest Win Rate Build core itemProfane Hydra
  • Axiom Arc - Jarvan IV Highest Win Rate Build core itemAxiom Arc
  • Death's Dance - Jarvan IV Highest Win Rate Build core itemDeath's Dance
66.3%Win Rate
+15.8%WR Diff
3.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Sundered Sky - Jarvan IV Most Popular Build core itemSundered Sky
  • Frozen Heart - Jarvan IV Most Popular Build core itemFrozen Heart
  • Black Cleaver - Jarvan IV Most Popular Build core itemBlack Cleaver
55.6%Win Rate
+5.1%WR Diff
3.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Sundered Sky - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 1 core itemSundered Sky
  • Black Cleaver - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 1 core itemBlack Cleaver
  • Guardian Angel - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 1 core itemGuardian Angel
65.3%Win Rate
+14.9%WR Diff
3.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Sundered Sky - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 2 core itemSundered Sky
  • Death's Dance - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 2 core itemDeath's Dance
  • Black Cleaver - Jarvan IV Alternative Build 2 core itemBlack Cleaver
57.5%Win Rate
+7.0%WR Diff
2.4%Pick Rate

Best Jarvan IV Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Jarvan IV build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
Top Summoner Spells
  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    57.9%Win Rate99.2%Pick Rate

Jarvan IV build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Jarvan IV are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 67.6% win rate and 29.1% pick rate. Alternative options include Mosstomper Seedling + Stealth Ward; Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth Ward.

Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw PupHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
67.6%Win Rate
29.1%Pick Rate
Mosstomper SeedlingMosstomper SeedlingStealth WardStealth Ward
42.9%Win Rate
11.0%Pick Rate
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker HatchlingStealth WardStealth Ward
40.0%Win Rate
7.9%Pick Rate
These are Jarvan IV's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Sundered Sky (49.8% WR, -0.6% WR diff, 59.8% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 45 AD. Death's Dance (57.3% WR, +6.8% WR diff, 20.0% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Black Cleaver (53.1% WR, +2.7% WR diff, 38.1% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Jarvan IV include Frozen Heart, Guardian Angel. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Jarvan IV are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Jarvan IV is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Jarvan IV build.

Top Build Focus
  • Jarvan IV armorArmor170
  • Jarvan IV healthHealth800
  • Jarvan IV attack damageAD200
  • Jarvan IV movement speedSpeed25
  • Jarvan IV manaMana400
When facing Jarvan IV's top counters like Khazix, Shyvana, Teemo, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Frozen Heart or Guardian Angel based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Jarvan IV performance.
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physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,100g

This Jarvan IV physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.5% win rate across 127 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 200 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Jarvan IV build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,400, this Jarvan IV build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Jarvan IV build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths
  • Exceptional physical damage output with 200 total attack damage from items
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions that use similar core items to Jarvan IV. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current jarvan iv build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Aatrox champion
Aatrox
Core Items
  • Hubris - Aatrox core item
  • Sundered Sky - Aatrox core item
  • Death's Dance - Aatrox core item
56.8%Win Rate
2.4%Pick Rate
Hecarim champion
Hecarim
Core Items
  • Death's Dance - Hecarim core item
  • Spear of Shojin - Hecarim core item
  • Black Cleaver - Hecarim core item
54.6%Win Rate
6.9%Pick Rate

See Also

Jarvan IV OverviewJarvan IV RunesJarvan IV CountersAll Items