Jarvan IVvs Talon
Jarvan IV vs Talon is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Jarvan IV wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Talon based on 40 games. Jarvan IV wins the early laning phase while Talon scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jarvan IV build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup.
Jarvan IV Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jarvan IV performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Talon(52.5%)Who Wins the Jarvan IV vs Talon Matchup?
Jarvan IV vs Talon Matchup Summary
The Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 40 recent matches analyzed, Jarvan IV wins with a 52.5% win rate compared to Talon's 47.5%, giving Jarvan IV a 5.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jarvan IV controls the early laning stage, but Talon outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jarvan IV needs to press advantages before Talon reaches their power spikes, while Talon should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jarvan IV leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jarvan IV has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Talon's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jarvan IV vs Talon Laning Phase Breakdown
Talon is favored during the laning phase against Jarvan IV, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Talon holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Jarvan IV Build Against Talon
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Talon, providing the mobility and stats Jarvan IV needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jarvan IV against Talon are Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc and Death's Dance. This combination gives Jarvan IV an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Talon. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Jarvan IV64.7%Talon35.3%Jarvan IV43.5%Talon56.5%Jarvan IV dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.7% win rate — a 29.4 percentage point lead over Talon. This lopsided early game means Jarvan IV can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Talon is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.5% win rate — 13.0 points above Jarvan IV. Extended games heavily favor Talon, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Jarvan IV must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Talon reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Talon survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Jarvan IV Runes Against Talon
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Jarvan IV to press their advantage against Talon, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Jarvan IV matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Jarvan IV's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Jarvan IV build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.23% | 235 | 1.0 | 586 | 12,428 | 51.4% | 43.5% | |
| 56.56% | 122 | 1.0 | 585 | 12,358 | 53.1% | 60.3% | |
| 54.10% | 122 | 1.0 | 598 | 12,684 | 54.5% | 53.7% | |
| 56.88% | 109 | 0.9 | 652 | 12,622 | 57.4% | 56.4% | |
| 39.81% | 108 | 1.0 | 608 | 13,016 | 33.3% | 43.9% | |
| 46.73% | 107 | 1.0 | 618 | 12,735 | 51.1% | 43.5% | |
| 48.04% | 102 | 1.0 | 566 | 12,471 | 60.0% | 36.5% | |
| 41.05% | 95 | 0.9 | 648 | 12,402 | 44.9% | 37.0% | |
| 45.05% | 91 | 1.1 | 619 | 12,282 | 43.6% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 90 | 0.9 | 585 | 12,068 | 47.5% | 52.0% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 1.1 | 685 | 11,908 | 52.4% | 59.5% | |
| 52.44% | 82 | 0.9 | 594 | 13,360 | 59.4% | 48.0% | |
| 46.84% | 79 | 0.9 | 640 | 12,331 | 43.2% | 50.0% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 1.0 | 706 | 13,518 | 62.1% | 39.6% | |
| 60.53% | 76 | 1.1 | 683 | 13,888 | 62.5% | 59.6% | |
| 59.21% | 76 | 1.0 | 697 | 12,874 | 60.0% | 58.5% | |
| 53.33% | 75 | 1.1 | 675 | 11,981 | 54.0% | 52.6% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 1.0 | 636 | 12,076 | 56.8% | 41.9% | |
| 51.56% | 64 | 1.3 | 572 | 12,221 | 48.5% | 54.8% | |
| 40.63% | 64 | 1.1 | 604 | 12,580 | 38.5% | 42.1% | |
| 39.68% | 63 | 0.9 | 535 | 12,357 | 33.3% | 45.5% | |
| 54.84% | 62 | 1.0 | 635 | 12,481 | 48.4% | 61.3% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 1.0 | 649 | 12,419 | 60.0% | 38.7% | |
| 59.65% | 57 | 1.1 | 631 | 12,865 | 64.5% | 53.9% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 0.9 | 618 | 12,181 | 51.7% | 39.3% | |
| 60.38% | 53 | 0.8 | 587 | 11,742 | 57.1% | 64.0% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 0.9 | 545 | 11,419 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 0.7 | 611 | 12,947 | 63.2% | 60.0% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,620 | 42.1% | 52.2% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 0.9 | 633 | 12,633 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 630 | 12,739 | 64.7% | 43.5% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 0.9 | 565 | 11,306 | 47.8% | 41.2% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.2 | 624 | 12,985 | 65.0% | 31.6% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 1.1 | 691 | 13,234 | 56.5% | 60.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 1.0 | 589 | 12,355 | 52.9% | 55.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 1.1 | 614 | 13,397 | 66.7% | 52.0% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 1.0 | 644 | 13,797 | 64.3% | 65.2% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.0 | 719 | 12,559 | 37.5% | 52.6% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 0.9 | 564 | 11,579 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 0.9 | 664 | 12,016 | 56.3% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 0.8 | 653 | 12,915 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 0.9 | 655 | 13,765 | 53.9% | 55.6% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.1 | 584 | 11,486 | 42.9% | 46.7% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.0 | 752 | 14,050 | 46.1% | 37.5% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 0.8 | 599 | 13,367 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.2 | 642 | 13,128 | 37.5% | 42.9% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 2.0 | 573 | 12,742 | 77.8% | 25.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.2 | 539 | 12,404 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 657 | 13,747 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.1 | 641 | 12,790 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.3 | 544 | 11,759 | 28.6% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.5 | 651 | 12,166 | 12.5% | 80.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.4 | 665 | 12,850 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 1.0 | 682 | 14,365 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.1 | 524 | 9,616 | 71.4% | 22.2% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.8 | 594 | 12,624 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.3 | 636 | 12,735 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.8 | 750 | 12,648 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.8 | 692 | 12,618 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 0.8 | 762 | 13,459 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.6 | 477 | 11,612 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 505 | 10,102 | 60.0% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.3 | 645 | 10,628 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 0.9 | 570 | 11,407 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 694 | 9,939 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.8 | 720 | 14,282 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 614 | 13,666 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 550 | 11,628 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.0 | 655 | 13,698 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 8 | 3.0 | 788 | 15,369 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.0 | 563 | 10,087 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.7 | 767 | 13,472 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.9 | 640 | 10,261 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 597 | 11,676 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.7 | 746 | 12,556 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 421 | 9,185 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 486 | 10,662 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 498 | 9,397 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.4 | 718 | 14,325 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.3 | 578 | 11,531 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 627 | 10,248 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 587 | 10,797 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 620 | 10,642 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 598 | 11,696 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 719 | 10,820 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 674 | 9,816 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Jarvan IV vs Talon - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jarvan IV do against Talon in League of Legends?
Jarvan IV wins the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup with a 52.5% win rate compared to Talon's 47.5%, a 5.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 40 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Jarvan IV do against Talon in the early game?
In the early game, Jarvan IV has the advantage against Talon with a 64.7% win rate versus 35.3%. Jarvan IV players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jarvan IV do against Talon in the late game?
In the late game, Talon takes over the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to 43.5%. Talon scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup?
Jarvan IV wins the matchup against Talon with a 52.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 5.0 percentage point advantage means Jarvan IV is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 40 games analyzed.
What is the best Jarvan IV build against Talon?
The best Jarvan IV build against Talon includes Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Jarvan IV runes against Talon?
The best Jarvan IV runes against Talon use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Jarvan IV vs Talon matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jarvan IV counter Talon?
Yes, Jarvan IV has a favorable matchup against Talon with a 52.5% win rate. Jarvan IV strongly counters Talon in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Jarvan IV against Talon?
When playing Jarvan IV against Talon, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.