How to Play Jarvan IV Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

Max order: Q > E > W
First item: Umbral Glaive12.3 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +398
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 65.4%

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Jarvan IV Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

Support

When Jarvan IV Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Jarvan IV wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Jarvan IV's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Jarvan IV hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Jarvan IV can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Jarvan IV can start or win.
12.3 min
First item at 12.3 min
Umbral Glaive is done — Jarvan IV's first real damage or durability spike.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Jarvan IV wins 50.0% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Jarvan IV Support Laning Plan

Jarvan IV is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Jarvan IV Support is 398 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 68% of games. Jarvan IV averages 0.09 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Jarvan IV win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead65.4%
Ahead54.8%
Behind30.5%

Jarvan IV Mid and Late Game

What Jarvan IV does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Jarvan IV soaks damage well (percentile 79): stand between the enemy and your carries.
Jarvan IV wins 5.2 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

Mistakes to avoid

Jarvan IV falls behind in CS (15/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.
Jarvan IV is not a damage carry (19/100): don't take fights expecting Jarvan IV to win them alone.

Playing Jarvan IV

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

Playing Against Jarvan IV

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

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How to Play Jarvan IV FAQ - Patch 26.19

When does Jarvan IV power spike?

Jarvan IV's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 12.3 min.

Can Jarvan IV come back from behind?

Jarvan IV wins 31% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 59 games), against 55% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Jarvan IV games, but it is not decisive.

What is Jarvan IV's first item?

Most Jarvan IV players finish Umbral Glaive first, at a median of 12.3 minutes.

How do you play Jarvan IV Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Jarvan IV wins by playing to these strengths: front-line for your carries; end the game early.

Jarvan IV How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes