Jarvan IV Jungle Build

Jarvan IV Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Jungle

Jarvan IV Jungle is ranked A tier. The best build for Jarvan IV Jungle is Eclipse, Plated Steelcaps, Sundered Sky, Frozen Heart, and Spirit Visage. Most picked runes for Jarvan IV Jungle are Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace for primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear for secondary tree.

Jarvan IV Champion Abilities

Martial Cadence

Jarvan's attacks deal an additional 8% current health as physical damage. This effect has a 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 second cooldown per target. P

Dragon Strike

Jarvan extends his lance, dealing 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 / 250 (+1.45 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and removing 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26% of the target's armor for 3 seconds.

If the lance connects with Demacian Standard, Jarvan will pull himself to it, knocking up those in his path for 0.75 seconds. Q

Golden Aegis

Jarvan summons an aegis, slowing nearby enemies by 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% for 2 seconds and granting him a 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 (+0.7 per bonus attack damage) shield for each enemy champion hit. W

Demacian Standard

Passive: Jarvan gains 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% attack speed.

Active: Jarvan throws a standard into the ground, dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and granting allies near the standard the same amount of attack speed as Jarvan's passive for 8 seconds. E

Cataclysm

Jarvan heroically leaps to an enemy champion, dealing 200 / 325 / 450 (+1.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to them and surrounding enemies and creating an arena of impassable terrain around them for 3.5 seconds.

Jarvan can recast to collapse the terrain. R

Jarvan IV Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Jarvan IV Runes

Jarvan IV Items

Jarvan IV Ability Order

Jarvan IV Matchups Overview

Strong against

Ivern

Skarner

Nidalee

Gragas

Elise

Pantheon

Weak against

Talon

Hecarim

Karthus

Kha'Zix

Nidalee

Bel'Veth

Jarvan IV Tips and Tricks

Jarvan IV is an early game dominant Jungler. Look to gank as often as possible to get yourself and your laners ahead. You can gank at level 2 once you’ve unlocked your Q and E if the enemy laners are weak and your laner has a strong level 1. Use alternative ganking routes to get to your allies, such as utilizing the Blast Cone to dodge commonly placed wards or the Scuttle Crab. Jarvan also has incredible Dragon and Rift Herald taking potential. Always try to take these objectives when they’re up to build an advantage. To do so, get priority in a nearby lane and then secure the objective, but make sure it’s not warded.

The Best Jarvan IV Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle

Most Popular

For the most popular Jarvan IV Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, choose Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, although this can change depending on the matchup. For your items, start with Eclipse, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. Finish the build with Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage, and Sterak's Gage. For skill order, go with Q - E - W.

Optional

For an alternate build, take Flash and Smite for your Summoner Spells. Use Conqueror as your keystone with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. Choose Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Sundered Sky, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. For the last three items, go with Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage, and Sterak's Gage. The ability max order should still be Q - E - W.

Alternative

If you're looking for an alternative build, take Flash and Smite for Summoner Spells. For runes, use Conqueror with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Relentless Hunter with Sudden Impact in the secondary tree. For rune shards, go with Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Profane Hydra, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Eclipse. Complete the build with Sundered Sky, Frozen Heart, and Black Cleaver. Stick to the ability max order of Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta build, use Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. For runes, use Conqueror with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For shards, go with Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. For items, start with Titanic Hydra, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. Finish with Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. The ability order should be Q - E - W.

Situational Jarvan IV Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to adjust your items or take specific runes. Always consider your team, the enemy team, and the game state when planning your Jarvan IV build. For example, if you're facing a heavy magic damage team, you may want to opt for Magic Resist shards or items like Spirit Visage.