Darius vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Darius
based on 1,892 Darius vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Jarvan IV
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Advice to Win Against Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Darius vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Darius vs. Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..
Darius usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jarvan IV. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Darius and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Darius or Jarvan IV?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Jarvan IV.
While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Jarvan IV.
Furthermore, Darius has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Jarvan IV matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Jarvan IV. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Darius in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius often racks up much more CS as Jarvan IV. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Darius versus Jarvan IV build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Death's Dance. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Jarvan IV than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Jarvan IV with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Darius vs Jarvan IV matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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