League Classic matchup
Garen vs Jarvan IV
The lane, from both sides
Garen’s side
No note from Garen’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
Jarvan IV’s side
- Weak against Garenfrom the Jungle AD Bruiser build (Jungle)
Decisive Strike
Decisive StrikeQActive: Garen cleanses himself of all slows affecting him and gains 35% bonus movement speed for a few seconds. Additionally, his next basic attack within 4.5 seconds deals bonus physical damage and silences his target. Decisive Strike resets Garen's basic attack timer.'s silence shuts down the
Dragon Strike
Dragon StrikeQActive: Jarvan IV extends his lance in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies hit and inflicting them with armor penetration for 3 seconds. If the lance connects with a deployed Demacian Standard, Jarvan IV dashes to its location, knocking up nearby enemies around him and along his path for 0.75 seconds. Jarvan IV can cast any of his abilities during the dash.-
Demacian Standard
Demacian StandardEPassive: Jarvan IV gains bonus attack speed and bonus armor. Active: Jarvan IV throws a Demacian flag to the target location, dealing magic damage to enemies within the area. The flag then remains for 8 seconds, granting sight of its surroundings and providing an aura that grants Demacian Standard's passive bonus attack speed to all nearby allied champions as well as Jarvan IV himself. combo, and
Judgment
JudgmentEActive: Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body for 3 seconds, losing the ability to basic attack but dealing physical damage each second to enemies within range for the duration. Judgment deals 75% damage to minions and monsters. Garen is ghosted while spinning but moves 20% slower when traveling through units. Judgment can critically strike. out-damages the passive shield in every extended trade.
The kits at a glance
Garen
Full abilities- Perseverance
- Decisive Strike
- Courage
- Judgment
- Demacian Justice
Jarvan IV
Full abilities- Martial Cadence
- Dragon Strike
- Golden Aegis
- Demacian Standard
- Cataclysm
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Garen | Jarvan IV |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 551 (+96) | 510 (+90) |
| HP regen | 1.8 (+0.15) | 1.54 (+0.14) |
| Mana | – | 275 (+40) |
| Attack damage | 60 (+3.5) | 53.4 (+3.4) |
| Armor | 25.7 (+3) | 21.6 (+3) |
| Magic resist | 31.25 (+1.25) | 31.25 (+1.25) |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+2.9) | 0.658 (+2.5) |
| Move speed | 345 | 340 |
| Attack range | 125 | 175 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
More matchups
The full kits, builds and every other matchup: Garen · Jarvan IV











