League Classic matchup
Jarvan IV vs Jax
The lane, from both sides
Jarvan IV’s side
- Weak against Jaxfrom the Jungle AD Bruiser build (Jungle)
Counter Strike
Counter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. dodges 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. knock-up window and stuns the follow-up; inside
Cataclysm
CataclysmRActive: Jarvan IV leaps with displacement immunity to the target enemy champion's location over 0.35 seconds, dealing physical damage to the target enemy upon arrival. Upon impact, he creates a circle of impassable terrain that knocks aside enemies within the perimeter over 0.15 seconds, knocking them out of the circle if they are on the outer edge and pulling them in otherwise. The terrain lasts for 3.5 seconds and grants sight of the area. Cataclysm can be recast after 0.75 seconds while the terrain is present. Recast: Jarvan IV destroys the terrain created by Cataclysm., Jax is the one winning the duel.
Jax’s side
No note from Jax’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
The kits at a glance
Jarvan IV
Full abilities- Martial Cadence
- Dragon Strike
- Golden Aegis
- Demacian Standard
- Cataclysm
- Equipment Mastery
- Leap Strike
- Empower
- Counter Strike
- Grandmaster's Might
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Jarvan IV | Jax |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 510 (+90) | 506 (+83) |
| HP regen | 1.54 (+0.14) | 1.6 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 275 (+40) | 265 (+35) |
| Attack damage | 53.4 (+3.4) | 59.675 (+3.375) |
| Armor | 21.6 (+3) | 25.5 (+3.2) |
| Magic resist | 31.25 (+1.25) | 31.25 (+1.25) |
| Attack speed | 0.658 (+2.5) | 0.638 (+3.4) |
| Move speed | 340 | 350 |
| Attack range | 175 | 125 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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