JARVAN IV Guide - How to PATH and Carry With JARVAN Step by Step - Detailed Guide

[@SuperDapperLive]

A guide from a player/coach with a solid pedigree, is good at explaining different concepts, and helpful timestamps. Glad to be here towards the beginning. Thanks for the guide, coach!

[@coachudysof]

Glad to have you here!

[@matthewperry600]

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[@namelesssturdy4676]

Lol i have wanted to main jarvan and this is the most detailed guide i have seen on youtube. This guide needs to be viewed more. 3 months in the making is alot of work. Hope you could do more like these when you have time. Do more popular champs because it will be in the algorithm more. And more recognition.

[@EvanGaoTV]

Ok, this guy is qualified AND good at explaining. Good video!

[@csh96m]

Your kind effort on this comprehensive tutorial is much appreciated.

[@coachudysof]

🙏

[@kappachan2129]

HOY SHIT, for someone whos new to league and even more new to jungle and jarvan, this shit is a gem. GG

[@coachudysof]

Welcome to the game brotha

[@lordbaconbane6145]

This video has skyrocketed my J4 win rate. Highly digestible and very informative. Thank you so much!

[@coachudysof]

Glad you're climbing, keep it up :D

[@AphroVenator]

This is possibly the most comprehensive Jarvan guide on KZbin, and it comes from a credible player no less.

[@boyano1406]

Mate I haven't watched your videos nor I am Jarvan main, but the quality and info in this video deserves much appreciation

[@TheHaSaMiC]

Fun, engaging and incredibly well detailed, never seen the likes of it before on KZbin or anywhere else. Thank you for taking the time of doing this amazing video.

[@davidbishop5185]

I've been playing J4 since Season 1 and could not have explained him better than you. Good Job!

[@iReinTV]

thank you for making this video, so much went into this it deserves way more views. Thank you seriously helped me a lot!

[@coachudysof]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@hecatrice2064]

In a sea of garbage content I've come across this. Just picked up J4 after hearing he's kinda good now. I love to see oldschool champs return in the meta. Great video.

[@user-co4yy8mz1k]

The most comprehensive guide I've seen yet thx for the great info!

[@ashoc0]

bro i cant believe i watched a 2hour guide about a champion xD longer than most movies but somehow kept me enticed lol

[@coachudysof]

:D

[@renatoign]

Best J4 guide on KZbin! Thanks mate.

[@KumaGoods]

This is the best tutorial video of J4 I've ever seen. Also, your pronunciation is very clear and kind for nonnative viewers.

[@r0flcopter]

This is awesome. I've played probably 500 games with jarvan and still learned a ton. thank you so much

[@nashdash6404]

This video deserves more views and likes. This guy should be making more videos. Waaaay more videos.

[@MrHyun123]

Best guide for my main! I really like the detailed inisght you've given us!!

[@artit4946]

I respect you for doing this video especially you have done this for so long and you got mustache what a chad

[@kevinbecker4507]

Very Thank You for the deep Guide. I learned a lot and im hyped to play Jarvan more in my Solo Q Games. Good Work

[@sevenertentainment7126]

Very needed and reasonable guide! Greetz from Jarvan enjoyer

[@Pontiffy]

Ty for the amazing video Coach Udysof!

[@josephstingley1961]

by far one of the best league guides on yt. ty for ur service.

[@aseriousbro6992]

Awesome. Now THIS is a Guide.

[@likebotting784]

I’ve been duoing with a syndra mid and it’s a match made in heaven, the long range setup she provides makes it so every gank is easy.

[@skytiana]

this video was great and made with a lot of love. great job! very informative.

[@domantas2667]

Phenomenal video!

[@GetAPlaster]

This is the best indepth review of a champion ever! Thank you so much coach, just wished we had these for more champions...

[@samueljantzen63]

Please continue making content you are so good at it! please also make sure to enjoy the process :) Merry Christmas!

[@coachudysof]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@viniciusgeromel2681]

Dude, your videos are amazing! Keep the good job! Congrats

[@tribesbrotzel3364]

Comment for Algorythm Great Video, ill keep watching you

[@JohnSmithlol2584]

Honestly Im watching this 8 months later and I'm so happy. Wished you had more guides on other champs tho 😭

[@coachudysof]

Working on some more now :)

[@stevendavidovici1765]

This guide should get even more relevant now since J4 just got a huge buff!

[@Dannychii]

Seeing how happy you get on your own gameplay, this looks fun! I play Diana but I see a lot of similarities with Jarvan here, kinda just Q and E switched :D

[@AlaaAhmed-ov6ho]

really really good guide ty man ❤❤

[@coachudysof]

Glad you liked it 🙏

[@carljames5260]

What a sweet video. Thank you!

[@MFGeedorah47]

Was using your guide on mobafire for him but there were some things I didn’t get like runes and build path so this is exactly what I needed

[@cosmo7194]

The best feeling of learning jungle is when your decision masking matches with jungle main ytbers

[@coachudysof]

Great work brotha 😎

[@samoahlin1075]

amazing guide/video i wish there were guides like these for more champs

[@mohammedelaaouani1245]

i really like the guide, keep the hard work

[@nimahanna1709]

1:08:30 I like to go in the high blue bush and wait for them to blow their spells on blue, can steal the buff too, wastes more time and is bad if they gromp first but u can fight that too.

[@DiegoDerSchatten]

22:30 Yes, it is not a "better way", but it helped me with Jarvans E+Q+Flash combo. I see that you already use the different stages of Jarvans Knock Ups and Damage Knock Up Flashes, but for me a long time some flashes I've made worked perfectly well and some didn't even do any of damage or knock up, which confused me, because they all seemed to look the same. But they didn't. What I recommend to people that are just approaching these combos, is to put dummies like this (o=dummy) and plant the Flags on the left dummys or on different locations (x=Locations), check when Jarvan ACTUALLY Knocks up someone without flash and when he knocks up someone by flashing on different spots on the right side. (- empty field) x - - o - o x - - o - o x - - It is surprising what really works and what doesn't.

[@purrg1150]

Thank you for the guide, liked and subscribed 👍

[@SyzTheCuban]

Kind of insane you made such an extremely long video. Especially since its a super in depth guide video which usually doesn't get as many views or clicks as gameplay montage videos. Nevertheless, great video absolutely loved it. Wish you much success in 2023.

[@coachudysof]

Thanks 😊

[@ink2467]

Amazing video

[@chrisandreas4239]

Very detailed and well explained guide thank you very much!!

[@FlamezPlayz321]

amazing video, incredibly helpful. ive probably watched it 3 times through by now. i love playing j4 and he has become my new main, but i often find myself wanting him to do more damage than he does. ive been theory crafting a more auto attack based build for high dps and was wondering if theres any merit to it at all. the core would be blade of the ruined king, trinity force, kraken slayer, with cdr boots most of the time. after the first 3 ive been trying storm razor and wits end. storm razor stacks very quickly because of how fast you attack with all the attack speed and lethal temp. Thanks for making such an amazing video! Edit: this would most likely be used in the top lane because of the constant dualing potential that j4 has, not sure how well it would do in jungle comparatively

[@coachudysof]

Builds can vary at different levels of play. Something that might be able to work in silver won’t work in platinum. I urge my students to experiment with builds. I recommend what works for me in high elo because it will work at all levels. At my rank a build like this won’t work because you will just lose to a good adc. If you can get away with farming, splitting and dueling at your rank then go for it. But in most cases when jarvan engages hes not getting much opportunities to auto if hes squishy, so i would opt for a more upfront damage build which places his damage on his abilities rather than in dps. So if you need damage i would build things like eclipse and other lethality items since this synergises with your ability based damage.

[@FlamezPlayz321]

@@coachudysof Such a quick response! Thank you for the advice!

[@danielsanoja6182]

Amazing video man, all the work that you put into this is absolutely appreciated, i'm interested in personal coaching sessions, been playing for a while gold/plat ranks in NA and would love to be able to get better at the game.

[@coachudysof]

Glad you liked the video! Feel free to add my discord “udysof” if you’d like to ask any questions about coaching :D

[@RecklessSatyr]

I just got completely stomped by a Kindred, and it felt like I had no chance. Well, I am only emerald, but seeing Kindred as top counter eased my mind a bit. Need to watch a video about her now to understand her better.

[@amelciauwu155]

That was the most impressive guide and presentation for a champ that I have ever seen. I'm going to add J4 to my champ pool because tanky champs with early powerspikes are very good rn in my opinion. Btw do you plan on doing K6 guide in the near future? Because I'm struggling with im in this season. ( I hate tank meta I guess...)

[@martinpalacios697]

Hi! Great video man, I had never played him, jumped into a game and went 12 2 15 🤣

[@martinpalacios697]

What is the most optimum build rn? I went goredrinker shojin mercs, black cleaver and coklector

[@coachudysof]

I think that build is pretty good but i'd usually build ionian boots more often@@martinpalacios697

[@Kadras]

Loved the video. Really helpful. What is your opinion of spear of shojin on him? I quite like it but is it worth it?

[@coachudysof]

Yeah it’s really strong i build it more often now. Instead of black cleaver sometimes if I don’t get value from the armour shred.

[@iRiDiKi]

I think it's important to say that when you have multiple flags and you q through them all, it will only pull you to the closest flag.

[@zbabyg6998]

Love the old voli and pantheon splash arts

[@jarvancetvrti4238]

Nice!

[@0013KennY]

Awesome guide, learned alot! I do not know exactly on which patch you are playing and recomending Ravenous Hydra. Is it viable after 13.1b? Thanks for your help :)

[@coachudysof]

I don't build hydra anymore

[@GabrielCazorlaPersson1]

What do you think about Spear of Shojin? I have seen that the pros build it, and some other guide recommend it as well.

[@coachudysof]

It’s very good, you should build it 2nd most games

[@straffentoebak1016]

solid guide, cheers! nowadays, what do you think about Eclipse vs Goredrinker?

[@coachudysof]

Not too certain on the current patch items, I'm watching a lot of pro play atm and not playing myself. But in pro play right now I see very little opportunities to buy gore. Eclipse works on champs like jayce

[@aaronvilkama]

Hey Coach, Im really thankful for the guide since it really helped me getting into j4. since i first watched the video and now lie 100 games on j4 with 66% win rate climbing quite fast out of silver. currently gold 2 with lot of potential to get dia this season i think. one question: u said you build the ionian boots 60% of the game. but i usually pick tabis or mercs because i always think they have some cc or some ad damage. what should i look for more in detail to make this decision? thank you a lot! gg Aaron

[@coachudysof]

Hey Aaron! Ionina boots on Jarvan is just currently very overpowered in my opinion. The 20 ability haste makes your e-q a 4 second cooldown when you have goredrinker and black cleaver also. Because your E-Q is such a short cooldown you are dealing so much more damage, and also knocking up the enemy much more so the benefits you get from Tabis and Mercs is just not comparable to ionins. I usually only build tabis whe the enemy has 3 or more heavy auto attack based champions and mercs if I am vsing very heavy cc that I cannot e-q out of. Keep in mind things like grounding abilities or snares you can still use e-q during their cc duration so you do not need mercs for those forms of cc.

[@waod-hj6fn]

Thanks for all the effort you put into the guide!! I have a question, how would the Jarvan vs Talon (jg) matchup go? Any tips from either side of the matchup? Btw, with Talon midlane, we often wait to put two points in W at lvl 3 because it lets us two-shot casters, so as you talk about in your early paths section, you might be able to gank Talon at lvl 3 if he greeds.

[@coachudysof]

Thanks for the pointer on the 2 points w on talon mid, seems so obvious now that you mention it. I think in jg the j4 talon matchup is down to skill. There are pros and cons on both side obviously but it's pretty neutral.

[@lukeismyname1234]

Do you plan on making a detailed Xin guide like this one ?

[@coachudysof]

Yes, I'm not playing a lot of Xin currently as I don't think he's that good (he's fine like a solid B tier champ) so if I he becomes better I will play him and make a guide

[@Chef_Sanji]

I loved ur guide. But a have a question about sunfire aegis , when do u build it on tank j4 ? Cause we already have frozen heart , iceborn gauntlet, randuin, GA for the armor item.

[@coachudysof]

Some games you're not going to need the frozen heart since the enemies won't have attack speed, some games you're not gonna have iceborn cos you went jaksho, some games you won't go randuins cos they don't have crit, and some games you're not going to go GA if you don't need the damage. Then Sunfire is the option - Jarvan is about being flexible when building the champion

[@paint4326]

Man I always always just full cleared. I started looking to level 2 gank weak mid lanes and invade at level 3, currently I have an 80% winrate with jarvan (I'm only bronze 1). Just had a match where I ganked talon level 2 then got level 3 and killed a Kayne on his kruggs, snowballed and easily won

[@coachudysof]

Great work man! Keep up the learnings :D

[@EnbyAndromeda]

amazing video! Do you ever just mess around with lethality Jarvan, I remember it used to be super fun even if it isn't at all "optimal"

[@coachudysof]

I used to build it a few seasons ago but haven't so far for s13. I think lethality in some games is actually optimal. It's rare but has uses.

[@EnbyAndromeda]

@@coachudysof I'd imagine it would be viable in cases where you are against an all squishy team and fed? But even then, I've been having a lot of success in those situations w/ hydra and gore, so when would you recommend giving it a go? Maybe a case where you have to make up for a significant lack of AD, although I may be thinking about the uses of the build the wrong way.

[@allin3]

Can we get an updated version of this, please?

[@coachudysof]

Its pretty much the same except now you should build shojin 2nd item after goredrinker most games

[@allin3]

@@coachudysof in this case, thank you and id like to see more content from you about jungling

[@m3ch423]

What is the name of the app you use to have the timestamps of the jg camps in the mini map? Awesome guide btw, looking forward to play some jarvan now

[@coachudysof]

I think I use u.gg(I'm away from PC for Christmas with my family), there are a lot of camp timers out there to choose from, I started using it towards the end of season 12 because the Krug timer was always wrong. And they're inbuilt into china server I think they help a lot.

[@luisml5343]

thank you :)

[@philmo8374]

Do you still think that ravenous hydra is good? I think it might be okay to build if you get a lot of kills early and building hydra would lead to a better snowball because of the high dmg, or if your team has low dmg (for example a tank top, supportive midlaner and tank/enchanter support) and you need to fill that slot or if your team has nearly only ap champs and you have to be the ad dmg source

[@coachudysof]

Nah its not that good anymore got nerfed. Many other items are better

[@Darkliinkk]

Thank you for your very nice guide. What makes you want to go lethal tempo when you build tank ? I tried the tank buid, and clear speed felt real bad, can you tell about this ?

[@coachudysof]

I go the lethal tempo tank build when having damage will not change the game e.g. it's more teamfights focussed and my team has enough damage in their kits they don't need my own damage

[@LibrarianTheGamer]

I just picked up Jarvan and this guide is great! But it is 14.19 and I don´t know what runes and build is good now. Any videos about that?

[@ThereTerente]

What do you think about building spear of shoijin on J4?

[@coachudysof]

Its OP, i build it very often.

[@JohnSmith-vs3xu]

Do you build full boots before you finish your first mythic/legendary?

[@branithforbes2675]

How do you feel about Steraks Gage on Jarvan

[@coachudysof]

Its okay, but you should prioritise building items with ability haste

[@adnangoura3220]

thank u

[@coachudysof]

No worries !

[@pvp4left]

What about Sho'jin or Seralda's Grudge items? Are they inferior for core items?

[@coachudysof]

I find it pretty rare I'm building Seralda's since in games vs heavy tank champs I just build black cleaver and play to peel my ADC. Shojin is good, I build it 4th or 5th usually with the lifesteal carry build

[@luikss4619]

In the invade lv 3, is there any reason why you're starting red side ? That's because red buff gives you more dueling power, right ? I mean, that's why you're not doing blue -> gromp -> wolves -> ignoring your top camps and going invade on her wolves ? So, in this game, If Bel veth started top side as well for some reason the ideia would be clearing your top side and meeting her in her raptors or red buff ?

[@coachudysof]

The reason I start red in this specific game is because my botlane is karma ezreal so I can path towards them after the invade. But yes redbuff is nice to have for invade. If Belveth started topside and went to red I would then do Red, Raptors, Gromp and invade for the fastest lvl 3 path to her camps.

[@raresstrugar]

I love j4 but i am not really good at jgl, my main is mid/top. Can he be played there? plat/diamond elo.

[@coachudysof]

Yeah there are a few Laning Jarvan players in high elos they usually play full damage Jarvan

[@yonilanda7717]

I have a question why not by eclipse ? It will gives you shield and the with the extra damage and armor pen you can easily kill tanks and adc And 1 more thing do you think first strike can work on j4 because I tried it and you can gain a huge gold lead by forcing skirmishes early with your mid laner if you play duo

[@jimmymothy9041]

thoughts on GA rush Warwick?

[@coachudysof]

dm @ratty34 for this tech.

[@hyb3r822]

Me watching this whole video having never played Jarvan and probably never going to 😂

[@coachudysof]

Based

[@hadak5088]

please clarify on IF they start on the same side you cant do your 3 camp map split, do you just divert attention to topside?

[@coachudysof]

Depends on the matchup and depends on side of the map you’re on

[@igorzimin2518]

I was Jarvan main since 2019 but now the champ is like tier 5 and I don't want to play him because he is so underpowered, but he is only jungler I like. Is it worth playing him if it already was so hard to play in 2020 and 21?

[@coachudysof]

Jarvan I think is one of the best and most versatile champions in the jungle right now. He is always playable even into the hardest team comps. He's my top soloq pick for jungle at the moment.

[@igorzimin2518]

@@coachudysof You are right. I made my comment because I never played Jarvan after most recent patches, that means long time ago

[@southpawgz1]

Just one question when would you choose to either go lethal tempo going more tanky vs conq

[@coachudysof]

Vs champs that can dodge my engage and kill me or vs champs where if i engage i die. E.g. ezreal, kaisa, fiora, galio

[@bradshaw2463]

Hey I'm wondering what your thoughts on titanic hydra are, I usually build j4 tank with LT and will rush a tiamat to help with clear, then usually go into Iceborn and finish the titanic. Is there a reason it's not optimal?

[@coachudysof]

I think titanic is wasted stats on the tank variant of J4. This is because there is no ability haste (AH) on titanic. AH on J4 is too good to giveup.

[@mlodyMikuss]

How about matchup against viego?

[@coachudysof]

Viego matchup is pretty even. J4 has better early gank power but doesn't win the 1v1 duel. But j4 will probs win early 2v2s with his attack speed and cc. But Viego does scale harder so aim to get wins in the early game and close out as a team.

[@kite9096]

Should put jungle in the title, I like playing him to plane only

[@pepito2188]

Why do you prefer to start botside, isn't better to start topside to gank bot or mid after full clear ?

[@coachudysof]

There are so many starts on Jarvan it's game dependent

[@adriagonzalezarmengol9616]

im surprised to see that the mistakes from the botlane not going to baron there for an extra wave or tower are not only happening on low elo thats sad

[@JaedynAG]

Opinion on duskblade?

[@coachudysof]

I don't think there is many reasons to build it unless your just slammin some noobs

[@freakygoose9552]

25:55 can you cancel trynd e?

[@coachudysof]

yes

[@Leeterthanthou]

ugh i do everythign i can with j4 but i always go 2/9+ every game idk what im doing im engaging 3v2 and we still lose

[@coachudysof]

Jarvan is all about not wasting your e-q. Try review your engages, maybe you're engaging when your team can't follow up. It's a hard question for me to answer with little information but I hope this helps!

[@BlackCheezit]

1:43:15 based

[@samueljantzen63]

Yo did no one see this man grow a mustache in the middle of recording 😭

[@coachudysof]

Movember 😎

[@jameslea3794]

as much as I like the guide you seem to have forgotten Viego on the matchup tier list

[@coachudysof]

True - viego is a pretty easy matchup, you kinda just space him with your e-q and can make fighting very hard for him

[@sebidragu4439]

is it worth buying thornmail? i see it being recommended by the game very often

[@coachudysof]

It's worth if you need heal cut around 4th item

[@sebidragu4439]

i see, and one more thing, when should i go for the tank build and when should i opt for the damage one?

[@Antoine-du5qo]

Wouldn't really recommend thornmail cuz chempunk chainsword is almost always better on jarvan. The stats are huge and you can rush it over black cleaver with the tank build if you need some healing reduction.

[@mickjute]

Hey bro have you ever played wild rift?

[@coachudysof]

Nope

[@mickjute]

@@coachudysof you should man

[@ruyplantelazcapotzalco6312]

If i play jarvan will i suddenly grow a cool mustache just like in 59:05 ?

[@coachudysof]

Yes its part of the process

[@ilovetbaudelaire]

my man grow a mustache during the video damn... good video tho! thx..!

[@coachudysof]

Grew and shaved it multiple times haha

[@andrijajokovic467]

Great guide, not even great but the best guide on yt probably, but i can't help thinking vex killing sylas is your fault. Could be debatable, you are a challenger after all and I am only silver but it just hurt my eyes that whole second of you not going in even before I saw the outcome, especially because sylas was that low.

[@coachudysof]

What time stamp, maybe i made a mistake. No matter how good someone is they make plenty of errors

[@andrijajokovic467]

1:04:11 i could be wrong here tho but it did feel weird, even sylas pinged ? after he died. Also since you replyed this quick i have very important question regarding lv3 invade, after you invade and take enemy wolves, do you recall or continue clearing rest of their camps. Ty for replay really appreciate it