Jarvan IV — Jungle Tanky Bruiser J4 — competitive standard
Jarvan IV · Jungle · patch 3.15.5 · by Lanekit Archive
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The S3 staple: EQ flag-drag ganks were among the strongest in the game, and Ancient Golem plus Brutalizer balanced tankiness with kill-pressure damage. (Season 3 source: www.mobafire.com)
Overview
The S3 staple: EQ flag-drag ganks were among the strongest in the game, and Ancient Golem plus Brutalizer balanced tankiness with kill-pressure damage.
Sourced from a 2013-era guide: https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/a-diamond-guide-to-jarvan-iv-jungle-by-vynertje-347727
Summoner spells: Smite + Flash
Items
Item Build — 14,780g total
Start
Hunter's Machete 300gSlightly increases damage dealt to neutral monstersUNIQUE Passive - Maim: Basic attacks against monsters deal 10 bonus magic damage and heal 5 Health on hit.
UNIQUE Passive - Butcher: Deal 10% bonus damage to monsters.
(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeLimited to 5 at one time.
Click to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeLimited to 5 at one time.
Click to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeLimited to 5 at one time.
Click to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeLimited to 5 at one time.
Click to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeLimited to 5 at one time.
Click to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.
Hunter's Machete 300gSlightly increases damage dealt to neutral monsters(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Health Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeHealth Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeHealth Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeHealth Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeHealth Potion 35gConsume to restore Health over timeCore
Spirit of the Ancient Golem 2,000gGreatly increases damage dealt to monsters and reduces duration of disabling effects+350 Health
+10% Cooldown Reduction
+14 Health Regen per 5 seconds
+7 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
UNIQUE Passive - Tenacity: Reduces the duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds, and immobilizes by 35%.
UNIQUE Passive - Butcher: Deal 30% bonus damage to monsters.
UNIQUE Passive - Conservation: Upon killing a large or epic monster, grants up to 40 bonus Gold, based on the last time Conservation triggered.
Limited to 1 Gold Income item 
The Brutalizer 1,337gIncreases physical damage and Cooldown Reduction+25 Attack Damage
UNIQUE Passive: +10% Cooldown Reduction
UNIQUE Passive: +10 Armor Penetration
(Armor Penetration: Physical damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Armor equal to Armor Penetration.)
Mercury's Treads 1,200gIncreases Movement Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects+25 Magic Resist
UNIQUE Passive - Enhanced Movement: +45 Movement Speed
UNIQUE Passive - Tenacity: Reduces the duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds, and immobilizes by 35%.
(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Spirit of the Ancient Golem 2,000gGreatly increases damage dealt to monsters and reduces duration of disabling effects+10% Cooldown Reduction
+14 Health Regen per 5 seconds
+7 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
The Brutalizer 1,337gIncreases physical damage and Cooldown Reduction(Armor Penetration: Physical damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Armor equal to Armor Penetration.)
Mercury's Treads 1,200gIncreases Movement Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
FullMercury's Treads 1,200gIncreases Movement Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects+25 Magic Resist
UNIQUE Passive - Enhanced Movement: +45 Movement Speed
UNIQUE Passive - Tenacity: Reduces the duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds, and immobilizes by 35%.
(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Spirit of the Ancient Golem 2,000gGreatly increases damage dealt to monsters and reduces duration of disabling effects+350 Health
+10% Cooldown Reduction
+14 Health Regen per 5 seconds
+7 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
UNIQUE Passive - Tenacity: Reduces the duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds, and immobilizes by 35%.
UNIQUE Passive - Butcher: Deal 30% bonus damage to monsters.
UNIQUE Passive - Conservation: Upon killing a large or epic monster, grants up to 40 bonus Gold, based on the last time Conservation triggered.
Limited to 1 Gold Income item 
The Black Cleaver 3,000gDealing physical damage to enemy champions reduces their Armor+200 Health
+50 Attack Damage
+10% Cooldown Reduction
UNIQUE Passive: +10 Armor Penetration
Passive: Dealing physical damage to an enemy champion reduces their Armor by 5% for 4 seconds (stacks up to 5 times, up to 25%).
(Armor Penetration: Physical damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Armor equal to Armor Penetration.)
Warmog's Armor 2,830gGrants massive Health and Health Regen+1000 Health
UNIQUE Passive: Restores 1% of maximum Health every 5 seconds.
Randuin's Omen 3,000gGreatly increases defenses, activate to slow nearby enemies+500 Health
+70 Armor
UNIQUE Passive - Cold Steel: When hit by basic attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Movement Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.
UNIQUE Active: Slows the Movement Speed of nearby enemy units by 35% for 2 seconds (+1 second per 200 Armor and +1 second per 200 Magic Resist) (60 second cooldown).
(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Banshee's Veil 2,750gPeriodically blocks enemy abilities+450 Health
+55 Magic Resist
UNIQUE Passive: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability. This shield refreshes after no damage is taken from enemy champions for 25 seconds.
UNIQUE Passive: Grants 45 Health Regen per 5 for up to 10 seconds after taking damage from an enemy champion or when the spell shield breaks.
Mercury's Treads 1,200gIncreases Movement Speed and reduces duration of disabling effects(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Spirit of the Ancient Golem 2,000gGreatly increases damage dealt to monsters and reduces duration of disabling effects+10% Cooldown Reduction
+14 Health Regen per 5 seconds
+7 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
The Black Cleaver 3,000gDealing physical damage to enemy champions reduces their Armor+50 Attack Damage
+10% Cooldown Reduction
(Armor Penetration: Physical damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Armor equal to Armor Penetration.)
Warmog's Armor 2,830gGrants massive Health and Health RegenRanduin's Omen 3,000gGreatly increases defenses, activate to slow nearby enemies+70 Armor
(Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)
Banshee's Veil 2,750gPeriodically blocks enemy abilities+55 Magic Resist
Gold efficiency (raw stats)
| Item | Cost | Stat value | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury's Treads | 1,200g | 1,085g | 90% |
| Spirit of the Ancient Golem | 2,000g | 1,848g | 92% |
| The Black Cleaver | 3,000g | 2,328g | 78% |
| Warmog's Armor | 2,830g | 2,639g | 93% |
| Randuin's Omen | 3,000g | 2,719g | 91% |
| Banshee's Veil | 2,750g | 2,288g | 83% |
Gold values derived from patch 3.15 basic items: 1 AD = 36g, 1 AP = 21.8g, 1 Health = 2.6g, 1 Armor = 20g, 1 MR = 20g. Passives and actives are not priced — items below 100% raw efficiency pay for their effects.
Runes
Rune Page
Greater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armorGreater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor+1.41 armor
Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)
Greater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damageGreater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage+0.95 attack damage
Greater Quintessence of Attack Speed · Tier 3+3.4% Attack Speed+3.4% attack speedGreater Quintessence of Attack Speed · Tier 3+3.4% Attack Speed+3.4% attack speedGreater Quintessence of Attack Speed · Tier 3+3.4% Attack Speed+3.4% attack speedStatistics
Attack Damage
+8.51
Armor
+12.66
Magic Resist per level
+1.34
Attack Speed
+10.19%
×9Greater Mark of Attack Damage×9 Greater Mark of Attack Damage · Tier 3+0.95 Attack Damage (each)+8.5 Attack Damage total+0.95 attack damage×9Greater Seal of Armor×9 Greater Seal of Armor · Tier 3+1.41 Armor (each)+12.66 Armor total+1.41 armor×9Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist×9 Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist · Tier 3+0.15 Magic Resist per level (each)+1.34 Magic Resist per level total+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)×3Greater Quintessence of Attack Speed×3 Greater Quintessence of Attack Speed · Tier 3+3.4% Attack Speed (each)+10.19% Attack Speed total+3.4% attack speedMasteries (9/21/0)
Mastery Page
O 9 / D 21 / U 030/30
Offense
Double-Edged Sword (1/1 · Offense)Melee - Deal an additional 2% damage and receive an additional 1% damage<br>Ranged - Deal an additional 1.5% damage and receive an additional 1.5% damage
Fury (4/4 · Offense)+5% Attack Speed
Sorcery (0/4 · Offense)+1.25% Cooldown ReductionAt 4 ranks: +5% Cooldown Reduction
Butcher (0/1 · Offense)Basic attacks and single target spells deal an additional 2 damage to minions and monsters<br><br>This does not trigger off of area of effect damage or damage over time effects
Expose Weakness (1/1 · Offense)Damaging an enemy with a spell increases allied champions' damage to that enemy by 1% for the next 3 seconds
Brute Force (3/3 · Offense)+10 Attack Damage at level 18 (0.55 Attack Damage per level)
Mental Force (0/3 · Offense)+6 Ability Power at level 18 (+0.33 Ability Power per level)At 3 ranks: +16 Ability Power at level 18 (0.89 Ability Power per level)
Feast (0/1 · Offense)Killing a unit restores 2 Health and 1 Mana
Spell Weaving (0/1 · Offense)Damaging an enemy champion with a Basic Attack increases Spell Damage by 1%, stacking up to 3 times (max 3% damage increase)
Martial Mastery (0/1 · Offense)+4 Attack Damage
Arcane Mastery (0/1 · Offense)+6 Ability Power
Executioner (0/3 · Offense)Increases damage dealt to champions below 20% Health by 5%At 3 ranks: Increases damage dealt to champions below 50% Health by 5%
Blade Weaving (0/1 · Offense)Damaging an enemy champion with a spell increases Basic Attack Damage by 1%, stacking up to 3 times (max 3% damage increase)
Warlord (0/3 · Offense)Increases bonus Attack Damage by 2%At 3 ranks: Increases Bonus Attack Damage by 5%
Archmage (0/3 · Offense)Increases Ability Power by 2%At 3 ranks: Increases Ability Power by 5%
Dangerous Game (0/1 · Offense)Killing a champion restores 5% missing Health and Mana
Frenzy (0/1 · Offense)Critical hits grant +5% Attack Speed for 3 seconds (stacks up to 3 times)
Devastating Strikes (0/3 · Offense)+2% Armor and Magic PenetrationAt 3 ranks: +6% Armor and Magic Penetration
Arcane Blade (0/1 · Offense)Basic Attacks also deal bonus magic damage equal to 5% of Ability Power
Havoc (0/1 · Offense)+3% increased damageDefense
Block (2/2 · Defense)Reduces incoming damage from champion basic attacks by 2
Recovery (2/2 · Defense)+2 Health per 5 seconds
Enchanted Armor (0/2 · Defense)Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resistance by 2.5%At 2 ranks: Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resistance by 5%
Tough Skin (0/2 · Defense)Reduces damage taken from neutral monsters by 1<br><br>This does not affect lane minionsAt 2 ranks: Reduces damage taken from neutral monsters by 2<br><br>This does not affect lane minions
Unyielding (1/1 · Defense)Melee - Reduces all incoming damage from champions by 2<br>Ranged - Reduces all incoming damage from champions by 1
Veteran's Scars (3/3 · Defense)+36 Health
Bladed Armor (0/1 · Defense)Taking Basic Attack Damage from neutral monsters cause them to bleed, dealing damage equal to 1% of their current Health each second<br>This does not work against lane minions
Oppression (0/1 · Defense)Reduces damage taken by 3% from enemies that have impaired movement (slows, snares, taunts, stuns, etc.)
Juggernaut (1/1 · Defense)+3% Maximum Health
Hardiness (3/3 · Defense)+5 Armor
Resistance (0/3 · Defense)+2 Magic ResistAt 3 ranks: +5 Magic Resistance
Perseverance (3/3 · Defense)Regenerates +2% of missing Health every 5 seconds
Swiftness (1/1 · Defense)Reduces the effectiveness of slows by 10%
Reinforced Armor (0/1 · Defense)Reduces damage taken by critical strikes by 10%
Evasive (0/1 · Defense)Reduces damage taken by 4% from Area of Effect magic damage
Second Wind (0/1 · Defense)Increases self-healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spellvamp by 10% when below 25% Health
Legendary Guardian (4/4 · Defense)+4 Armor and 2 Magic Resist for each nearby enemy champion
Runic Blessing (0/1 · Defense)Start the game with a 50 Health shield. This shield regenerates each time after respawning
Tenacious (1/1 · Defense)Reduces the duration of crowd control effects by 15%Utility
Phasewalker (0/1 · Utility)Reduces the casting time of Recall by 1 second<br><br>Dominion - Reduces the casting time of Enhanced Recall by 0.5 seconds
Fleet of Foot (0/3 · Utility)+0.5% Movement SpeedAt 3 ranks: +1.5% Movement Speed
Meditation (0/3 · Utility)+1 Mana Regen per 5 secondsAt 3 ranks: +3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
Scout (0/1 · Utility)Increases the cast range of trinket items by 15%
Summoner's Insight (0/3 · Utility)Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%At 3 ranks: Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 10%
Strength of Spirit (0/1 · Utility)+1 Health Regen per 5 seconds for every 300 maximum Mana
Alchemist (0/1 · Utility)Increases the duration of potions and elixirs by 10%
Greed (0/3 · Utility)+0.5 Gold every 10 secondsAt 3 ranks: +1.5 Gold every 10 seconds
Runic Affinity (0/1 · Utility)Increases the duration of shrine, relic, quest, and neutral monster buffs by 20%
Vampirism (0/3 · Utility)+1% Lifesteal and SpellvampAt 3 ranks: +3% Lifesteal and Spellvamp
Culinary Master (0/1 · Utility)Health potions are upgraded into Biscuits that restore an additional 20 Health and 10 Mana instantly upon consumption
Scavenger (0/1 · Utility)+1 Gold each time an ally kills a nearby lane minion
Wealth (0/1 · Utility)+40 Starting Gold
Expanded Mind (0/3 · Utility)+2% increased maximum ManaAt 3 ranks: +5% increased maximum Mana
Inspiration (0/2 · Utility)+5 Experience every 10 seconds while near a higher level allied championAt 2 ranks: +10 Experience every 10 seconds while near a higher level allied champion
Bandit (0/1 · Utility)Melee - Grants +15 Gold on champion kill or assist<br>Ranged - Grants +3 Gold each time an enemy champion is attacked. This cannot trigger on the same champion more than once every 5 seconds
Intelligence (0/3 · Utility)+2% Cooldown Reduction and reduces the cooldown of Activated Items by 4%At 3 ranks: +5% Cooldown Reduction and reduces the cooldown of Activated Items by 10%
Wanderer (0/1 · Utility)+5% Movement Speed out of combatSkill Order
Skill Priority
RCataclysm (R)Jarvan IV heroically leaps into battle at a target with such force that he terraforms the surrounding area to create an arena around them.›
QDragon Strike (Q)Jarvan IV extends his lance, dealing physical damage and lowering the Armor of all enemies in its path. Additionally, this will pull Jarvan to his Demacian Standard, knocking up enemies in his path.›
EDemacian Standard (E)Jarvan IV carries the pride of Demacia, passively granting him bonus Attack Speed and Armor. Activating Demacian Standard allows Jarvan IV to place a Demacian flag that deals magic damage on impact and grants Attack Speed to nearby allied champions.›
WGolden Aegis (W)Jarvan IV calls upon the ancient kings of Demacia to shield him from harm and slow surrounding enemies.The Math
Level 18 with full build
| Attack damage | 157.8 | Ability power | 0 |
| Health | 4,450 | Attack speed | 0.938 |
| Armor | 145.2 | Magic resist | 131.3 |
| Crit chance | 0% | Life steal | 0% |
Derived
| Sustained auto-attack DPS | 148 |
| Effective HP vs physical | 10,911 |
| Effective HP vs magic | 10,291 |
| Full build cost | 14,780g |
DPS = AD × AS × (1 + crit × (critMultiplier − 1)); crit multiplier 2.0 (2.5 with Infinity Edge). EHP = HP × (1 + resist ⁄ 100). Season 3 uses linear per-level stat growth; ability damage is champion-specific and not modeled here.
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