Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-5906436-20130101041810/@comment-15562896-20130101053111

I typically start ganking when I'm lvl 3 (typically mid or top as botlane should be warded, thus if you're bot side - blue ?? -, I think starting red is a better idea, as you are in the "right area" when you kill your blue), you can try counterganking the enemy jungler if you think you're stronger 2v2 (be it mid + you or top + you), invading him if you feel confident, or just gank lanes that can be ganked - j4 can gank mid really easily for instance.

My route is usually wraithes - red (smite, lvl 2) - wolves - wraithes (lvl 3) - blue (smite), unless I get a smiteless red in which case I rush blue after that. Don't try to do your blue when you're lvl 2 and have no smite, it will get you very low and most likely killed if you try to gank and something goes wrong. I use this route when I'm blue side, and the opposite route (wolves blue wraithes wolves red) when i'm purple side.

I start machete 5 pots, then get my Madred's + boots or straight mobility boots if I'm fed, and then get mobility boots which makes ganking much easier especially if you gotta gank through wards. Afterwards I complete my wriggles, get a giant's belt and Brutalizer, and then get either Warmogs or Black Cleaver depending on which role I fulfill for my team, and then get the other, and eventually finish my build with a GA.

I max my E first (E>Q>E>Q>E>R) and typically don't take W until I'm forced to. You can take it early if you're not very confident with Jarvan yet but I feel the slow isn't very useful when you're experienced with him and burns your mana which forces you to recall early a lot.

I run 9/21 masteries, and use arpen reds & quints.

Don't take my word for granted though, I am a nobody.

If you feel like reading another wall of text, I wrote a guide for Jarvan on solomid.net with the same username (approved guide).