Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-175.143.213.91-20120523150824/@comment-209.66.200.151-20120524180726

Jarvan is my main, and I personally think your build is viable just as long as you don't deprive your carry of gold. But aside from that, your build seems fairly good, good mix of ad with resistances.

My build (which I've tested in over 400 games, both normal and ranked) is this:

9-21-0 masteries, armor pen reds, flat armor yellows, MR per lvl glyphs, and MS quints (just my personal preference). My luxury build would be Wriggles, Merc treads, TF, Atmas, Fon, and Warmogs, but usually the game ends before I can finish. So my average build at the end of the game is Wriggles, Merc treads, TF, cloak of agility, and a negatron.

I usually play Jarvan solo top (mainly cause I suck at timing my ganks :P) and i usually start off with boots and pots. His q is fairly decent at harassement if you can aim it, and boots, which i turn to merc treads usually, will help you aim it better and allow you to back off if you pick up any aggro or harassment. Health pots will usually cover most of my sustain, even if I take some heavy harass. I usually go for wriggles and a health crystal next. Many people like stacking dorans blades, but imo wriggles with health crystal is better because even though it costs slightly more, it gives stats that are just as good (if not better) and don't delay your core build. From there, I turn the crystal to phage and try to build my TF, building zeal before sheen because I personally feel that you benefit more from the as, ms, and crit versus the mana and sheen passive. But if I feel that I'm dying too much, then I add a chain vest for atma's later, or I add a negatron for FoN later. After TF, I usually build atmas before FoN because I tend to have a decent MR with Mercury Treads and MR per lvl runes, although I will opt for a negatron instead of a chain vest if the enemy AP carry is getting fed. By this time, I usually have Wriggles, Merc treads, TF, Atmas, and maybe a negatron. That's usually enough for me because the game is usually over by then. If I have the time or money after this, then I build whatever I didn't finish before (FoN or Atmas). Afterward, I build warmog if I have a chance, but usually the game is over by then.

This is just my personal build preference, but feel free to adapt it if need be :)