Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-94.21.119.41-20120617095953/@comment-24.130.53.63-20120620071851

The "shield" part of his W at early levels is pretty mediocre, however, it becomes exponentially better mid/late game (hence why people max it last). At max rank, if you position yourself right, you should be able to hit at least 3 people with your W giving you a 330 health shield which is pretty solid.

For solotop Jarvan, his W is pretty useless like you said. In fact Plazmuh, a Plat-ranked solotop Jarv player, actually delays getting this spell until level 7 or 8. However, I find it to be pretty useful for jungle Jarvan, so I do take it at level 4. For such a gank-heavy jungler, the slow component (weak though it may be) can make all the difference between getting that kill and letting his mark get away. Plus, with Blue buff, his W is not nearly as taxing for his mana pool.