Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-83.179.9.130-20121007235556/@comment-4929329-20121008030804

If you're trying to find a "perfect blend", then you should devote a whole lot of time to just playing Jarvan because the only "perfect balance" is a situational one and it differs from game to game.

A truly excellent item for Jarvan is Phage. It gives him all the damage he'll need for a little while, the tankiness he wants, and it provides a nice slow to help you gank and save your Shield for when you really need it. Atma's Impaler is probably one of the best late game items Jarvan can buy, and while Warmog's Isn't that popular anymore, it's still a great choice if you plan on tanking (as a jungler in this meta, it's practically mandatory)

Aegis is an item your support will want more than you will/should. Yes, it's nice, but you already get plenty of armor from your E, and you buy Merc Treads, so it's not like you don't have resists. I'd rather buy Phage, which is cheaper.

Trinity Force is more of a 4th or 5th item unless you're snowballing and don't need the tankiness that Warmog's Armor would provide. The reason I promote usage of Warmog's Armor over Gaurdian Angel is that Jarvan is supposed to be focused, and you can't focus someone who isn't targetable, AND you can't be menacing if you're stuck in stasis. People also have issues even looking at that massive 4.2K or so HP bar.

Randuin's Omen is probably the best Armor item you could buy. It builds from a GP5, doesn't hog inventory space, isn't overly expensive, and has a good active. I can't remember if I use this alongside Atmogs...

Maw of Malmortimus is nice if you want more damage, but if you want to tank, than obviously you'd pick Force of Nature.

Ghostblade is another one of those "I want to carry, not tank" item choices for Jarvan.

Frozen mallet can be nice, but I feel like Trinity Force provides more for me than Frozen Mallet ever will.