Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-83.8.171.51-20120520212418/@comment-4677525-20120521065729

All-in-all I would say that it is viable just not optimal.

Pure AD DPS-Jarvan is hard to pull off because his Ult makes him get focused down so quickly. However, it can be used to perhaps shut down a top lane matchup early game and DPS Jarvan can be quite the terror midgame.

If you're going full DPS Jarvan though, aim to shut them down early-mid game because come lategame your lack of survivability will really start to hurt. When ranged ADs and other, more damaging bruisers like Olaf or Jax start to get more built up it will be difficult to compete damage-wise. However, even though it's risky, it's technically viable because Jarvan is so disruptive, has high AD ratios and does get some free tankiness/AS from his E.