Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-49.144.161.115-20120503051935/@comment-58.168.124.147-20120503063239

Wait until lvl 20 for tier 3 runes. I'd follow the solo mid guide bellow, but the Quintessences are up for debate in my oppinion. You can also go for HP, attack damage, armour or the suggested HP per 5 seconds in the guide.

This is a guide/build for Jarvan that works very well: http://www.solomid.net/guides.php?g=21480

Your build is ok, but you lack life steal which leads to sustain in early/mid game which jarvan excels at. That being said, you also don't incorporate as much damage as the Solo Mid guide does early on. Your build mainly gets it later through last whisper. Trinity Force is amazing with Jarvan. It complements his passive and adds extra damage to his burst damage with up to 2 or 3 procs with a well timed w or possibly r.

The reason why people generally go offtank with a few defencive items is because after his early and mid game, his burst isn't as dominate and he falls off slightly in terms of damage potential. However, with the defensive items, he's still able to provide CC and doesn't die in 1 hit, which allows him to do more damage in teamfights overall.