Talk:Jarvan IV/@comment-4900160-20120910133714

There are a lot of realy awesome tanks in this game, all with powerful initiation moves and ultis. But if you look closely, you will realize that every single spell and passive Jarvan has is suited for initation, either to deal damage, CC, or soak up damage.

I could develop this argument on ten pages without any probelm, but I won't do it in the comment section. But my point is: with an appropriate build, he is, IMO, the best initiator in the whole game. I know you're thinking about Amumu or Galio or even Skarner or Blitzcrank right now, but I'm telling you: whatever your team comp, whatever the opposing team comp, whatever the situation you're in, Jarvan can ALWAYS pull off the perfect initiation, and survive afterwards, while other tanks are more situationnal.

Classy and underrated bonus: he is also (and by far) the most manly badass in the game.

I won't justify my build here, I'm just asking you to trust both my math and experience:


 * Philo into Shurelia (Epic charge)


 * Mercs (No one kites the boss)


 * Avarice into Youmuu's (epic chase into dunk, wonderful synergy with Jarvan in general)


 * HoG into Iron Solari (Your team deserves a golden shield as well. Best when tower diving or when the other team is ahead of yours in terms of damage output. You can replace it with Randuin's if you dont like this item.)


 * Aegis of the Legion (Great item all around, even in late-late game it's still worth it. It also synergizes very well with Iron Solari and you benefit from all the stats.)


 * Guardian Angel (If no one focuses you= free damage. If they do: huge waste of time. It also allows you to hold versus 3 or more enemies with ease while your team catches up and cleans the house. By late game, this revive may be the thing that wins the game, depending on the situation.

I am NOT saying this is the only way to build Jarvan. Plenty of other builds work just fine, and I do think jungle Jarvans should stick with lantern for instance, but this one is all about being the best possible initiator. It's also kinda hard to master, first because initiating may be the most difficult thing to do in this game, and second because you have 3 item actives to manage. But it is definitely fun and rewarding to play, if you can resist the urge to buy Triforce and IE and deal tons of damage like everybody likes bruisers. You may not get many kills with this build, but trust me, 30 assists is pretty average with it.

I am not telling you all these awesome things about Jarvan because he is my favourite champion. He is my favourite champion BECAUSE of all these awesome things about him.

Good luck playing the dunkmaster.