Jarvan IV vs Zyra
Skill matchup
Build vs Zyra
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Jarvan IV: Profane Hydra, Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Mercury's Treads, Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Zyra's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Seeds spawn around Zyra periodically, becoming faster with level. Zyra can cast Deadly Spines or Grasping Roots near seeds to grow plants, who fight for Zyra.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 0s | 11s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 0s | 11s | 1m50 |
| 9 | 5s | 0s | 11s | 1m50 |
| 11 | 5s | 0s | 11s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 5s | 0s | 11s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 5s | 0s | 11s | 1m30 |
Playing as Jarvan IV
Tips to maximize your impact
- Flag first, then lance
Plant Demacian Standard (E), then cast Dragon Strike (Q) toward it: you fly to the flag and knock enemies in your path into the air.
- Start with an auto
Land an auto as soon as you reach your target: Martial Cadence (passive) adds damage based on their current health, then only triggers on them again after a few seconds.
- Trap a carry in your arena
Cast Cataclysm (R) on a carry who is away from their team: the arena is impassable, and you can recast to collapse it if it gets in your allies' way.
- Plant your flag near your allies
In teamfights, plant Demacian Standard (E) near the allies who are attacking: it gives them attack speed while they stay close to it.
Playing against Zyra
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her roots
Get out of the line of Grasping Roots (E): the roots pass through minions and root every enemy hit, then her plants hit the trapped target.
- Step on her seeds
Step on her seeds to destroy them before she grows them: Rampant Growth (W) seeds reveal you for a moment, but leave her no plant.
- Kill her plants
Take down the plants born from Garden of Thorns (passive), or back off until they die: they take fixed damage, like a ward, and don't live long.
- Get out of her thorns
Get out of the Stranglethorns (R) zone as soon as it appears: the vines knock you into the air 2 seconds later, and her plants are empowered inside.
- Engage when her plants are far
If you can engage, go for Zyra when her plants are far from her: the Thorn Spitter from Deadly Spines (Q) only fires at 575 range.
Other Jarvan IV matchups
Patch 16.21.1