Shield Tank Jarvan IV Build

Shield Tank Jarvan IV Build.

Shield Tank Jarvan IV build with runes and items. Shield Tank Jarvan IV guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Shield Tank Jarvan IV build in League of Legends Patch 26.2!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Guardian's Horn should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Jarvan IV ability Dragon Strike should be leveled first.
Q
Jarvan IV ability Demacian Standard should be leveled second.
E
Jarvan IV ability Golden Aegis should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Fimbulwinter should be final item in your build.
Kaenic Rookern should be final item in your build.
Sterak's Gage should be final item in your build.
Heartsteel should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Shield Tank Jarvan IV Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Exhaust summoner spell

Exhaust

Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.

Ignite summoner spell

Ignite

Offensive option if you are feeling spicy. Grievous Wounds + some damage. Good in early fights and you can score some kills, but reduces your going-in potential. Especially later.

Ghost summoner spell

Ghost

Ghost for extra mobility - great for chasing down fleeing enemies and ensuring you can land your CC.

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How it works

General

  1. The idea of the build is centered around getting frequent, massive shields from Fimbulwinter combined with Sterak's Gage and more.
  2. You act as a disruption tank with surprisingly high survivability.

Playstyle

  1. Stack Tear of the Goddess and rush Fimbulwinter. 🧊
  2. Stay in fights and spam slow/CC to get big shields over and over. 🛡️
  3. Adapt your tank items to what the enemy team is throwing at you. ⚔️

How to play

General

Getting started

  1. Start with Guardian's Horn and Tear of the Goddess. Your early goal is to stack Tear as fast as possible.
  2. Rush Fimbulwinter #1. Once completed and fully stacked, every time you slow/CC an enemy, you will gain a shield.

Items

  1. Sterak's Gage is good counter against burst damage and works nicely with shield tank fantasy. (Note: Protoplasm Harness is another option that might be better in the future, but currently, Sterak's Gage remains superior for this setup).
  2. Spirit Visage heavily amplifies both your healing and shielding, it is core item.

Adapting

  1. After your core items (Fimbulwinter, Sterak's, Kaenic, Spirit Visage), adapt to the enemy team.
  2. If they are heavy on AD, go Armor (Frozen Heart, Randuin's). If they are heavy on AP, buy MR (Force of Nature).

Runes

  1. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.
  2. Shield Bash is incredible here because you will constantly have a shield up.
  3. You are all about shields. Golden Aegis (W), Fimbulwinter and Sterak's Gage.

Items

  1. Golden Aegis (W) can trigger Fimbulwinter, so be careful to not waste the proc!

Tips and Tricks

Champion

Martial Cadence (Passive)

  1. Switch targets often in fights to fully use your Martial Cadence (Passive) for more damage!

Dragon Strike (Q)

  1. Remember that your Dragon Strike (Q) reduces enemy armor. Shred tanks so your team can melt them faster.
  2. With enough Ability Haste, you can Q to same Demacian Standard (E) twice!

Demacian Standard (E)

  1. You can use Demacian Standard (E) for brush control.
  2. Remember that Demacian Standard (E) gives Attack Speed buff for your allies, it is very important when pushing turrets or in teamfight (when you can't participate)
  3. Jarvan can achieve 100% kill participation simply by placing Demacian Standard (E), thanks to its AoE aura for allies that grants assist even without any damage or CC.

Cataclysm (R)

  1. You can Cataclysm (R) enemies and then run away to your team with Demacian Standard (E) + Dragon Strike (Q). This way you can engage for your team, pin enemies and be safe.

Combos

  1. Combo #1: Q + E + Flash. Just Q + E and during the last frames of animation, you can Flash into enemy knocking them up.
  2. Combo #2: If you have enough Ability Haste, you can put E, wait and Q to it and cast second E hitting your target. This is especially cool with AP builds. So you can cast E while sliding to existing E.

Riot

  1. You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
  2. Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
  3. Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

Skill Order

  • Jarvan IV [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Dragon Strike
  • Jarvan IV [object Object] ability.
    W
    Golden Aegis
  • Jarvan IV [object Object] ability.
    E
    Demacian Standard
  • Jarvan IV [object Object] ability.
    R
    Cataclysm

Items

Starting items
Guardian's Horn item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Rush this
Fimbulwinter item.
Core shield items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Spirit Visage item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Good Armor items
Unending Despair item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Frozen Heart item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Thornmail item.
Situational - going bruiser
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Sundered Sky item.
Heartsteel item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Wit's End item.
Situational - support
Zeke's Convergence item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Heartsteel item.
Spirit Visage item.