Jarvan IVVSShaco
What decides the jungle matchup: Jarvan IV vs Shaco in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Jarvan IV
jungle · Early ganker
His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30.
Window: before three minutes
E-Q crosses distance no normal gank can, so hugging your own minion line and early river vision beat the knock-up.
Shaco
jungle · Early ganker
He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
Window: before three minutes
Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
Jarvan IV vs Shaco: Common Questions
- Who wins Jarvan IV vs Shaco?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Jarvan IV against Shaco to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Jarvan IV: His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
- How do you play the Jarvan IV Shaco matchup?
- Jarvan IV and Shaco are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. E-Q crosses distance no normal gank can, so hugging your own minion line and early river vision beat the knock-up. Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
- What should I know about Shaco vs Jarvan IV?
- Shaco and Jarvan IV are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. Jarvan IV: His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30.
- How do I beat Shaco as Jarvan IV?
- Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range. He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Shaco you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.