MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Jarvan IV
How often does Elise beat Jarvan IV in Jungle?
Elise into Jarvan IV in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 1,193 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game is roughly even on gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: 0
- CS: -8
- XP: -260
Typical gap to Jarvan IV, from 1,186 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Jarvan IV?
No counter here: Elise sits at 48% over 1,193 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Jarvan IV: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 54% across 624 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 41% across 569.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 624 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 569 |
| First blood | 52% | 809 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 597 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 390 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 332 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 123 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:28 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Jarvan IV specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 47.6% over 315 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 47.1% across 70 games.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.