MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Graves vs Jarvan IV
How often does Graves beat Jarvan IV in Jungle?
Graves into Jarvan IV in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 5,364 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 has Graves ahead by 312 gold.
Graves at 15:00
- Gold: +312
- CS: +11
- XP: +334
Typical gap to Jarvan IV, from 5,335 games that reached 15:00.
Does Graves counter Jarvan IV?
No counter here: Graves sits at 51% over 5,364 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 Graves game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Graves at 60% across 3,097 games. Flip the lead and Graves falls to 39% across 2,267.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 3,097 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 2,267 |
| First blood | 56% | 3,277 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 2,096 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 3,439 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 1,485 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 538 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:33 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Graves's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Jarvan IV specifically, Graves finishes Hubris first most often: 51.3% over 1,664 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 58.0% across 745 games.
The most-finished Graves core is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 56.8% across 21,800 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 Hubris (51,316 games).
Skill plan: Graves players max Q first and take E at level 1.