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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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Graves ahead by 312 gold.
Does Graves counter Jarvan IV?
Too close for a counter call: Graves sits at 51% over 5,364 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Jarvan IV: the Graves game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 3,097 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.