MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Jarvan IV vs Malphite
How often does Jarvan IV beat Malphite in Jungle?
Jarvan IV into Malphite in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 747 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Jarvan IV ahead by 11 gold.
Does Jarvan IV counter Malphite?
Too close for a counter call: Jarvan IV sits at 51% over 747 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 Malphite: the Jarvan IV game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Jarvan IV at 61% across 357 games. Flip the lead and Jarvan IV falls to 42% across 390.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 357 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 42% | 390 |
| First blood | 55% | 470 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 302 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 273 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 250 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 98 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Jarvan IV's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Jarvan IV finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 55.4% over 186 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Jarvan IV core is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Frozen Heart: 55.0% across 2,758 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 Sundered Sky (20,439 games).
Skill plan: Jarvan IV players max Q first and take E at level 1.