MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Jarvan IV vs Viego
How often does Jarvan IV beat Viego in Jungle?
Jarvan IV into Viego in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 5,603 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 Jarvan IV behind by 322 gold.
Jarvan IV at 15:00
- Gold: -322
- CS: -7
- XP: -321
Typical gap to Viego, from 5,578 games that reached 15:00.
Does Jarvan IV counter Viego?
The count says no. Viego holds 52% of 5,603 ranked Jungle games here. The lane is still winnable. Jarvan IV wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Jarvan IV against Viego, and play for those first.
Beating Viego: the Jarvan IV game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Jarvan IV at 61% across 2,561 games. Flip the lead and Jarvan IV falls to 38% across 3,038.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 2,561 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 3,038 |
| First blood | 54% | 3,468 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 2,031 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 2,095 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 1,726 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 724 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:02 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:08. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Jarvan IV's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Viego specifically, Jarvan IV finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 49.9% over 1,225 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Frozen Heart: 55.6% across 198 games.
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 26.1-26.12.
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.