Jarvan IV is a melee champion in League of Legends who excels as a diver and fighter. His kit revolves around aggressive engage potential and battlefield control.

Abilities:

Passive - Martial Cadence:

• Basic attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8% of target's current health
• Has a 6-second cooldown per target
• Minimum damage: 20
• Capped at 400 damage against non-champions

Q - Dragon Strike:

• Extends lance in target direction dealing physical damage
• Reduces enemy armor for 3 seconds
• Can combo with Demacian Standard for a knock-up dash

W - Golden Aegis:

• Slows nearby enemies for 2 seconds
• Grants shield for 4 seconds
• Shield increases by 1.3% max health per champion hit

E - Demacian Standard:

• Passive: Grants bonus attack speed
• Active: Throws flag dealing magic damage
• Flag provides vision and attack speed aura to nearby allies
• Lasts 8 seconds

R - Cataclysm:

• Leaps to target enemy champion
• Creates impassable terrain ring for 3.5 seconds
• Deals physical damage and knocks aside enemies
• Can be recast to destroy terrain after 0.75 seconds

Key Strengths:

• Strong engage potential
• Good early ganking
• Terrain control
• Team fight initiation
• Armor reduction

Best used as a jungle initiator who can lock down priority targets and create advantageous team fight scenarios through terrain manipulation and crowd control.

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