Briar vs Jarvan IV JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Briar vs Jarvan IV

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Briar's high clear speed and dueling to punish Jarvan IV's slower farming and force fights early around lanes with priority.
Prioritize volatile lanes and counter-gank windows to leverage Briar's mobility and crowd control for skirmishes and objective control.

Jungle Plan

Path toward lanes where your teammates can follow up on your (Q) stun and (R) fear to secure kills or force summoners.
Contest river Scuttle only when your lanes have priority and Jarvan IV's engage combo is on cooldown.
Use vision and tracking to invade Jarvan IV's jungle safely when his engage and escape combo is down, denying his tempo and scaling.

Danger windows

Be cautious around Jarvan IV's early gank windows at level 2-3, especially if your lanes lack flash or CC.
Avoid isolated river fights when (R) is available to trap and force committed fights.
Watch for low-health clears or forced smite fights where Jarvan IV's engage can punish overcommitment.

Early game

Start with a healthy full clear to maintain tempo and be ready to contest first Scuttle if nearby lanes have priority.
Avoid early fights if (E)+(Q) engage combo is available and lanes lack flash or crowd control.
Track Jarvan IV's pathing closely to counter-gank his level 2-3 ganks and punish his cooldown downtime.

Power spikes

Respect Jarvan IV's level 2-3 power spike when (E)+(Q) is ready by avoiding isolated fights and overextended lanes.
Use Briar's high mobility and crowd control after level 3 to force fights where you can stick to targets and win extended duels.
Exploit Jarvan IV's lower scaling damage by snowballing early skirmishes into objective control and teamfight cleanup.

Win conditions

Convert early tempo advantage into dragon and Rift Herald control by securing vision and forcing Jarvan IV into reactive play.
Use Briar's sticky engage with (Q) and (R) to create skirmishes around volatile lanes and snowball leads.
Deny Jarvan IV free farm by invading safely when his engage combo is down and force him into unfavorable fights or objectives.