Lee Sin vs Jarvan IV JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Lee Sin vs Jarvan IV

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Lee Sin's very high early pressure to invade and deny Jarvan IV free farm before he can establish lane priority.
Prioritize river control and aggressive pathing to force Jarvan into reactive plays and prevent his early gank setups.

Jungle Plan

Path to contest first Scuttle crab only when nearby lanes have priority to support river fights.
Invade Jarvan's jungle camps when his engage combo is on cooldown and you have vision and numbers advantage.
Use tempo resets after successful ganks to maintain jungle camp parity and deny Jarvan's scaling.

Danger windows

Respect Jarvan's early level 2-3 window when his engage combo can force fights.
Avoid isolated river fights without vision as Jarvan can collapse with his ultimate and engage combo.
Be cautious contesting objectives when Jarvan's lanes have priority and can assist him first.

Early game

Clear camps efficiently to hit level 3 quickly and contest the first river Scuttle crab.
Avoid 1v1 fights before level 3 when Jarvan's engage combo is available and stronger.
Track Jarvan's start and set up counter-invades when he commits to a side of the map.

Power spikes

Spike at level 3 with full kit to aggressively contest camps and river control; path toward enemy jungle when lanes can move first.
Respect Jarvan's level 2-3 engage combo and avoid fighting when his (E)+(Q) is up.
Use Lee Sin's mobility and (R) at level 6 to isolate targets and disrupt Jarvan's objective access.

Win conditions

Convert early jungle tempo into securing first dragon and denying Jarvan jungle camps through aggressive invades.
Use superior river control and vision to enable ganks on overextended lanes and force Jarvan into defensive pathing.
Snowball lead by counter-ganking and assisting lanes to build map pressure and secure objectives before Jarvan scales.