Jarvan IV has had a weird ride going from must pick jungler to niche pick top laner in the professional meta. He's even found his way into the mid lane.





Several players and teams hinge on the huge play making ability of the flag and drag Cataclysm combos, and the highlights can be pretty amazing.





Here's a look back at ten of the best Jarvan plays from competitive games.

10. Dandy vs EDG

Choi "Dandy" In-kyu absolutely destroyed the EDG carries with the perfectly timed flag and drag Flash. Coupled with the ult, the Ryze and Kog'Maw absolutely melted as the rest of SSW collapsed in what was a pretty one-sided series for SSW.

9. Huni Saves the Inhib

Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon shows off why he is one of the best top laners in the world. Even after a disastrous laning phase which saw him die to tower dives, time and time again, Huni recovered to make a few game winning plays on J4.

8. Ray Goes HAM

Jeon "Ray" Ji-won is really, really good at Jarvan. He's so good that it seems Cloud9 sub him in for Impact just to play J4. Just ask the members of EnVyUs. Even if you Flash out of his ultimate, he will keep hitting you with his lance until you die.

It's a messy death.

7. The Fnatic Wombo

The perfect split variation of Fnatic back in 2015 was a wonderful thing to witness. They could seemingly turn any situation around with amazing coordination, and debilitating combos that not even top international teams could cope with. EDG got wrecked against the Jarvan wombo-combo.

6. The One Shot

To be honest, Ray was a little fed at this point during the series between Apex and EnVyUs. Nevertheless, its always fun to see people get one shot, and Ray pulled it off perfectly, hugging the wall and waiting for the perfect time to strike.

5. I'm Jarvan! I'm Helping!

In the rare case where Jarvan was actually helping, Cho "Watch"Jae-geol swooped in at the very last second and saved Lee "Duke" Ho-Seong despite several Flashes used by SKT. Duke survived with such low health that even the casters thought he went down.

4. Ray Saves the Day

A fter what looked like an absolutely disaster of a team fight for Cloud9, Ray brings it back with an extra clutch triple kill that swings the game wide open. After a lackluster laning phase, this play is exactly what C9 needed to win the game.

3. Special Delivery!

It's always great when an entire team gets completely shut down in seconds. The Malphite, Orianna, and Jarvan combo for Team8 was extremely satisfying. This play epitomizes the wombo-combo with the complete destruction of an entire team that left no room for counterplay.

2. Gnarvan

I think Sam "Kobe24" Hartman-Kenzler says it best in this clip "ohhhh Ohhhh Oh OH Oh OH." Gnarvan (Gnar plus Jarvan) as its officially been coined, is a wonderfully fun wombo-combo, and when paired with a Lissandra, who even needs an ADC?

1. Baylife is Life

Well, that escalated quickly. Lucas "Santorin" Larsen wanted the play, so he perfectly combo'd the equalizer, cataclysm and was followed up by the rest of the team. TSM showed us just what it means to be all on board and how powerful a pick Jarvan IV can be.

He's one of the greatest initiators in the game and will always be considered for any meta that relates to tanky junglers or niche mid lane picks.

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