Jarvan will get some power changes in League of Legends

Jarvan will get some nerfs for balance changes, according to the latest PBE update.

Jarvan has been played a lot recently, both professionally and in solo queue, but he’s not that terribly strong. He benefits a lot from the current tank meta thanks to his high raw damage and armor shred, but he’s only seeing so much play recently because many of his meta competition tanks are banned so often. He’s played a ton both top and jungle, though, so something has to be done to alleviate his pressure on the Meta, even if it’s only a little bit.

The nerf being tested right now will hit his shield, dropping its base protection by a very small amount and lowering the percent max health boost it receives for all nearby enemy champions. The percent max health nerf will hit him harder than the base nerf, since the base nerf is so little in comparison. This will take a good portion of his natural tankiness away without making him too weak to play, which would be a healthy balance for Jarvan.

These nerfs are very tentative, since we’re so close to Worlds, so they may never see the light of day. If they do go live, it’ll be in about three weeks when the next Patch 7.18 hits.