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Jax

FighterAssassin
Jax is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Relentless Assault abilityp
Leap Strike abilityq
Empower abilityw
Counter Strike abilitye
Grandmaster-at-Arms abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Jax Build

based on 72,292 matches
Win Rate
48.2 %
Pick Rate
7.4 %
Ban Rate
11.8 %

How We Come Up with Our Jax Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Jax build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Jax builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Jax core items and runes for any situation.

Jax Build Summary

Jax is a a below average top lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Sorcery. Including the specific runes shown below in your Jax build will help provide you with the additional bonuses to help him play well through the laning phase of the round and into the late game. You should focus on building up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Jax

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Plated SteelcapsSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingHullbreakerMercury's Treads

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageZhonya's HourglassRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
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Second ability for Jax to level upe
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Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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Q
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R
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E
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E
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E
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Q
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R

Jax Matchups Overview

Jax is Weak Against

SingedSinged40.9% winrateIllaoiIllaoi41.1% winrateGarenGaren42.3% winratePantheonPantheon42.7% winrate

Jax is Strong Against

K'SanteK'Sante54.5% winrateIreliaIrelia54.4% winrateCamilleCamille54.1% winrateVolibearVolibear53.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dianamiddle+ 51.8% 1084 GamesLilliajungle+ 52.3% 1984 GamesZiggsbottom+ 53.5% 505 GamesBardsupport+ 53.8% 785 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Jax Players

Tips and Tricks

You can use all of Jax's abilities when Counter Strike is active, make sure to time it correctly to dish out damage while making physical attacks against you miss.

Time Empower to hit an enemy on a third consecutive attack to combine with Grandmaster's Might's passive.

Jax's ultimate, Grandmaster's Might, has an active that provides bonus armor and magic resistance for 8 seconds. Use it immediately before a teamfight to have survivability during the engage,

Additional Jax Build Insights

LoL Jax players may find him to be a confusing champ to build out properly. You'll notice that his build varies when he is up against either generic or homogenous team compositions, indicating you shouldn't select the same Jax build every game of League of Legends

The best items to include in your champion's build include: Trinity Force, Blade of The Ruined King, and Hullbreaker. Those who included these items in their gear had a much higher winrate than players who utilized other Jax builds. Similarly, if you are facing a varied enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing him the Precision, and Sorcery runes. In recent matches, he won the largest percentage of his games when built with these runes.

We established our Jax build suggestions by examining 72,292 recently ranked LoL rounds with him selected. We only recommend the highest winrate Jax builds that have been built by ranked players enough times for us to advise them. With so many games in our data, we are very confident in our suggested builds.