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How to Win Jax vs Akali Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Jax

based on 16,588 Jax vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Jax engaged Akali 16588 times. Including so many matchups for Jax versus Akali provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jax has to counter Akali in only 6.3% of his rounds.

Jax vs Akali Matchup Summary

Jax has done a decent job of beating Akali. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Jax vs Akali matches, Jax’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Akali.

Best Jax vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraGuardian AngelHullbreakerKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Akali as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Akali

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Jax vs Akali Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Akali Image
6.4
< Kills >
9.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6
5.3
< Assists >
5.1
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
116
< Minions Killed >
155
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.36
12,174
< Physical Damage >
1,308
7,897
< Magic Damage >
21,556
661
< True Damage >
769
20,732
< Damage Dealt >
23,634
30,318
< Damage Taken >
26,614
11,907
< Gold Earned >
11,776
2.09
< Towers >
1.5
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,630
< Total Healing >
3,286
14,357
< Experience >
14,468
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
187
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Jax vs. Akali counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..

Jax often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Akali. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Akali

Who is Better, Jax or Akali?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter for Akali.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Akali.

Moreover, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Akali matchups, Jax is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter for Akali. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Jax, we analyzed 16,588 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Akali as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Jax Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jax to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Akali build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Akali than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Akali as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Jax vs Akali counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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