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

Jax vs Alistar

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

based on 4,555 Jax vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Alistar as Jax came out of an examination of 4555 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Jax encounters Alistar in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Jax vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Jax does a decent job of countering Alistar. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Jax against Alistar matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Jax vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinDeath's DanceTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Alistar as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Jax vs Alistar Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
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6.3
< Kills >
2.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.7
< Assists >
13.8
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
119
< Minions Killed >
35
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
11,835
< Physical Damage >
1,324
7,974
< Magic Damage >
7,080
730
< True Damage >
910
20,540
< Damage Dealt >
9,315
29,534
< Damage Taken >
26,083
11,832
< Gold Earned >
8,494
2.17
< Towers >
1.84
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,688
< Total Healing >
9,328
14,187
< Experience >
10,504
19
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
196
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Alistar with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Jax versus Alistar counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Jax often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Alistar

Who is Better, Jax or Alistar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Alistar, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter to Alistar.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Alistar, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Alistar.

Moreover, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Alistar matchups, Jax is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter to Alistar. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Alistar.

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Jax, we analyzed 4,555 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 Alistar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax in order to counter Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often picks up much more CS as Alistar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Jax versus Alistar build consist of Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Alistar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Alistar as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Jax vs Alistar LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

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