Jax vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Jax
based on 4,269 Jax vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jax vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Jax vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Jax
Tips for Playing as Jax against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Jax vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Jax in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some significant Jax versus Azir matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..
Jax typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Azir. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jax and Azir
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Who is Better, Jax or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when taking on Azir, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Jax makes an ok counter to Azir.
While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Jax into Azir.
Additionally, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Azir matchups, Jax is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Jax is a decent counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jax to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jax on average gets less CS as Azir. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Jax versus Azir build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Azir than with most other common builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 50.2% battling Azir with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Azir as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Jax vs Azir clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.
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