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

Jax vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Jax in LoLJax is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Jax

based on 7,278 Jax vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Jax faced Bard 7278 times. Having so many matchups for Jax versus Bard gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare actionable data and a solid build to wreck your foe. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Jax has to counter Bard in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Jax vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jax does a dismal job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champions battle each other in. In Jax against Bard matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Jax vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinBlack Cleaver

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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Bard as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Jax vs Bard Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Bard Image
6.2
< Kills >
2.8
6.5
< Deaths >
5
5.1
< Assists >
14.1
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
125
< Minions Killed >
31
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
12,073
< Physical Damage >
2,909
7,947
< Magic Damage >
8,060
689
< True Damage >
1,066
20,711
< Damage Dealt >
12,037
30,330
< Damage Taken >
20,983
11,917
< Gold Earned >
9,048
2.1
< Towers >
1.82
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,563
< Total Healing >
6,485
14,404
< Experience >
11,524
19
< Vision Score >
62
9
< Wards Placed >
27
197
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Bard with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Jax vs. Bard matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between this set of champs. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jax normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Bard. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Bard

Who is Better, Jax or Bard?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a poor counter to Bard.

While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Bard, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Jax into Bard.

Moreover, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jax is a bad counter for Bard. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Bard.

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 Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Jax, we analyzed 7,278 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 Bard 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jax in order to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically accumulates much more CS as Bard. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Bard build include Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Bard than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 47.9% battling Bard with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Bard as Jax, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jax vs Bard counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.

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