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

Jax vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Jax

based on 11,881 Jax vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Jax faced off against Garen 11881 times. Having so many games with Jax versus Garen provides us faith in our ability to produce actionable stats and a solid build to suppress Garen. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Jax is forced to battle against Garen in only 4.5% of his matches.

Jax vs Garen Matchup Summary

Jax does a ok job of countering Garen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Jax versus Garen games, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Garen.

Best Jax vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerRabadon's DeathcapSpear of ShojinTitanic 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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Garen as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Jax vs Garen Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Garen Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5
5.2
< Assists >
4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
117
< Minions Killed >
181
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
12,024
< Physical Damage >
14,709
7,530
< Magic Damage >
213
686
< True Damage >
4,928
20,240
< Damage Dealt >
19,851
30,180
< Damage Taken >
31,724
11,856
< Gold Earned >
12,455
2.03
< Towers >
2.9
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,004
< Total Healing >
3,255
14,321
< Experience >
15,495
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
201
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Garen with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Jax vs. Garen counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Garen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Garen..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Garen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Garen

Who is Better, Jax or Garen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Garen, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Jax makes an ok counter to Garen.

While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Garen, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Garen.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Garen matchups, Garen is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter for Garen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Garen.

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 Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Jax, we analyzed 11,881 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 Garen 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 Garen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Garen 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 stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually picks up less CS as Garen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jax versus Garen build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Garen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Garen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Garen 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. Out of all the runes players used for Jax vs Garen matchups, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

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