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

Jax vs Gnar

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

based on 2,603 Jax vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our dataset, Jax engaged Gnar 2603 times. Including so many games with Jax vs Gnar provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to annihilate your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Jax encounters Gnar in only 1.0% of his games.

Jax vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Jax does a good job of beating Gnar. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Jax vs Gnar matches, Jax’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Jax vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Frozen HeartDeath's DanceWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Jax vs Gnar Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Gnar Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.1
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
5.3
< Assists >
6
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
113
< Minions Killed >
164
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,365
< Physical Damage >
17,536
7,323
< Magic Damage >
3,071
602
< True Damage >
466
19,291
< Damage Dealt >
21,073
29,964
< Damage Taken >
29,053
11,709
< Gold Earned >
11,314
2.12
< Towers >
2.36
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,635
< Total Healing >
5,876
14,251
< Experience >
14,742
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
190
< Time Dealing CC >
420

How to Counter Gnar with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Jax against Gnar matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Jax normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Gnar

Who is Better, Jax or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Gnar, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a great counter for Gnar.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Gnar, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Gnar.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Gnar matchups, Jax is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a great counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Jax, we analyzed 2,603 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 Gnar 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

To truly master Jax in order to counter Gnar during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often gets a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Gnar build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Gnar with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Gnar as Jax, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Jax vs Gnar matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Jax x Gnar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every match finished with both champs.