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

Jax vs Gragas

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

based on 5,138 Jax vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Jax resulted from an evaluation of 5138 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Jax fights Gragas in only 1.9% of his games.

Jax vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Jax has done a ok job of beating Gragas. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Jax versus Gragas rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Jax vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageKaenic RookernFrozen Heart

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
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Jax vs Gragas Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Gragas Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
5.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
118
< Minions Killed >
116
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
11,391
< Physical Damage >
1,401
7,635
< Magic Damage >
18,201
624
< True Damage >
582
19,651
< Damage Dealt >
20,184
30,504
< Damage Taken >
29,169
11,816
< Gold Earned >
11,268
2.1
< Towers >
1.54
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
8,797
< Total Healing >
11,959
14,371
< Experience >
14,163
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
419

How to Counter Gragas with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here show several influential Jax against Gragas matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Jax often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Gragas

Who is Better, Jax or Gragas?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gragas, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Gragas.

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

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

Jax is a decent counter to Gragas. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jax against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Jax, we analyzed 5,138 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Gragas. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Jax versus Gragas build consist of Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Spear of Shojin. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Gragas than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Gragas as Jax, you should use 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 rune combinations players used for Jax vs Gragas battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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