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

Jax vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 4,111 Jax vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Jax fought Heimerdinger 4111 times. Including so many games with Jax versus Heimerdinger gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to smash your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Jax fights Heimerdinger in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Jax vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of games the champs fight one another in. In Jax against Heimerdinger rounds, Jax’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Jax vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusSterak's GageKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
Q
3
W
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
16
R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Jax vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
116
< Minions Killed >
134
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
11,974
< Physical Damage >
812
8,027
< Magic Damage >
23,658
644
< True Damage >
731
20,645
< Damage Dealt >
25,203
31,263
< Damage Taken >
20,592
12,189
< Gold Earned >
11,106
2.13
< Towers >
2.05
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,215
< Total Healing >
2,027
14,811
< Experience >
13,747
19
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
244
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Jax against Heimerdinger matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..

Jax often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Jax or Heimerdinger?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Heimerdinger.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Heimerdinger matchups, Jax is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jax is an above average counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jax against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Jax, we analyzed 4,111 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often gets a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Jax versus Heimerdinger build include Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Spear of Shojin. When Jax used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Heimerdinger than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 52.4% battling Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Jax vs Heimerdinger counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Jax are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.