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How to Win Jax vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jax

based on 11,029 Jax vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Jax faced off against Kai'Sa in 11029 rounds. With so many games with Jax versus Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Jax fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Jax vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Jax does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a whopping 54.9% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Jax vs Kai'Sa matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Jax vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen 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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Jax vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
121
< Minions Killed >
178
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
12,057
< Physical Damage >
11,506
7,837
< Magic Damage >
7,772
639
< True Damage >
412
20,533
< Damage Dealt >
19,691
29,716
< Damage Taken >
19,834
12,007
< Gold Earned >
12,353
2.25
< Towers >
2.05
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,743
< Total Healing >
4,240
14,479
< Experience >
12,653
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several important Jax against Kai'Sa counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Jax typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Jax or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Jax does have a much higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Kai'Sa 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 allies during team fights.

Jax is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Jax, we analyzed 11,029 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 Kai'Sa 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 to counter Kai'Sa 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Jax versus Kai'Sa build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Jax combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 54.9% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Kai'Sa as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jax vs Kai'Sa counters, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.9% win rate overall.

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