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

Jax vs Karthus

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

based on 3,256 Jax vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karthus as Jax resulted from an evaluation of 3256 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Jax encounters Karthus in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Jax vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Jax does a good job of beating Karthus. On average, he wins a terrific 52.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Jax against Karthus matches, Jax’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Jax vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Frozen HeartGuardian AngelKaenic RookernSpear of Shojin

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 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
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Karthus as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Jax vs Karthus Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Karthus Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.8
< Deaths >
7.8
5.5
< Assists >
9.8
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
130
< Minions Killed >
89
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.91
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.29
12,846
< Physical Damage >
234
8,321
< Magic Damage >
30,089
665
< True Damage >
2,136
21,832
< Damage Dealt >
32,460
33,717
< Damage Taken >
30,251
12,772
< Gold Earned >
13,055
2.21
< Towers >
1.09
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
9,906
< Total Healing >
9,331
15,606
< Experience >
15,236
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
201
< Time Dealing CC >
225

How to Counter Karthus with Jax in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Jax against Karthus counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Jax normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Karthus

Who is Better, Jax or Karthus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter to Karthus.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Karthus.

Additionally, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Karthus matchups, Jax is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jax against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Jax, we analyzed 3,256 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Karthus. Champs who typically don't earn 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Jax versus Karthus build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Jax combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Karthus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Karthus 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 rune sets players picked for Jax vs Karthus counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

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