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

Jax vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Jax in LoLJax is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Jax

based on 3,480 Jax vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Jax came out of an evaluation of 3480 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Jax has to counter Kassadin in only 1.3% of his matches.

Jax vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Jax does a average job of countering Kassadin. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Jax vs Kassadin games, Jax’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Jax vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Frozen HeartDeath's DanceBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

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 Kassadin as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Jax vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Kassadin Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
5.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
123
< Minions Killed >
170
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
12,868
< Physical Damage >
1,661
7,769
< Magic Damage >
19,782
660
< True Damage >
577
21,298
< Damage Dealt >
22,020
29,252
< Damage Taken >
28,940
11,842
< Gold Earned >
11,975
2.2
< Towers >
1.67
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,612
< Total Healing >
5,922
14,324
< Experience >
15,322
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
194
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Kassadin with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Jax versus Kassadin counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Kassadin

Who is Better, Jax or Kassadin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when playing against Kassadin, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter for Kassadin.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Kassadin.

Furthermore, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Jax is a decent counter to Kassadin. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Kassadin.

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 Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Jax, we analyzed 3,480 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 Kassadin 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 in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Jax versus Kassadin build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Kassadin than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Kassadin with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kassadin 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Jax vs Kassadin LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

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