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

Jax vs Nilah

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

based on 4,083 Jax vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Jax engaged Nilah 4083 times. Having so many matchups for Jax vs Nilah provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Nilah. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Jax fights Nilah in only 1.5% of his games.

Jax vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Jax has done a ok job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Jax against Nilah games, Jax’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Jax vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Guardian AngelFrozen HeartTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Nilah

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.

Jax vs Nilah Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Nilah Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
116
< Minions Killed >
167
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
11,723
< Physical Damage >
17,311
7,761
< Magic Damage >
169
624
< True Damage >
385
20,108
< Damage Dealt >
17,865
28,999
< Damage Taken >
23,590
11,660
< Gold Earned >
12,471
2.12
< Towers >
2.55
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,518
< Total Healing >
8,207
14,126
< Experience >
13,078
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some valuable Jax versus Nilah matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Jax typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nilah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Nilah

Who is Better, Jax or Nilah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Jax makes an ok counter to Nilah.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Jax into Nilah.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Nilah matchups, Jax is the better champion with a similar 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 Nilah. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Jax, we analyzed 4,083 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 Nilah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jax versus Nilah build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Nilah than with most other common builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nilah 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 builds that we analyzed for Jax vs Nilah fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

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