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

Jax vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Rakan as Jax

based on 7,594 Jax vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Jax resulted from an evaluation of 7594 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Jax has to counter Rakan in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Jax vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Jax has done a ok job of beating Rakan. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Jax against Rakan rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Jax vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartWit's End

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
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 Rakan as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Jax vs Rakan Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Rakan Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.6
6.2
< Deaths >
5.2
5.3
< Assists >
14.4
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
122
< Minions Killed >
32
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
11,630
< Physical Damage >
1,213
7,913
< Magic Damage >
4,974
651
< True Damage >
758
20,194
< Damage Dealt >
6,945
29,320
< Damage Taken >
19,635
11,802
< Gold Earned >
8,265
2.16
< Towers >
1.82
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,492
< Total Healing >
5,785
14,167
< Experience >
10,374
19
< Vision Score >
64
8
< Wards Placed >
30
193
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Rakan with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Jax against Rakan counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rakan. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Jax typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Rakan. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate 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 Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Rakan

Who is Better, Jax or Rakan?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rakan, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter to Rakan.

While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Rakan, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Rakan.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Jax, we analyzed 7,594 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 Rakan 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 Rakan 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically picks up much more CS relative to Rakan. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Jax versus Rakan build consist of Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Rakan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 49.5% battling Rakan with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rakan as Jax, you should take 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 players chose for Jax vs Rakan fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

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