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

Jax vs Sylas

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

based on 8,649 Jax vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Jax came out of an analysis of 8649 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Jax is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Jax vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Jax does a good job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Jax against Sylas rounds, Jax’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Jax vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelFrozen HeartSterak's GageTitanic Hydra

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
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Jax vs Sylas Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Sylas Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.1
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
5.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
119
< Minions Killed >
123
0.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.38
12,256
< Physical Damage >
535
8,019
< Magic Damage >
21,044
643
< True Damage >
757
20,919
< Damage Dealt >
22,336
29,659
< Damage Taken >
30,261
11,883
< Gold Earned >
11,389
2.18
< Towers >
1.48
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,558
< Total Healing >
7,747
14,292
< Experience >
13,562
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
187
< Time Dealing CC >
276

How to Counter Sylas with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Jax against Sylas matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between these two champs. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Jax normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Sylas

Who is Better, Jax or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Sylas, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Sylas.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Sylas matchups, Jax is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jax is an above average counter to Sylas. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Jax, we analyzed 8,649 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 Sylas 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 Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jax versus Sylas build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when playing against Sylas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Sylas as Jax, Jax players 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 combinations that we analyzed for Jax vs Sylas counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Jax x Sylas tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds finished with both champions.