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

Jax vs Taric

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

based on 2,640 Jax vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Taric as Jax resulted from an analysis of 2640 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Jax fights Taric in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Jax vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jax has done a poor job of beating Taric. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Jax vs Taric games, Jax’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Jax vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSterak's GageFrozen Heart

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
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Taric as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Jax vs Taric Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Taric Image
6.2
< Kills >
2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
5.5
< Assists >
14.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
116
< Minions Killed >
36
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.55
11,305
< Physical Damage >
1,998
7,882
< Magic Damage >
4,582
655
< True Damage >
734
19,843
< Damage Dealt >
7,315
28,967
< Damage Taken >
22,580
11,618
< Gold Earned >
8,517
2.13
< Towers >
2.25
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,424
< Total Healing >
11,335
13,906
< Experience >
10,540
18
< Vision Score >
48
8
< Wards Placed >
20
191
< Time Dealing CC >
385

How to Counter Taric with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Jax vs. Taric counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taric’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Jax often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Taric. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Taric

Who is Better, Jax or Taric?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when playing against Taric, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter for Taric.

While Jax does have a lower win rate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Taric.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Taric. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Taric.

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 Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Jax, we analyzed 2,640 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 Taric 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 Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average picks up much more CS as Taric. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Jax versus Taric build include Trinity Force, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Taric than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Taric with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Taric 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 builds we have analyed for Jax vs Taric counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Jax vs Taric tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches with data with both champs.