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

Jax vs Viktor

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

based on 3,693 Jax vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Jax came out of an analysis of 3693 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Jax has to counter Viktor in only 1.4% of his games.

Jax vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Jax has done a average job of countering Viktor. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions fight one another in. In Jax vs Viktor games, Jax’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Jax vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartSterak's Gage

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
Q
3
W
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 Viktor as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Jax vs Viktor Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Viktor Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
5.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
121
< Minions Killed >
185
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
11,555
< Physical Damage >
602
7,702
< Magic Damage >
24,394
623
< True Damage >
704
19,881
< Damage Dealt >
25,702
30,507
< Damage Taken >
18,706
12,064
< Gold Earned >
12,095
2.11
< Towers >
2
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,142
< Total Healing >
1,630
14,580
< Experience >
15,070
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
195
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Viktor with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Jax against Viktor counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Jax typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Viktor. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Viktor

Who is Better, Jax or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when playing against Viktor, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Viktor.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Viktor 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 teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Viktor.

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Jax, we analyzed 3,693 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 Viktor 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

Jax Build Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jax to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually gets less CS relative to Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Viktor build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Viktor than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Viktor as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Jax vs Viktor LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Jax are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.