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How to Win Kassadin vs Jax Counter MatchupKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin vs Jax

How to Beat Jax as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jax as Kassadin

based on 3,480 Kassadin vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Jax as Kassadin came out of an examination of 3480 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Kassadin has to counter Jax in only 6.7% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Jax Matchup Summary

Kassadin does a average job of beating Jax. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Kassadin versus Jax rounds, Kassadin’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Jax.

Best Kassadin vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Jax as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Jax

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Advice to Win Against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Kassadin vs Jax Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Jax Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.3
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.7
< Assists >
5.2
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
170
< Minions Killed >
123
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.68
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,661
< Physical Damage >
12,868
19,782
< Magic Damage >
7,769
577
< True Damage >
660
22,020
< Damage Dealt >
21,298
28,940
< Damage Taken >
29,252
11,975
< Gold Earned >
11,842
1.67
< Towers >
2.2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
5,922
< Total Healing >
8,612
15,322
< Experience >
14,324
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
188
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Jax with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Kassadin against Jax matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..

Kassadin usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jax. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Jax

Who is Better, Kassadin or Jax?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jax, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes an ok counter to Jax.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate compared to Jax, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Jaxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Jax matchups, Jax 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 team fights.

Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter for Jax. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Jax.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Kassadin, we analyzed 3,480 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 Jax as Kassadin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to counter Jax during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jax. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Jax build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Jax than with most other common builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Jax with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Jax as Kassadin, Kassadin players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kassadin vs Jax face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

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