Malphite vs Jax
How to Beat Jax as Malphite
based on 12,792 Malphite vs Jax matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Jax Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Jax Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jax as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Jax
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Jax Counter Stats
How to Counter Jax with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Malphite versus Jax counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..
Malphite normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jax. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Jax
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Who is Better, Malphite or Jax?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when taking on Jax, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes an ok counter to Jax.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Jax, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Jax.
Moreover, Malphite has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Jax matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Jax.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite in order to counter Jax during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jax. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Malphite versus Jax build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Hollow Radiance. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Jax than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Jax with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Jax as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Malphite vs Jax fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.
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