JaxMatchups Spreadsheet
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Optimized Jax builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Jax matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.
| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
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 Aatrox  | Hard | 442 | 51% | -239 | +144 | You win extended trades level 1 very hard. After he uses his Q3 look to trade or zone him from cs. Try to hold your e until he uses his empowered auto. In order to dodge his qs, try to fake that you are walking away then move back into him to avoid the sweet spots. If he ends up using his e, then you can look to hard trade. Try to q out of his w before the pull goes off. Stand outside of his q1 range. If he tries to q1+e you then sidestep. You hard win at first item. | |
Skill Priority W Empower Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage.  E Counter Strike Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies.  Q Leap Strike Jax leaps toward a unit. If they are an enemy, he strikes them with his weapon. 54.41% WR 340 Matches Summoner Spells  46.31% WR 203 Matches Skill OrderQ Leap Strike Jax leaps toward a unit. If they are an enemy, he strikes them with his weapon. 2 14 15 W Empower Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage. 3 4 5 7 9 E Counter Strike Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies. 1 8 10 12 13  R Grandmaster-at-Arms Every third consecutive attack deals additional Magic Damage. Additionally, Jax can activate this ability to deal damage around himself and strengthen his resolve, increasing his Armor and Magic Resist for a short duration. 6 11 16                      53.6% WR181 Matches       Starting Items  53.5% WR 101 Matches Core Items   50.0% WR 20 Matches 4th Item Options64.7% WR51 Matches 63.3% WR30 Matches 52.9% WR17 Matches 5th Item Options60.0% WR10 Matches 66.7% WR6 Matches  75.0% WR4 Matches 6th Item Options66.7% WR3 Matches 50.0% WR2 Matches 100.0% WR2 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff-239 CS Diff-10 XP Diff-374 Ally Ganks1.17 Enemy Ganks1.23 KDA2 / 2 / 1 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+144 Total CS Diff-6 Total XP Diff0 KDA5 / 6 / 4 Split Push | |||||||
 Garen | Very Hard | 415 | 50% | -106 | -826 | Try to get a kill or lane advantage before he gets berserker's greaves. Stack your passive on the wave and then look for a positive trade. Try to use your counterstrike to avoid his q. Take short trades with your e when he has E with auto, w, E2, auto, q or walk out. Try to w harass him when he walks up for CS Try to trade on his long W cooldown earlygame When trading stay in your minion wave since his E will deal less dmg Look for an all in when he doesn't have W, and he's 70% health. | |
 Renekton | Even | 378 | 54% | -184 | +255 | Avoid fighting in the wave so he doesn't heal as much from his q and so he cannot e out. Try to bait his q by walking in and out of range. Trade when its down. E when he jumps on you and save your q until he uses his e2. Respect his fury stacks and try to trade when they are down. Do not let him get fury for free. Try to save counterstrike for his w or when he has more than 50% fury in a fight. Rush steelcaps and sheen. | |
 DrMundo | Hard | 369 | 46% | -28 | -496 | Stand behind minions to avoid his q. Take short trades to pop his passive. Try to trade when his passive his down. Look to trade right after Mundo uses a cleaver on the wave. Use your counterstrike to try to block his auto e damage. 3 wave crash into his turret early. Play to snowball, he outscales. | |
 Sett | Easy | 334 | 51% | +222 | +465 | When Sett burns abilities to shove the Wave(EQ), you have a window to just kill him. Constantly hover in and out of Sett's E range and bait it. If he's going to land his E, use counterstrike and trade on him with (auto w auto q out). Always use Q to dodge Sett W. Main issue with Sett is his absurd sustain but you can outplay his kit | |
 Fiora | Hard | 321 | 50% | -26 | -441 | Play around your vitals. If you have a bad vital you can reset it by walking out of range and walking back in. If you have a good vital , you can look to trade. Use your w every time she walks up to the wave. When she ripostes, q away to dodge the damage and slow. When her parry is down look to hard punish with your e. Stand against a wall when she ults so she can't get the final vital proc. | |
 Gwen | Even | 316 | 54% | +84 | +116 | Use your to trade and hit the wave level 1. You should get level 2 before her and try to hard trade. Try to take short trades when her q stacks are down. Avoid the middle of her q and avoid taking extended trades against her conquerer. Hold your q until she uses her dash to dodge. | |
 Darius | Even | 306 | 51% | +107 | +167 | Do not get frozen on. Walk in or dodge when he qs in lane. Use your counterstrike to avoid his auto w and disengage. Take basic short trades with counterstrike auto w and then q'ing away to a minion. Level 1 try to auto the wave to get passive stacks maxed out and then trade with him level 1 with counterstrike. Stun him and disengage to get priority and wave control. You should get level 2 and should be able to trade up again with level advantage. | |