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Currently as of Preseason / Season 11 this matchup is completely unplayable after 6. Your only chance to kill her is in early game, u need to bait her q and make her waste energy and after she uses up like 70% of her energy u engage her to force her smoke usage and then instantly disengage and look for a trade again before her smoke is up again. After 6 she is just way too strong for u and u can almost never 1v1 her until very late into the game.
U should always ban this champ in champ select if you're 3rd - 5th pick
Malphite
This matchup has already been unplayable last 2-3 seasons, so it's a must permaban he literally just outscales u after one recall so your best call is to try forcing trades against him before he pokes u down low enough with his q + comet combo.
U should always ban this champ in champ select if you're 1st-3rd pick
Kennen
One of the hardest matchups for Jax, I strongly advise going Grasp tree into this matchup since u need strong short trades. U plan to get Grasp proc and then just activate w and q on him to proc grasp+q+w dmg and walk away.
Jayce
One of the hardest matchups for Jax also requires Grasp if u want to compete in a 1v1 against him, You trade by doing Grasp + w +q combos after he uses his e q on you. If you get a lead in early game u can 1v1 him later at 2 items.
Cho'Gath
Very easy in early game u always try to bait him to auto so u press e and run him down try to dodge the q if u do the outtrade will be very big. Later on he becomes annoying because of his one shot ult lvl 11+
Vayne
In lane all you try to do is get short trades by jumping in on her with q auto w using counter strike to force her to condemn you away and just repeat that process and eventually u can just run her down with flash. Later on she is unkillable cause she insta deletes you with shieldbow/kraken + guinsoo.
Quinn
Pretty hard until you get tabi, your goal is to try making her waste by walking up to her or pressing q on her without using e and then after a few seconds engaging on her again before her e is up. Key components here are Tabi + sheen.
Illaoi
Very simple matchup, all u have to do is dodge her tentacles and most importantly her e afterwards you just engage her and auto win any trade.
Mordekaiser
Very simple matchup, whenever he misses his q u jump on him but do not pop counter strike until he starts to auto then while you're running him down try to dodge the e if you do you outtrade him very very hard.
Darius
This matchup is a bit more tricky, it's mostly skill wise whenever Darius tries to q u either try staying inside of him or jumping on him directly to deny the heal afterwards using your counter strike after he attempts to auto you and then just walk away. Later on you hard outscale him in 1v1.
Gangplank
Good Gangplanks will never die to you since they will always have a barrel on top of them in case you jump on him, you can only try to bait him to explode a barrel on top of u and that small gap where he doesn't have a barrel placed you engage him with counter strike, if he tries placing one down u destroy it at last tick and just back away afterwards once your counter strike is over. I advise getting tabis into this matchup since tabi reduces the dmg of his q by 12%.
Pantheon
Very hard to kill in early after buffs, jungle help is needed here to kill him before 6, it's also possible to solo kill him via predicting his w jump and activating the e in the exact moment he does the jump since that allows u to block most of the dmg and outtrade him otherwise this is a very hard laner to solo kill.
Poppy
U try to force a lvl 1 all in with your e against her, if that doesn't work past 3+ you should only fight her after she wastes her shield on a minion or when she goes for a cs u can insta q on her preventing her from reacting with her w. Later on u easily outscale her.
Qiyana
U try fighting her at lvl 1 since she doesn't have the ability that lets her go invisible after she gets lvl 3+ u trade with her by jumping on her with w+q so the dmg can apply before she goes invisible.
Renekton
This matchup is all about whether u can bait/block his w with your e, u win lvl 1 all in after lvl 3+ he will just hold rage and wait for you to engage him when you do don't insta pop e or rather pop it if u think he'll use w it's all about experience this matchup you will need to play a lot of games into this champion to be able to win against him consistently
Rengar
Very hard matchup before 6, just try to farm until you get tabi / sheen until then you really don't win trades unless he fucks up really hard. U can also build executioners instead of sheen because it builds into the new chempunk item.
Riven
Good rivens are very hard to beat, you should try trading with her whenever u see the opportunity when she goes for minions after she gets lvl 3+ she will just try to do short trades with instant disengages so what you want to do is to trade with her you just use w+q engage cause she can't react fast enough for her e shield to absorb it. Tabi rush into sheen is very important here.
Shen
U can try trading with him at lvl 1 by baiting him to attack you with his empowered autos so u just counter strike do 1-2 autos and back away and repeat the process do not all in him before 6 since you do not win without ult vs him unless he's very low at the beginning of the all in.
Teemo
Very hard to deal with without jungle help, in this matchup before 6 you try to make him use his q on you and then the second it's down u engage him with q e few autos and walk away and just repeat the process.
Urgot
Very hard to solo kill before 6 because of his strong poke and ability to nullify your e with his flip, your goal is to engage him with e and sidestep his e that's the only way u win trades. Tabi rush is a must in this matchup.
Vladimir
Very simple matchup in early game, u try to get lvl 2 before him and engage him with q e after lvl 3+ you will trade with him by jumping on him without using your counter strike until u feel like you'll need him cose remember him using pool makes him lose a lot of hp so we're trying to get maximum value out of it.
Aatrox
Matchup is all about movement and being able to not get hit by the empowered part of his q, u try to bait him into fighting you with his autos and then u just pop counter strike and hard outtrade him and walk away. U win hard in all stages of the game against him unless he got fed for no reason in early.
Fiora
Skill matchup, this matchup is all about avoiding / blocking her from hitting your vitals when u go for a trade with her your goal is to hit her with your e before she uses repost and afterwards just disengage. Whoever hits their stun first here wins the trade.
Garen
Every time he tries to q you block it with your counter strike and second he activates e just walk away or jump if he's faster than you. Respect his ignite since 90% of garen players go ignite.
Gnar
Try to bait his jump and then engage him with your q and run him down. Rushing tabis is crucial here if u want to keep up with him.
Kayle
Very easy matchup, whenever she goes for minions just run her down with e after she attempts to use an auto attack on you after being lvl 3+ just engage her with q e and run her down she will never win these trades. Once she hits 6 do the same thing just don't give her too much free poke before u engage her cose if you're too low she can beat u with her ult.
Kled
Skill matchup, your goal is to engage him the second u dodge / make him miss his q, just trade with him whenever his q is down. Tabi is a nice buy into Kled.
Maokai
Very hard to kill a good Maokai, the only way u can kill him if he wastes his q and the second he does that just engage him with jump and run him down and repeat process.
Nasus
After a lot of buffs he can actually beat u in mid game so your goal is to prevent him from getting any stacks in early at lvl 1 if he tries to go for minions just run him down with e and get him low so he can't play the game, freeze the waves whenever u can and just perma zone him from stacks if possible.
Ornn
In this matchup you try to bait his q and if u manage to dodge u jump on him and try to sidestep his w while you're still autoing him with counter strike up and be sure to reactivate it once he initiates his dash to get maximum dmg output.
Rumble
Very hard to kill a good rumble, only way u can kill him is if he wastes his w or q while he's very close to you so u can just jump on him do a short trade and walk away without being hit by his e. After 6 u easily win fights.
Ryze
Whenever he farms just try to stay away so u don't get hit by his e+q combo, in order to trade with him be sure to engage him by activating e and then jumping on him and after he uses e w on you u recast counter strike to stun him from running away and then just do a short trade and walk away.
Singed
Very hard to kill singed after 6, in early game your goal is to freeze the waves he shoves into you so u can put him in a tricky spot so u can easily trade with him whenever he goes for a minion with your counterstrike. Always keep your q in this matchup so if he ever flips u can insta jump back on him.
Swain
Very simple matchup, whenever he misses his e just insta jump on him and all in him and you will always win the trade.
Sylas
Pretty easy matchup, whenever he goes for minions just fight him with your e if he dashes away jump on him you're stronger in all stages of the game.
Tryndamere
In this matchup whoever gets the first kill dominates entire game, whenever he goes for an auto on you use your counter strike to block it and if he dashes away jump after him hit him once or twice and walk away. Tabi first item is a must.
Volibear
Pretty easy matchup, whenever he goes for a q or w just block it with your e hit him a few times and just disengage he can never fight u once you have trinity.
Wukong
Try to fight him level 1 with counter strike since you're slightly stronger, later in the laning phase to trade with him use w+q since a lot of wukong players when u engage them insta press w so this is a good way to always get a consistent trade.
Yasuo
Pretty easy matchup, you're always stronger than him just try to not get outplayed by his dashing and be sure to not miss your counter strike since he can win the trade after that. Sheen is a very good component against yasuo since you're going for short trades.
Yorick
Yorick is a pretty easy matchup in early game since you counter his q, minion attacks and u can jump out of his cage however later in the game he will become more annoying cause all he does is perma split push so be sure to put him as behind as possible in early game.
Sett
Whenever u fight him your goal is to not get hit by the w true dmg, if he ever pulls u in pop e and recast it before he uses w. Tabi is a must in this matchup.
Camille
Very easy matchup, whenever she tries to hit you with a w you just insta jump on her auto counter strike her auto attack if she tries to hookshot away recast the counter strike the second her hookshot connects to the wall so u can cancel the ability and u will always have one sided trades.
Dr. Mundo
Pretty easy matchup, most mundos will farm with their q from a distance whenever they just use their q and walk up just jump him auto counter strike short trade and walk away while dodging the incoming q.
Irelia
A good irelia can be tricky, be sure to not fight her in a big wave or when she has 5 stacks already, if she hits u with an e while u have your e up u automatically die. Sheen or Tabi is a good rush in this matchup.
Sion
Very easy matchup, whenever he goes to q the wave just jump on him get behind him beat him up the second he tries to walk away pop e then recast it and walk away after finishing the trade. This matchup in early game is always in Jax's favor
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