Please remember that this is a very brief guide, I don't go very in depth, it is just a general guide to Jax.

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Flash is good spell to escape death or secure a kill, although Jax has Leap Strike, a lot of times it will be used as an offensive tool and there won't always be a target for you to jump to.

Ignite is a strong spell just gives you some extra burst potential to secure a kill, you generally want to use this when you know you can kill an enemy champion in the next five seconds.

Exhaust is a spell you would take against top laners like Tryndamere or Master Yi who are very auto attack reliant or extremely tanky or safe laners where there isn't much kull potential.

Teleport is great spell for as it puts pressure over the map and allows you to help your team mates in other lanes or dragon. It is also very useful to split push with late game as you are a great split pusher because of how fast your passive can take down towers.

Ghost is an alternative to Flash as it covers more distance, though I have always prefered flash since it can go over walls.

Doran's Blade - The most offensive route, gives you easier last hits, deal more damage and 3% life steal. The problem with starting this is that it dosen't give you any sort of healing other than auto attacking, which will push the lane.

Boots Health Potion X4 - My recommended starting items, movement speed is very valuable and the 4 potions will give you enough sustain until you need to back. Note: You can grab an 4th potion by waiting on the top side of the fountain and wait 15 seconds for gold, boots will let you get to lane without missing a creep.

Cloth Armor Health Potion X5 - The most defensive route, gives you armor and a lot of sustain. Take this if your 1V2 or up against an extremely tough top lane like Pantheon.



Doran's Blade - A decent choice, it provides the most offensive potential, very cheap for the stats it provides a great boost towards your early game. Though this leaves you very vulnerable to ganks and sustain as the only way to heal back lost life is through the lifesteal. This seems like an item I would only grab against a very weak laner along with a very weak jungler, having your jungler lookout for you throughout the first couple of levels could help out with this route.

Mercury's Treads - Mainly for the tenacity, very useful for late game. Also provides a bit of magic resist on the side.

Ninja Tabi - If you have a tough lane opponent or if the enemy team is mainly AD or if they have little crowd control, this is a great alternative.

Trinity Force - Gives you everything you need, burst, AD, AP, attack speed, health, movement speed and even a little crit chance on the side. Good well rounded item that lets you demolish opponents in seconds.

Hextech Gunblade - A very good hybrid item providing AD, AP, lifesteal and spell vamp. Also comes with an active that slow an enemy, giving you free auto attacks and Empower hits, the lifesteal and spell vamp will further increase your dueling abilities.



Warmog's Armor - This is the best defensive item for Jax, because Grandmaster-At-Arms gives you armor and magic resist. It provides quite a lot of health, making you a lot more durable.

Atma's Impaler - Good synergy with Warmog's Armor and overall a good item, gives you armor and attack damage depending on your health. Good item to round out your build.

The icon Power Fist will be referred to as an auto attack.

A bursty combo, Leap Strike onto your target right after you use Counter Strike, then activate it again to stun them. Follow this up with a basic Empower combo.