Jax Build Guide by Vasarius

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I'm pretty sure many people just gave up on playing Jax, but this build works post-patch. It really drives me crazy when I go to look up a build for a new champion and all the builds are outdated. Tristana, for example, has almost every build with a malady that still has lifesteal.

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Thank you so much! Positive commentary means a lot to me. Negative too, but it's always nice to hear I'm doing something right.

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I would switch Trinity and Nashor on the purchase order coz as you said Trinity is kinda expensive and you will lack atk speed on mid game till you finish your nashor. Other than that this build is very viable :)

Thanks for the input, I may have to agree with you there. Often I find myself just getting one piece of the trinity force (such as zeal for the extra move speed) and then moving onto nashors and then going back to finish trinity.

I must say, this build looks interesting. You don't see Rylais much with Jax, but it's good! Slow with spells and more hp. :) Have you ever thought of a Frozen Mallet instead of a Rylais? It gives more HP and it slows with every attack and Jax chops fast. I'm not a good Jax player, so it's just a question.

And maybe Doran's Shield instead of Doran's Ring?

I have indeed thought of using a frozen mallet, and I do get it sometimes. I get it when the other team has a lot of people that can run away from me easily, because that constant slow is excellent. But most games I find by the time i have a rylai's i don't have issues chasing people because of the low cooldown on leap and my extra movespeed from zeal/trinity force/lichbane. The rylai's just makes it a little easier. If i have a hard time chasing I usually go with the frozen mallet. Although having trinity force kinda already does that, because at the point of a rylais you should already have trinity force which has a slow, and when you attack at 2.4 auto-attacks per second that procs pretty often.

As for the Doran's question, it really depends on the other team/who i'm laning with. If i feel confident in my ability to leap-empower harass early game without fear of retribution, I'll go dorans ring, because with my passive, that 15AP is also equal to 30 health, 10 more health than dorans shield give, although i do sacrifice health regen and armor for mana regen and AP. I go dorans shield when i need to play defensively, against a team with heavy harassers. Although, i more often get a doran's blade and a doran's ring, because that early health is invaluable, and the lifesteal is wonderful, especially when you like to be crazy like me.

Hope that helped/explained more!

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Nice build for post-nerf Jax. However, I would recommend getting Rylai's earlier to compensate for the missed increased movement speed from Phantom Dancer - you need a better chasing item mid game and Rylai's fills that role.

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I'm likin' it. I'll vote after i try this out. I'm sure it'll be a +1!

Edit: I would get Sheen as the 3rd item for unprecedented burst damage!