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Runes:

Precision

Press the Attack

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Domination

Sudden Impact

Ravenous Hunter

Spells:

Flash

Smite

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The Jungle Route

Jax's jungle route is rather simple. You generally want to start at Red buff, then work your way into Raptors, if you have enough HP, or the enemy Jungler is unlikely to invade, you may take wolves, finish your route by going to Blue Buff. Avoid the Gromp earlier on, as you are somewhat weak against it. Obviously, if you wish to gank a specific lane right after level 3, you may want to start on the opposite side of the map of the lane you want to gank, and work your way up (E.g. Wanting to gank top lane on the Blue side, so you would go Red Buff -> Raptors -> Blue Buff -> Gank top).

Basic Strategy

Jax's usual ganking strategy is to cast Counter Strike(E) > Empower (W) > Leap Strike(Q) > Recast Counter Strike. If you find yourself getting caught out by champions who rely on auto attacks, don't re-cast counter strike. Be sure to use Empower as an auto-attack reset if possible. Additionally, if you are ganking a champion who would have a dash to dodge counter strike, it could be a good idea to wait until they use their dash until you use leap strike.

Adaptive Strategy

These are some of the smaller quirks that you will only use in rare-ish situations. 1). Getting Leap Strike 2nd: Getting Leap Strike second is a useful asset when invading at the enemy Jungler's 2nd buff camp. 2). Saving Empower until after Leap Strike: This is for when your teammates have high CC, or against a champion with very low mobility and escape (Like Jhin), as you will want to save for a auto-attack reset (This is especially strong at/after level 6). 3). Saving Leap Strike in ganks: This trick is something that is really useful for catching out enemies who have a dash/jump/blink, when fighting against certain champions, you will run into some who will save their dash so they can avoid the stun on Counter Strike. The simple solution for this is to save your Leap Strike until they use their mobility spell (This only works if you get close enough to stun them).