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Aatrox relies on auto attacks meaning Jax has the distinct advantage against him due to the armor and damage from ult and his E due to his dodge.
Camille
Camille is a threat to Jax when playing this is because, she has a Stun which is difficult to avoid if not prepared. Also she has a slow and empowered autos however since most of her damage is from autos Jax still has a High chance of winning in any engage against her.
Darius
Darius is a serious threat to Jax since he can heal from his abilities and slow this is something Jax cannot avoid and once 5 stacks are on Jax it will be difficult to ever fight against Darius and most likely will resort to you going back and falling behind or Death and giving him more Gold.
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo isn't hard to defeat in early game since he has no gap closer or damage dealers when Jax engages therefore he is a low threath.
Galio
Galio is slightly more of a threat to Jax since none of his abilities scale with attack damage therefore Jax's build doesn't work as well against him however all his abilities are easy to dodge making him vulnerably after.
Gangplank
Gangplank Has insane poke since his q is ranged and his barrels can go very far and do quite a lot of damage. Also he is dangerous since his W gets rid of all CC.
Garen
Garen Is completely useless since all his abilities scale with AD and his Q is his main tool to engage.
Gnar
Gnar Completely destroys Jax since he is ranged and has a gap closer and engage tool this puts Jax at an insane disadvantage since when Jax engages then Gnar can get away.
Illaoi
Illaoi Is a threat since her tentacles are her main source of damage however if Jax dodges then Illaoi is vulnerable and can easily be killed.
Irelia
Irelia is passed on AD damage and can easily be countered just By pressing E.
Jarvan IV
Jarvan V does have a lot of engage tools however Jax can stop Jarvan's burst damage with his E.
Jax
As always it depends on who is the Better Jax.
Jayce
Jayce is a ranged and Melee character this is dangerous since he can poke down Jax and then Execute him with ether Ranged or Melee. However if Able to dodge Jax will have an even fight with Jayce and would probably be able to trade with him.
Kayn
Kayne is a threat but not that much this is because his abilities are easy to dodge and if able to dodge he is useless and can easily be killed however when getting hit it is dangerous and can resort in Death.
Kennen
Kennen is Dangerous since Jax cannot dodge any of his abilities and also builds AP which can easily beat Jax therefore just play safer and Hug tower.
Kha'Zix
Kha'zix is reliant on his engage tools for example his E and Q however Jax can counter with his E and Q and would win in a trade of damage after kha'zix is stunned.
Kled
Kled is strong since he has a two engage tools and strong damage dealing however Jax's E can block all of Kled's Damage dealers.
Lee Sin
Lee Sin is strong due to his Q damage in start game but can be destroyed due to Jax's Damage early in the fight.
Maokai
Moakai is a AP Tank this puts Jax at a disadvantage since he cannot burst Moakai down and would take a while to kill him however just poke him as much as possible and wait for ganks.
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser is extremely strong even though Jax can Dodge Mordekaiser's Q damage he is a AP top laner making him stronger then Jax and also has Strong poke therefore stay clear of him when laning and farming.
Nasus
Nasus' poke is annoying since his Q comes back quite quicker then most of Jax's abilities. Therefore Prevent him from getting stacks on minions and you shoudl be fine in engage.
Olaf
Don't let him get too many E's on to you as it deals true damage. He has quite a good sustain with his W so careful for that. He also gets more attackspeed the lower his HP gets so be careful of that.
Ornn
Get's quite tanky and has somewhat of an advantage in lane with his forging items. After a certain point you won't probably be able to kill him since he get's tanky but you can try to shove him under his tower. Make sure to save your E for his W+auto combo.
Pantheon
Perma pokes you with his Q. Start either Dorans shield + pot or cloth + 4 pots and just farm what you can. Rush tabis and Jaurim's fist and his poke will not affect you that much. He will win you early game really hard and you can't really fight him until level 11 and so on. Ask your jungler for ganks as Pantheon has no escapes other than his summoner spells.
Poppy
Her W will deny your jump so try to bait it out and jump on her when it's ended. She will get quite tanky and still deal good amount of damage so she might be hard to deal with especially early with her shield and stun. Try not to stand near walls as she can stun you with her E if she gets you against the wall.
Quinn
Annoying poke and will just E away if you jump on her. Cloth + 4 pot and ask jungler for ganks. Later on you can burst her down but early you should not have too big of a chance on killing her.
Renekton
Lane bully, nothing else. Be careful at early levels since if he has fury built up his w and q deal a lot of damage. Block his W with E and you should win every trade. After 6 you should have quite an easy time against him with poking him with your ult + W proc. Tabis recommended in this matchup.
Rengar
Rengar has annoying poke due to his bush leap+Q combo and E However just counter by staying away from his leaping range.
Riven
Abuse her cooldowns. She can burst you quite quickly. At level 6 if you are low be careful as she can quickly catch up to you and just ult you to death. Very slippery so hard to kill early.
Rumble
He can just force you out of lane with his flamespitter and harpoons. Get some magic resist and after 6 you can just auto minions twice, then Q onto rumble and auto + W for a lot of burst damage. Merc treads are a solid in this matchup.
Shen
Can be difficult to kill since he can block autoattacks aswell. Gets quite tanky but he shouldnt have kill pressure on you unless he sets up an gank with his E. He will roam after 6 with his ult so be prepare to teleport where he is going or to stop it with your stun.
Singed
His Q poke and Slow is annoying and will terribly ruin your time when playing Top as Jax and His E makes it even harder to stay away So just try to farm whilst staying away from him and wait for a gank.
Sion
Dodge his Q and you should be fine. Gets pretty tanky so might be hard to kill until you get some items. After he dies run away as his passive form deals quite a lot of damage.
Swain
Get early mercury treads and try not to get rooted by his W. After level 6 you should be able to beat him in trades if you don't get hit by his W. He has good sustain though so prepare to get forced out of lane, jungler ganks are pretty important in this lane as it can be difficult to beat him 1v1.
Tahm Kench
He is a great poker due to his default damage start game and the stun when Having Full stacks and also can eat you this is why he is a very hard person fight in 1vs1 however just dodge his Q and the poke.
Talon
He is useless when engaging against Jax since all abilities are AD and after his uses them he can easily be poked and killed.
Trundle
Block his Q with your E and be careful when he ults you as it removes some of your resists and drains your hp over time. Don't give him lead in lane and you should win him. If he gets ahead he will become too tanky for you to deal with until later on if you can catch up.
Tryndamere
Don't get baited into a 1vs1 fight against him since you will lose to him Crits and keep your Q for when he spins away.
Udyr
He can build ether AP or AD and can mess you up due to his fast cool downs on his abilities however doesn't do enough damage to win in a 1vs1 fight against Jax start game.
Urgot
Urgot can easily poke against Jax since he is a bruiser and is raged this means he will do high amounts of damage against any top laners.
Vladimir
Sustain is good in this lane, get some mr and vamp scepter and just farm up and you can kill him later on. You have to bait his pool though or he will just dodge your stun with it. While laning try to avoid getting hit by his strong Q poke since it deals quite hefty amount of damage. Stay behind minions so his E can't hit you.
Volibear
Shouldn't be too big of an issue. Your E blocks his Q so always when he runs at you just E to cancel it. Careful though as his W deals quite a lot of damage when you are low HP. Bork is good against him since Volibears tend to get a lot of HP.
Warwick
Don't engage since he has a high life steal rate even in the start game.
Wukong
Play careful as he has quite a bit of burst damage. Block his Q with your E and wait to stun him after he comes out of his stealth. At level 6 he will probably try to all in you so care for that. Tabis are important in this lane.
Yasuo
Very slippery so you should not try to fight him too much early. After level 6 you should be able to outrade him with your Q + passive R proc. Tabis are good against him aswell.
Yorick
Very reliant on his Q and minions he summons kill them then he is exposed and can be beaten in the engage.
Zed
Zed has a strong start since he does high damage with abilities and has a lot of engage tools but is squishy and can be poke easily by Jax's Q+W combo.
Nautilus
CC monster. You will have a hard time killing him if he plays the lane right. After a couple items you can kill him but it is incredibly easy for him to setup ganks with his cc full kit.
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