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Choose Champion Build:
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Jungle (Tri + Cinderhulk Build)
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Top Lane
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Bloodrazor Jax Jungle
Runes: Conqueror
1
2
Precision
Domination
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
1
2
Flash + Smite
Flash
Smite
Recommended Items
Items
Ability Order
Relentless Assault (PASSIVE)
Jax Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Sejuani
I hate this champ. Perma cc and can even duel you early on as a damn tank. Why did riot even make this champ?
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None





Hello my brand name is RealWeaponAFK formerly known to some people as Dunk Master Jax. I am a
Jax Jungle Main, who was in Platinum Season 6. I didn't make it to platinum in season 7,8, or 9 and stayed in gold due to lack of play due to irl things going on. My goals for you guys is to bring more gameplay to my Twitch channel, Youtube guides + gameplay commentaries (that will be posted on this mobafire guide every now and then) as well as updating this guide constantly!
I have been playing League Of Legends Since Season 2. I started playing ranked for League of Legends during Season 4 (ended up in Silver 4 and could never climb). I have always found video games fascinating since I first played Pokemon Silver on my Game Boy Color at the Age of 6. It is a real nice experience for me to watch as games grow over the years with the advancement of technology. I spend my time working to sustain myself, being a moderator of The Subreddit /r/Jaxmains & creating videos as a hobby. I also have been posting Youtube gameplay videos for several years now and I really enjoy the experience of growing and learning how to edit videos to make content more enjoyable for my viewers. If you wish to see any of my videos there will be plenty spread around in this guide!
This is my first Mobafire guide I have created (actually my first game guide on a website in general 0.0), & This Guide has Definitely come a LONG WAY but I still believe it still needs some touch ups. I will be posting updates for Season 8, so look out for the amount of content I will provide you all! I decided to make this guide because I wanted to share with people how AWESOME of a champion I believe
Jax is!!
I see
Jax played so much more often ever since the
Empower 50 range buff they added back in Patch 7.12. He can work well as an all around pick for Jungle, Top, or even Mid if you know your mathups. Building Full damage on
Jax is REALLY FUN, & it makes him more of an Assassin like
Rengar. The issue with going full damage opposed to a bruiser build is that you get blown up easily when you are in the heart of battle to deal your damage. For this reason I decided to center this guide around the more competitive builds. I will play AP Jax or AD Jax every so often, but this guide is dedicated to the best builds with the most reliability. I may create a separate guide in the future for fun builds you guys can try out.


I have been playing League Of Legends Since Season 2. I started playing ranked for League of Legends during Season 4 (ended up in Silver 4 and could never climb). I have always found video games fascinating since I first played Pokemon Silver on my Game Boy Color at the Age of 6. It is a real nice experience for me to watch as games grow over the years with the advancement of technology. I spend my time working to sustain myself, being a moderator of The Subreddit /r/Jaxmains & creating videos as a hobby. I also have been posting Youtube gameplay videos for several years now and I really enjoy the experience of growing and learning how to edit videos to make content more enjoyable for my viewers. If you wish to see any of my videos there will be plenty spread around in this guide!
This is my first Mobafire guide I have created (actually my first game guide on a website in general 0.0), & This Guide has Definitely come a LONG WAY but I still believe it still needs some touch ups. I will be posting updates for Season 8, so look out for the amount of content I will provide you all! I decided to make this guide because I wanted to share with people how AWESOME of a champion I believe

I see







I'm sure whenever
Jax is brought up in a conversation the first thing that pops in someones head is how AMAZING his Late Game is!!! He excels at split pushing towers (gates god) and shredding through any enemy on the team!
Jax is the PERFECT example of a champion that scales very well with levels and gets MASSIVE power spikes from items! Back in the olden days, people used to build
Blade of the Ruined King pre nerfs with a
Trinity Force and then to finish the rest of his build with tanky items. While this can be an efficent way to build him it doesn't usually work out. Sometimes for their team you need more damage to burst down their hyper carries, but then you are too squishy to even find a good opening into a fight. Sometimes you need more tankiness to have more survivability for teamfights, which is usually not even that helpful due to the fact
Jax scales so well with damage compared to tankiness, although it does help him in teamfights much better to go a more tanky route.
I decided to throw in these two different build paths with the idea that there are other more options than just Standard cookie cutter builds due to the fact Jax is a VERY VERSATILE CHAMPION. Some of these builds can have more of an impact on the game than the usual six item meta build. These different builds can help with some of the weaknesses
Jax needs or to help out your Team-comp against the enemies.
Let's listen to this beautiful rap made by Badministrator for our favorite Purple Jesus :D





I decided to throw in these two different build paths with the idea that there are other more options than just Standard cookie cutter builds due to the fact Jax is a VERY VERSATILE CHAMPION. Some of these builds can have more of an impact on the game than the usual six item meta build. These different builds can help with some of the weaknesses

Let's listen to this beautiful rap made by Badministrator for our favorite Purple Jesus :D



Preparing for SEASON 9!!
I am working on creating Youtube Videos on my channel to keep people updated for highlights. I will be posting those informative videos in this section for you guys.
I am working on creating Youtube Videos on my channel to keep people updated for highlights. I will be posting those informative videos in this section for you guys.



+ Great in 1v1 Situations
+ Amazing Late Game
+ Not too Difficult to Play
+ Has an Aoe Stun
+ Split Pushes Extremely Well
+ When He Hits a Turret Over & Over The Ult Proc Sound Effect Is So Satisfying :)
+ Amazing Late Game
+ Not too Difficult to Play
+ Has an Aoe Stun
+ Split Pushes Extremely Well
+ When He Hits a Turret Over & Over The Ult Proc Sound Effect Is So Satisfying :)
- Can Be Hard to Play in Teamfights Especially if not Tanky
- Really Weak to Hard Crowd Control as it Ruins DPS Potential
- Has Somewhat of a Hard Time if gets Behind
- Takes Knowledge When it Comes to Using Abilities At Appropriate Times
- Imagine if He Had A Real Weapon
- Really Weak to Hard Crowd Control as it Ruins DPS Potential
- Has Somewhat of a Hard Time if gets Behind
- Takes Knowledge When it Comes to Using Abilities At Appropriate Times
- Imagine if He Had A Real Weapon



You can only choose two summoner spells when you play this game (basic knowledge). So choose wisely!! Make sure one will help you escape out of sticky situations and the second will help you in combat!!



I suggest taking
Teleport if you plan on focusing on farming in lane, don't plan on killing your lane opponent that often, and trying to make plays across the map when your team needs you. This Summoner spell showed its power during season 5 for sure and even after the nerf I still find it to be the best choice For Top Lane
Jax.


Take
Ignite if you plan on being really aggresive in lane and want to snowball hard to carry. A really good choice if there are champions such as
Dr. Mundo,
Zac, or
Vladimir that rely on their healing a lot. Really good choice this season if you want to snowball and carry games!!






















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- Stacking this up on a tower or minions can help when you are about to go in for a kill on a champion.
Empower &
Titanic Hydra add a stack of
Relentless Assault.
- Be careful when deciding to fight without any stacks in a teamfight. You will have to build up stacks on champions during the fight which can determine an outcome of a fight.

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- Use
Leap Strike wisely, when you commit you are committed for awhile until it is off cooldown.
- You can combine
Leap Strike with
Empower for extra burst damage.
- Jax can
Leap Strike to Ally Champions, Allied Minons, & Wards. Make sure to have some wards on you in case you get into sticky situations when your team is not around you.

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- After auto attacking, Reset your auto attack with
Empower on towers, minions, and champions.
Empower can combine with
Leap Strike as well as
Master-At-Arms for heavy damage output. Combine this ability with any
Sheen Item for more devastating damage.
- When auto attacking a tower and resetting yout auto on it with empower auto attack a minion if there's one nearby. This puts the ability back on cooldown rather than having to wait for the buff to end.

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- You can use
Counter Strike to stun opponents to escape out of situations before Leap Striking out. This helps create a bigger gap of distance when making a get away.
- You can activate
Counter Strike early if you need to instantly stun someone. This can help with starting a fight or peeling for allies.
- Level one Trades in lane are usually really good with
Counter Strike. You can cheese the opponent after soaking up enough damage from their minions & possibly get first blood.
- After auto attacking a jungle camp use this right before the auto attack from the monster hits you to have a healthier clear.

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- Activate
Master-At-Arms before going into a teamfight!! You gain resistances for 8 seconds.
- Combine the passive of
Master-At-Arms with
Empower for devastating burst damage.
- The resistances scale off offensive stats, Magic Resist from Ability Power & Armor with Bonus Attack Damage. Keep this in mind when looking at the enemy composition as well.







These are the basic level up routes you want to use for most games.
CHANGE LEVEL UP SEQUENCE DEPENDING ACCORDING TO TEAM COMP/PLAYSTYLE
Empower is
Jax's main source of damage, which helps him out with clearing Jungle Camps faster and with duels, due to the low cooldown and the auto attack reset. This is usually what you want to max first.
Leap Strike is your gap closer/escape ability. You could decide to max
Leap Strike first for the shorter cooldown on the gap closer for ganks if you jungle or if against a ranged champion in lane and feel you need the shorter cooldown for trading easier.
Counter Strike is
Jax's defensive ability as well as crowd control ability. If you feel you need the shorter cooldown on the stun or if the enemy team has a lot of auto attacking threats, I would max this second in those scenarios.
- You should put a point in
Master-At-Arms whenever you can due to the extra armor and magic resist it gives with the active as well as the higher base damage with the passive proc every third auto attack. This ability alone gives
Jax a massive power spike.


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Hunter's Machete helps with clear speed and sustain in the jungle. This defeats ![]() |
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Refillable Potion is a solid choice for a cheap potion you can use throughout the game. ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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Mercury's Treads are usually necessary for ![]() |
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Ionian Boots Of Lucidity are cheap and provide cooldown reduction for abilities & Summoner spells. Ever since the changes they made to these in Season 6, I found myself trying them out every now and then. A shorter cooldown on ![]() |

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Bloodrazor should be built to deal with tanks for Jungle ![]() |
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Cinderhulk is the go to choice for Jungle Jax. You can never go wrong with choosing this item on ![]() |
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Warrior provides some Cooldown Reduction & a good amount of Attack Damage. If you want to snowball the early-mid game more effectively then this item is not a bad choice. However, it does fall off which is not good for ![]() |

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Trinity Force is considered to be a core item for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Titanic Hydra has shown it's power on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

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Hextech Gunblade is probably the best sustain item ![]() attack damage, & 15% Vamp from damage you deal, which all synergize very well on ![]() |
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Blade Of The Ruined King is meh for ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Death's Dance is weird, but TF Blade builds it on ![]() ![]() |

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Sterak's is a staple item for good defense and offense for ![]() ![]() |
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Banshee's is a decent defensive/offensive Magic Resist choice. I don't recommend buying this unless you need the spell shield and extra magic resist + damage boost. The stats aren't the greatest but still synergize with ![]() |
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Frozen Mallet is probably one of the most underrated items in the game.It provides a good slow on basic attacks (which ![]() ![]() |

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Randuin's is the staple "screw crits" item. Good health, a good amount of armor, and an active that slows down champions in an aoe. You can't go wrong with building this item. |
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Thornmail= ADC's worst nightmare. If an auto attack hits you they will be taking some damage for hurting you so yea.. prickly thorns is not forgiving and it's pretty good in certain situations. |

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Abyssal Mask is a situational item for Magic Resist in your Jax build. It provides health bulk, CDR, some good utility for your team as well, increasing magic damage for your allies. This will also allow your ![]() ![]() |

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Nashor's Tooth provides Cooldown Reduction, attack speed, on hit damage, and ability power. This was an old school item a few Jax Mains were into early season 7 (we always talked about different item builds in our discord channel, and a few high elo Jax Mains were using this). All of these stats compliment ![]() |
Oh boy.. what a rollercoaster this item has been through.. This item looks good on paper for
Jax, but in practice it usually won't do much if you don't know how to use it effectively.. YOU HAVE TO SPLIT PUSH AND BE OBJECTIVE FOCUSED!! I really do miss the days of hybrid
Jax.. but unfortunately those days are gone to tank
Jax being the dominant pick. That being said, it doesn't mean this item is completely awful.. This is not an item you rush as your first item, you get it as a second-last item depending on your lead.
If you are pulling ahead of the competition you might want to consider picking this up second or third as a core item. There are many builds you can do with the new
Guinsoo's Rageblade such as Hybrid or Tankier Variants. Some people probably still won't buy it since
Essence Reaver is usually the go to damage item besides
Trinity Force &
Titanic Hydra nowadays. I really think this item really shows it's true potential if you are splitting.. but it is bad if you don't manage to stack it up for teamfighting!! It does have a lot of flexibility and works well with my splitpush based playstyle, but Trinity Force & Titanic usually do the job just fine as it is.. so it's hard for me to recommend this unless you are ahead.



If you are pulling ahead of the competition you might want to consider picking this up second or third as a core item. There are many builds you can do with the new







Farming is probably the most important thing to do with



In This Video I Show You Guys What You Should Do In Some Matchups When It Comes To Trading And Getting Creep Farm!!!
Farming Tips:
-Try not to push the wave to their tower unless you will miss a cs if you dont use an ability
-Focus on last hitting with your auto attacks rather than your abilities if you can so that you can trade in lane easier
-Freeze the lane whenever you can to put pressure on the enemy top laner having him/her over extended
If you are pushed under your tower:
1. Let turret hit melee minons twice then last hit.
2. Auto attack prep the caster minons once, let tower hit them once, then auto attack them again.
3. If your minon wave pulls up to the enemy minon wave it gets pretty tricky, so you may need to use









Jax Hail Of Blades Patch 9.4
Jax Vs Trundle Jungle Patch 9.1



Thank you all for reading this guide!!
I just wanted to share my thoughts on my main champion
Jax and why he is an AMAZING pick! He truly is one of the most fun champions to play in my opinion due to his high amount of mixed damage and his mysterious background!
Votes and Comments will help this guide out a lot!! I believe I have done pretty well making my first mobafire guide!
HUGE shoutout to Jovy for the art on this guide!!! She does a fantastic job!! I suggest you take a look at the work she does!
I just wanted to share my thoughts on my main champion

Votes and Comments will help this guide out a lot!! I believe I have done pretty well making my first mobafire guide!
If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comment section!!
HUGE shoutout to Jovy for the art on this guide!!! She does a fantastic job!! I suggest you take a look at the work she does!



I plan on spreading my builds across the board with numerous champions so you guys can understand stats I feel are underrated and not used enough on certain champions as well as giving you more knowledge about the champions themselves!




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