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Jax Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Jax we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Jax, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Jax this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.11. However, if you are a new Jax player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Jax!

Patch 13.11: 2530633 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 7900 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4785 Games

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 83665 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 1009 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 98294 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 28040 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 4669 Games

Third Best

84%

Win Rate 145 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

65%

Win Rate 6929 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

66%

Win Rate 2444 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 13.11: 2530895 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 1511 Games

Precision

Domination

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 387 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 580 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 70 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 11465 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 7491 Games

Second Best

76%

Win Rate 88 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 2342 Games

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to Buy Wards

Passive Ability

Second Best

69%

Win Rate 572 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 524 Games

Passive Ability

Jax Counters

Learn Jax's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Jax guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Jax Top in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Jax. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Jax Jax Top

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Jax Skins

Find Jax's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Jax skins and chromas on Jax's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Empyrean Jax

November 3, 2022

+ Wishlist

1350

Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition

Limited Edition

April 28, 2021

+ Wishlist

Conqueror Jax

Special Events

April 28, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Mecha Kingdoms Jax

Legendary

January 15, 2020

+ Wishlist

1820

God Staff Jax

January 11, 2018

Wishlist

1350

Warden Jax

October 1, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

SKT Jax

Special Events

May 5, 2014

Wishlist

750

Nemesis Jax

September 14, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Temple Jax

November 15, 2011

+ Wishlist

750

Jaximus

May 10, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

PAX Jax

Special Events

September 3, 2010

+ Wishlist

Angler Jax

Legacy

June 8, 2010

+ Wishlist

975

Vandal Jax

Legacy

February 24, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

The Mighty Jax

Legacy

February 12, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Jax

Original

+ Wishlist

Jax's Abilities

Relentless Assault Jax's Passive

Self

Jax's attacks grant a stack for 2.5 seconds that gives him 3.5-11% attack speed (max 28-88%; depending on level).

Leap Strike Jax's Q Ability

700

8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6

Jax leaps to a friendly or enemy unit or ward, dealing 65 / 105 / 145 / 185 / 225 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage if it is an enemy.

Empower Jax's W Ability

Self

7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3

Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack or Leap Strike to deal an additional 50 / 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

This ability triggers spell effects upon dealing damage.

Counter Strike Jax's E Ability

375

50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90

14 / 12.5 / 11 / 9.5 / 8

Jax enters a defensive stance for up to 2 seconds, dodging incoming attacks and taking 25% less damage from area of effect abilities.

After 2 seconds or recasting, Jax deals 55 / 85 / 115 / 145 / 175 (+70% of ability power) (+4% of target's maximum health) magic damage and stuns nearby enemies for 1 second. The damage is increased by 20% per attack dodged, up to a maximum of 110 / 170 / 230 / 290 / 350 (+140% of ability power) (+8% of target's maximum health) magic damage.

Master-At-Arms Jax's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

100

100 / 90 / 80 / 80 / 80

Passive: Every third attack deals an additional 60 / 110 / 160 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Active: Jax swings his lantern around him, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% of ability power) magic damage to nearby enemies. If he hits a champion he gains 15 / 40 / 65 (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) armor plus 15 / 20 / 25% (+0.1 per bonus attack damage) per champion hit, as well as 60% of that value as magic resist for the next 8 seconds. During this time the passive damage applies every 2nd attack instead of every 3rd.

Questions About Jax

Latest Questions

lethal tempo?

Asked by Hotjacob on July 16, 2021

Any reason not to go lethal tempo so you have jax passive and runes giving you attack speed increase on engage?

I randomly became a worse player

Asked by K1ceps on April 4, 2020

so recently i set out to climb to platinum , i am currently gold gold 3 with about 50lp , i had a massive win streak and even recently got a legendary kill (basically hexakill) i started to notice my farm and reaction time started to go down ,...

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Jax second item

Asked on March 15, 2020

Is is better to build Deaths Dance or Titanic Hydra as Jax as a second item, does is rely on the matchup? I think that HYdra is a core item but i don't know almost anything about Jax.

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Liandry’s torment?

Asked by BlackRoseGirl on January 16, 2020

So, I guess I am a little confused about what all has the ability to proc Liandry’s. Akali’s passive,Elise’s spider minions,Fizz’s W passive,Illaoi’s tentacles,Jax’s/Diana’s/Vi’s/Twisted Fate’s third hits,Qiyana’s passive,Rammus’s passive,Twitch’s...

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Why do you go triforce on Jax?

Asked by Hamstertamer on April 4, 2018

I've been experimenting with on-hit builds on [[jax]] (bloodrazor, rageblade, Botrk...), and in comparison [[trinity force]] feels pretty underwhelming. So why do you buy triforce on Jax in the first place? You only get one proc in your combo...

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Best Rune For AD Champ to Play in ranked Flex

Asked by GarenDoozer on October 21, 2017

What is the Best Rune For AD Champ to Play in ranked Flex

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Beginner, and Advanced Jax combos

Asked by Impact Finale on September 25, 2017

Hello, I have been playing LOL for 4 months. Are there any advanced Jax players that could show me combos for : -Good trades -1 vs 1 (top lane) , All-In Combos -What combos to use to engage multiple enemies -When to engage enemies and when to...

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Jax OP Top or Jungle. Tips?

Asked by ShadowBox on December 8, 2016

Ok, Sure Jax is probably a very good top laner, and I've seen him with so much cs and is very tanky. I'm new to Jax and am having trouble learning how to use his mechanics and to cs properly in the top lane. I guess my problem is I'm getting...

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Similar Champions' Runes To My Main

Asked by deathworm98 on May 20, 2016

Hello! I main Jax and he usually runs runes like armor or health seals, Armor Marks, Magic Resist/Scaling Magic Resist, and I forgot purple either health or cooldown. What champions have runes like these? Thanks.

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how to beat darius

Asked by mjskid on March 30, 2016

how do you best [[darius]] as [[jax]] in top lane?? everytime i go vs a darius i always get beat really hard and i don't know what to do. i play safe i give up cs and i just really don't know how to beat him as [[jax]]

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Is hybred jax actully good

Asked by ThebigR on December 8, 2015

I have played a ton of games on jax and now there is all this hybried stuff going around but i still think that my build is better Lich bane Blade of the ruined king Sprit visage ninga tabi ravinouse hydra (after compleat the bulied swich to...

Is Jax still good?

Asked by Rukt on May 15, 2015

I've been playing [[Jax]] a lot in ranked and I tend to win 90% of my games, but looking at what people say, and the newest 5.9 tier list, he is always ranked low. Is there reason for that? And is he only good in low elo too? (I'm Silver 2 btw)

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Devourer Stacks.

Asked by Yasutsuna on March 19, 2015

Just interested to know, how many stacks of Devourer should the jungler have at what time? I seem to be always having too little stacks at the late game for it to have any real effect.

Is Jax stronger as AD, AP, tank or hybrid?

Asked by Hopesedge on March 9, 2015

Jax's abilities make me think that a hybrid build will complement him the most in terms of effective damage (like [[Blade of the Ruined King]] [[Hextech Gunblade]] [[Guinsoo's Rageblade]] [[Trinity Force]] [[Ninja Tabi]] [[Guardian...

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Jax Nerfs?

Asked by Bioalchemist on August 15, 2014

So I haven't played LoL in months. Thinking about jumping back in, but really only want to play [[Jax]]. I noticed that people not only seem to ban him less in high elo streams, but pick him much less so I am assuming he got nerfed. I...