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Jax

Jax, Grandmaster at Arms

Who beats Jax in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Top
  • Fighter
  • Melee · 125 range
  • 350 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Jax

These champions have the tools to beat Jax.

  1. Malphite
    Malphite

    Malphite slows his attack speed, stacks armor and can engage over Counter Strike with an unstoppable ultimate.

  2. Pantheon
    Pantheon

    Pantheon bursts him early with a point-and-click stun and blocks his combo with his shield.

  3. Renekton
    Renekton

    Renekton wins short early trades with his empowered abilities before Jax has his items.

  4. Darius
    Darius

    Darius wins long early trades and pulls Jax back in after the Counter Strike stun.

Worst picks against Jax

Jax usually wins these matchups.

  1. Tryndamere
    Tryndamere

    Counter Strike dodges every auto attack Tryndamere relies on, then stuns him.

  2. Yasuo
    Yasuo

    Yasuo builds around auto attacks and crits, and Counter Strike blocks all of them.

  3. Master Yi
    Master Yi

    Counter Strike blocks his attacks and stuns him out of his engage.

  4. Nasus
    Nasus

    Jax keeps up with Nasus later and pushes him off the wave early with jumps and trades.

How to counter Jax

  1. Wait out Counter Strike: step back while it is spinning and trade once it ends.

  2. Fight him early; he scales with items and attack speed.

  3. Abilities still hit him during Counter Strike, so use them instead of auto attacks then.

  4. Ward the side of the wave he can jump to with Leap Strike.

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Malphite, Pantheon, Renekton and Darius are strong picks against Jax. Malphite slows his attack speed, stacks armor and can engage over Counter Strike with an unstoppable ultimate.
Jax usually has the advantage against Tryndamere, Yasuo, Master Yi and Nasus, so avoid those picks when Jax is likely in the top.
Wait out Counter Strike: step back while it is spinning and trade once it ends. Fight him early; he scales with items and attack speed.
Jax has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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