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Jax Counters

Jax's hardest top matchups on patch 26.21: Teemo, Garen and Darius.

Patch 26.21TopJungle483 ranked games
Jax matchups at a glance
LaneTierWin rateCounters JaxJax beats
TopC48.2%
JungleA51.2%
Top games
311
Jungle games
172
Min. games per matchup
8
Patch
26.21

Jax top lane

Tier C · 48.2% win rate · 311 games

Struggles against

The top opponents Jax does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The top champions that have Jax among their worst matchups.

Rests on 311 Jax games in this lane (2.9% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Top Lane tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Jax ends top games with most often.

  • Trinity Force74.1%51.5%
  • Plated Steelcaps57.9%47.5%
  • Sundered Sky40.1%55.6%
  • Blade of The Ruined King35.0%43.5%
  • Mercury's Treads28.2%55.2%
  • Death's Dance23.9%45.9%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • Lethal Tempo + Resolve53.1%50.0%
  • Grasp of the Undying + Inspiration19.3%45.3%
  • Conqueror + Resolve13.1%38.9%

Builds rest on 309 Jax games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Jax in the jungle

Tier A · 51.2% win rate · 172 games

Struggles against

The jungle opponents Jax does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The jungle champions that have Jax among their worst matchups.

Rests on 172 Jax games in this lane (1.6% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Jungle tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Jax ends jungle games with most often.

  • Trinity Force67.5%56.1%
  • Plated Steelcaps47.3%51.2%
  • Blade of The Ruined King37.3%52.4%
  • Mercury's Treads33.7%61.4%
  • Sundered Sky33.7%63.2%
  • Death's Dance33.1%57.1%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • Lethal Tempo + Inspiration49.7%50.6%
  • Conqueror + Domination17.6%39.3%
  • Press the Attack + Domination10.1%56.3%

Builds rest on 169 Jax games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Questions and answers

Who counters Jax?

In the top lane, Jax's main role in these games, Jax does worst against Teemo, Garen and Darius, from 311 ranked games on patch 26.21.

Who does Jax counter?

Mordekaiser, Tryndamere and Volibear have Jax among their worst top matchups.

What is Jax's weakness?

In top games Jax loses most against Teemo, Garen and Darius, mostly fighters. Pick one of those into Jax, or play safe until your team can help.

Does Jax counter Mordekaiser?

Yes, in the top lane on patch 26.21: Mordekaiser has Jax among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Does Jax counter Tryndamere?

Yes, in the top lane on patch 26.21: Tryndamere has Jax among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Counter Jax with a champion you can actually play

A counter list is only half the answer: the best pick is the counter you play well. In champ select LazyElo weighs the lane matchup, your own record on each champion in your pool and what your team still needs, and says why it suggests a pick. After the game it reviews what happened against your laner.

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