
Jax·Jungle Build





Win rate | 48.1% |
Pick rate | 0.8% |
Ban rate | 5.9% |
Matches | 6 765- |

Jax Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.9% based on 2 017 matches
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Most Popular
52.9%

2nd Most Popular
51.9%

Alternative
52.2%

Off-Meta
48.4%Top Players ALL
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62.5%Aaron Johnson OTP
46.7%Piscis Fizz#LAN OTP
58.3%Matchup Specific

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Master Yi
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spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 14 sec
Early Items

@ 4 min
Core Items



@ 20 min
Full Build






ability order
W
E
Q
Skills





situational items






Jax Matchups Overview
Jax General information
Jax tips and tricks
Don’t be trigger happy with your . Only use it when the enemy is a real threat to you as it does have a long cooldown, and you’re quite vulnerable while it’s down.
Take objectives like the Rift Herald or Dragon when it’s safe to do so. Jax can take them quite easily, so make sure you get them whenever you can.
Try and approach lanes from behind the enemy so you do not have to use your gap closure to get on to them.
Jax combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Jax Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Jax Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Cosmic Insight and Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Trinity Force as your first item, followed by Mercury's Treads and Sundered Sky. For your last 3 items, you should build Sterak's Gage, Wit's End and finish with Frozen Heart. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - E - Q. Right now, this build has 52.9% winrate over 2 017 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Jax Jungle build would be to take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Trinity Force, which you should build first, followed by Mercury's Treads as your second item and Sundered Sky as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Sterak's Gage, Wit's End and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is W - E - Q. In the current patch, this build has a 51.9% win rate over 749 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Trinity Force as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Sundered Sky as a third item. You want to finish the build with Sterak's Gage, Frozen Heart and Wit's End. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - E - Q. This build is currently sitting at a 52.2% win rate across 182 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Jax Jungle build in the current patch, try Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then finish Mercury's Treads as your second item, and Trinity Force as third item. The last 3 options are Wit's End, Death's Dance and Sterak's Gage. The ability order for this build is W - E - Q. As of the current patch, this build has a 48.4% win rate over 122 matches played.
Situational Jax Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Jax build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Jax runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Jax Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Jungle in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.3 the best possible matchups for Jax Jungle are:
- vs. Volibear - 60.0% win rate over 60 games.
- vs. Evelynn - 58.6% win rate over 70 games.
- vs. Nidalee - 56.8% win rate over 88 games.
- vs. Zac - 55.0% win rate over 80 games.
- vs. Ekko - 53.5% win rate over 86 games.
Consider picking Jax into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Jungle matchups that currently are in favor of Jax.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Jax in the current patch into the following Jungle matchups:
- vs. Ivern - 35.3% win rate over 34 games.
- vs. Fiddlesticks - 36.6% win rate over 82 games.
- vs. Kayn - 41.6% win rate over 226 games.
- vs. Karthus - 41.7% win rate over 72 games.
- vs. Lillia - 41.8% win rate over 122 games.
These champions are considered as Jax counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Jax counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.