Jax·Jungle Build

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 Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter 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 Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. For your last 3 items, you should build Sterak's Gage, Frozen Heart and finish with Death's Dance. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - E - Q. Right now, this build has 56.1% winrate over 1 069 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 Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear 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 Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Sundered Sky as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Sterak's Gage, Frozen Heart and Wit's End. The skill order for this build is W - E - Q. In the current patch, this build has a 56.0% win rate over 969 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 Blade of The Ruined King as a third item. You want to finish the build with Wit's End, Death's Dance and Guardian Angel. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - E - Q. This build is currently sitting at a 57.9% win rate across 159 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, Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace as your primary rune tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Sundered Sky as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Trinity Force as third item. The last 3 options are Sterak's Gage, Wit's End and Guardian Angel. The ability order for this build is W - E - Q. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.6% win rate over 129 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.