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Jax
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Pressure side lanes constantly to draw attention. If the enemy sends one person, kill them. If they send more, your team takes objectives. In late-game fights, wait for the engage, then onto the ADC and delete them.
Playstyle
A relentless 1v1 duelist and split-pushing menace who scales into a late-game monster. Your goal is to run down the enemy backline while dodging everything they throw at you.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- + is the best basic ability in the game against auto-attackers
- +Extreme mobility with allowing for easy target access or escapes
- +Infinite scaling threat via and passive damage
- +Unmatched 1v1 potential that forces the enemy to send multiple people to stop your split
Weaknesses
- -Extremely vulnerable when is on its long early-game cooldown
- -Lacks innate sustain, making him susceptible to heavy poke in lane
- -Reliant on items to bridge the gap between 'squishy diver' and 'raid boss'
- -Highly susceptible to hard CC once duration ends
Abilities
Every auto increases your Attack Speed. Always try to hit minions a few times before jumping in with so your stacks are already up for the fight.
Your primary gap closer. You can jump to enemies, allies, and even wards. Use this to dodge skillshots or chase down kited targets. Never lead with this if you can walk up to the enemy instead.
An auto-attack reset that deals massive magic damage. Always press immediately after a basic attack to maximize DPS. It also increases the range of your next attack slightly.
The core of Jax. You dodge all incoming basic attacks and take reduced damage from AoE. You can reactivate it early to stun, but usually, you want to let it run the full duration to block as many autos as possible.
Passive: Every third hit deals bonus magic damage. Active: Deals AoE damage and gives you massive Armor and Magic Resist based on your AD/AP. Pop this immediately when you commit to a fight, not when you're already low.
Teamfight Role
Frontline Diver / Assassin
You are looking for a flank or a direct dive on the enemy carries. Use to survive the initial burst and to stay alive while you beat down their backline.
If your carry is fed and getting dove by an assassin like Zed or Talon, stay back and use to stun them and peel for your team.
Combos
The Bread and Butter
Auto → → → Auto →
The standard trade. Use the reset, then start to block their retaliation while you keep hitting them.
Gap Close Stun
(start) → → → (reactivate)
Used when the enemy is out of reach. Start first so it's ready to stun the moment you land your .
The Burst Trade
Auto (on minion) → Auto (on minion) → → Auto →
Prep your passive on minions. Your next hit will be the empowered 3rd strike. Jump in with and immediately for an instant chunk of health.
The All-In
→ → → Auto →
Pop and as you jump in to ensure you are at your tankiest while the enemy tries to peel you off.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | plus attack speed makes you one of the strongest level 1 champions in the top lane. Fight in their wave to stack damage. |
| Level 6 | You unlock the passive damage. This changes your trading pattern from 'all-in' to 'hit twice then jump in for the third proc'. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 provides a significant jump in survivability during teamfights, and your and are likely maxed for low cooldowns. |
| Level 16 | At max rank , you become nearly unkillable for the duration of the active, allowing you to dive 1v3 safely. |
Tips & Tricks
- • damage increases by 20% for every attack dodged, up to 100%. If you're fighting in a minion wave, let the minions hit you during to max out the damage.
- •Keep a Stealth Ward in your inventory. You can to it for a long-range escape over walls.
- •You can hide the animation by starting it just before you to a target.
- •The active damage scales with AP, but the resistances it provides scale with both AD and AP. Use it early to soak the most damage.
- •Your increases your attack range to 175. Use this to snag a CS or poke an enemy without getting hit back.
- •When split pushing, check your stacks. If they are about to fall off, hit a tower or minion to keep the attack speed high for when the enemy arrives.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using to engage every time→If the enemy Flashes or uses an escape, you have no way to follow them or get out. Walk up first if possible.
- ✕Reactivating too early against auto-attackers→You lose out on seconds of 'invincibility' where they could have been dealing zero damage to you.
- ✕Ignoring your stacks before a fight→You enter the duel with low attack speed and will lose trades against champions with higher base stats.
- ✕Saving active for when you are low health→The resistances are more effective while you have high HP. Popping it at 10% health usually results in death anyway.
- ✕Fighting while is on cooldown→Jax is relatively squishy without his dodge. Smart enemies will wait for to end then kill you instantly.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached