Fighter

Jax

Grandmaster at Arms

Unmatched in both his skill with unique armaments and his biting sarcasm, Jax is the last known weapons master of Icathia. After his homeland was laid low by its own hubris in unleashing the Void, Jax and his kind vowed to protect what little remained.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Relentless Assault
Q
Leap Strike
W
Empower
E
Counter Strike
R
Grandmaster-at-Arms

Jax

Overview

On patch 16.21, Jax is rated C tier in the top lane, winning 48.3% of 5,071 ranked games with a 5.2% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Grasp of the Undying with Flash and Teleport and builds Trinity Force, Blade of The Ruined King, Sundered Sky, and Plated Steelcaps.

Jax struggles most against Heimerdinger (30%), Vayne (30.4%), and Shen (33.3%) and does best against Gwen (71.4%), Quinn (68%), and Camille (67.5%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 5,071 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.3%

Win rate

5.2%

Pick rate

5.1K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Jax

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.
Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Playing against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.
Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Gwen71.4%28
Quinn68.0%25
Camille67.5%40
Ambessa65.4%26
Warwick64.7%34

Weak against

Heimerdinger30.0%50
Vayne30.4%23
Shen33.3%57
Rumble34.8%23
Poppy38.1%21

Abilities

P
Relentless Assault
Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.
Q
Leap Strike
Jax leaps toward a unit. If they are an enemy, he strikes them with his weapon.
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6Cost: 50Range: 700
W
Empower
Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage.
Cooldown: 7/6/5/4/3Cost: 30Range: 300
E
Counter Strike
Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies.
Cooldown: 17/15/13/11/9Cost: 50/60/70/80/90Range: 300
R
Grandmaster-at-Arms
Every third consecutive attack deals additional Magic Damage. Additionally, Jax can activate this ability to deal damage around himself and strengthen his resolve, increasing his Armor and Magic Resist for a short duration.
Cooldown: 110/100/90Cost: 100Range: 260