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Jax Counter Stats

Jax Counters
Discover all champions who counter Jax. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Jax in League of Legends and win in Champion Select!
2,325 Tips for countering Jax below

Top Lane
49.87% Win Rate64% Pick Rate Jax Top Lane Counters: 51 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Jax in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

Saneryus says “Contrary to believe, Jax isn't that bad of a match up from MY personal experience. Yes, his E is the only thing that counters you, but it's only for 2.5 seconds. You'll eventually outscale him and his E won't matter when you can just statcheck him. It's just the laning phase where most people have a problem dealing with him but if you can get through that, it's fine. This match up is all about survival and spacing/kiting to an extent. Level 1, you will lose since he will start E. Start Q to farm the 3 melees. If he zones you, just start E and E him. Afterwards, try and hold the wave on your side for as long as possible to soak 6. When wave is on his side, just soak until it slow pushes back. Try to space well so he can't Q + E onto you. If you can't, then preemptively Q before he Q + E onto you so you can kite him out after getting stunned. If the wave is on your side, he can never jump on to you since he'll take turret damage. That's where you can bully him. ONLY bully/trade when wave is on YOUR SIDE where you're safe under turret. Otherwise, wait and just soak until wave bounce back to you. - Standard PTA | Can take bone plating/unflinching if you think you'll be camped - Flash/TP or TP/Exhaust (i prefer TP/Exhaust if possible) - DBlade or DShield - Q Max Level 11, becomes skill match up with how well you space him. Level 16, you will statcheck him the majority of times and win. Just becareful of AP jax as he has a lot of burst with E. Standard AD jax you don't have to worry too much about burst. ”
PokeRoyal2007 says “I personally don´t find it that hard actually. Tricky because he can stack a lot of attack speed but you can win him anyways. Try to E at the same time he E’s you, so he doesn’t hit for free. If he’s good, then it will be a lot harder.”
Meta Irelia Top Guide by PokeRoyal2007 | Irelia Player
ObiW says “His E (Counter Strike) blocks your W stun and auto-attacks. Golden Rule: NEVER start the fight with W. Walk up and poke with Q. If he activates his E, use your E (Aegis Assault) immediately to block his stun damage. Once his counter-strike is down, engage freely.”
Claude Rains says “Very very annoying rn. because the DMG types and his ability to just jump W in ur face all day. If he jumps you, go cougar and Q him if he E's W away. and go back to a few ranged auto's. Pretty doable but you can NOT let him allow to take cs w/o punishment early on! He will outscale you quick, movementspeed is mandatory else he hits the stun and can just smack you.”
Nidalee Top by Claude Rains | Nidalee Player
Coach Woodon says “Dont do long trades into him when he has counterstrike. Keep wave on your side. ”
S16 RIVEN GUIDE - RUNES/ITEMS/MATCHUPS by Coach Woodon | Riven Player
TENSION019 says “He comes to lane swinging a lamp, punish him for it. Take Grasp of the Undying and Ignite. If you buy Plated Steelcaps, the lane becomes much easier. If he’s a good Jax player, he’ll likely rush Blade of the Ruined King, and that’s when he becomes more of a threat. As long as you throw him under the tower, though, he shouldn’t be able to kill you. Keep in mind that he can leap out of your tower with his Q, so plan accordingly. Also, don’t auto-attack him while his E is active, or he’ll return even more damage to you.”
The River King by TENSION019 | Tahm Kench Player
zwartebliksem says “Flash + Teleport (ignite if confident) Extremely difficult matchup, he disables your entire kit. Jax wants to get a short trade with his W + Q jump, then either extend or disengage with E. He gains attack speed from his passive while attacking, so don't extend trades while this is up. You should be trading while is E is down, but make sure to hit Q or E to stick onto him, since he can easily dash out if you don't. Late game, you cannot win against him. His E cooldown will be so low that you cannot attack at all.”
The Holy Scripts of Kled Toplane by zwartebliksem | Kled Player
Inting Briar says “PEDO ALERT. Bone plating and you might want to go a bit tanky here. His autocancel, jump, and his famous E will torment you. You're only hope is to win early. Once he get his ability haste up. He will delete you.”
Briar Top Guide (December 2025 Patch 25.24) by Inting Briar | Briar Player
TemoOnlyIfOK says “Frequency: 7/10 Annoyance: 3/10 Difficulty: 5/10 Summs: FLASH TP Runes: DAMAGE O2: NO Strat: Hold you ability level-up until you know, that he cant cheese you with a Q level 1, for that you need your own Q. If you see his E, you can level your own. Rush SWIFTIES, to outrun a raw E, into NASHOR. Safe your W for when he jumps on you. If he ever uses his E, back off a bit to deny a Q. Punish any lack of E he might have. More of a 3/10 if he goes full AP, just play around his E even more, while he takes more damage.”
A different type of Teemo (Vibes-based WIP) by TemoOnlyIfOK | Teemo Player
ExiledRain says “Power level: You have chances to kill him early but if he gets ahead this would be extremelly hard as his E cooldown goes down and he can get frozen heart making you slightly useless against him.Then you would need assistance from your team to handle him :| Game plan: Lvl 1 almost unchanged and there are few ways to handle it. Jax would start E 99% of times and you can either start W to stun his E and back of or start Q to farm and Q away his E and potentilly Q back in depending on how he uses it. This game prioritize short trades before you get items, as Jax excells in long fights wheres you not. This is another footsies game where clicks matter, and you also want to Q delay this matchup as much as possible.And idea is that when you Q delay, and kite his E, your Q goes back online allowing to punish him for that. Tips: Jax deals mixed damage which makes it a bit hard to efficiently itemize against him but generally Armor works unless he builds AP items. On lvl6 with R even 1v1 he gets extremely tanky so try to chunk him before all in. More Enemies gets hit by his initial R cast more tankier he gets. He can still can jump on Wards he place giving him an escape chances. Some time ago you could cancel his W with yours and now there no point even trying it. If he just Q jumps on you, you can E + W away and then depending on his actions you can do quick Q trade before falling back.”
Blade trickster Riven, mess with their heads by ExiledRain | Riven Player
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In the Jungle
50.32% Win Rate34% Pick Rate Jax In the Jungle Counters: 47 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Jax in the Jungle Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

Hazardist says “[[jax]] outscales you and does better inside the [[realm of death]] than he would in an open fight. So unless you're clearly ahead, don't prioritize ulting him over his carries, especially if you're being outnumbered.”
MiniBlue says “Careful with his great duel gamestyle, take the advantage on team fights and hostigate Jax.”
hllbnt says “Use WW - E to counter Jax - E. Hold WW - R until you're mid/low health. Don't engage if behind or without item advantage.”
WW Comprehensive by hllbnt | Warwick Player
MiniBlue says “Cuidado con su capacidad de duelo, aprovecha las peleas de equipo contra Jax y no podrá hacer mucho.”
Paladin3200 says “you know what is the threat here... His dodge ability nullifies all your burst damage, and his explosive damage can easily take out Udyr and escape, but in team fights, if Jax uses up his abilities, Udyr can easily take out Jax before he becomes a threat in the team fight.”
Sir_PIzza says “Can go either way for this matchup, mostly just a skill vs skill fight, if you get a lead you win”
Crit Skarner by Sir_PIzza | Skarner Player
mehanika jon says “diana dislikes hard early pressure champs or statcheckers that scale with her, or straight up outscale her. she is a basic kit champ, so no big outplay potential in some comps. avoid cc comps.”
pocket diana by mehanika jon | Diana Player
ludenbergangel says “Very viable ban. You need your team to rotate for obj or he will bully you out of them. Most you can do is E him away as he's charging up his E. Avoid landing R on him, you'll end up cancelling it with E anyway”
ZeriZeriZeri says “Jax is a difficult matchup because his Q gap close and E Counter Strike make jungle trades very unfavorable for Zeri. You should play carefully around the river, keep it consistently warded, and look for opposite pathing to avoid direct fights early on. In teamfights, never allow Jax to jump directly onto you; positioning slightly away from your team helps reduce the value of his E. Despite this, Zeri’s W, her main damage tool, can still deal with him if used with proper spacing.”
Foxbill says “Bro presses one button and blocks your entire kit. If you can control when you engage Jax, make sure to use your E first and wait for his E to be fully used before going in with your W.”
The one where Briar melts a tank by Foxbill | Briar Player
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