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Grandmaster at Arms

Jax ADC build & stats

Fighter 32 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
0.1%
Ban rate
13.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Start with

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
60.0% 5 games

Best three items so far

Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
3,100 gold
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
3,100 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
9,400 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
12 games · 38% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
39.1% 23 games

Max order

Empower W Counter Strike E Leap Strike Q
60.0% 5 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Jax

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Jax wins 50.0% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (32 games).
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 84% of games with a 44% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
66.7% WR
3 games · 9% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
60.0% WR
5 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 9% (3)
66.7% 9% (3)
60.0% 16% (5)
52.6% 59% (19)
50.0% 13% (4)
50.0% 13% (4)
40.0% 78% (25)
33.3% 9% (3)
0.0% 13% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
12 games · 38% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
40.0% WR
5 games · 16% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Bone Plating Unflinching
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
100.0% WR
2 games · 6% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Transcendence Gathering Storm Conditioning Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 44.4%84% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 100.0%9% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 39.1%72% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 71.4%22% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Empower W Counter Strike E Leap Strike Q 60.0%5 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%).

  • PRelentless Assault

    Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

  • QLeap Strike

    Jax leaps toward a unit. If they are an enemy, he strikes them with his weapon.

  • WEmpower

    Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage.

  • ECounter Strike

    Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies.

  • RGrandmaster-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 durati...