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Grandmaster at Arms

Jax Support build & stats

Fighter 43 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
0.2%
Ban rate
14.1%

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

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
45.5% 11 games

Best three items so far

Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
2,500 g
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 g
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 g
8,150 g
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 g
52.6% 19 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
4 games · 9% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Sudden Impact Sudden Impact
Deep Ward Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter
Hextech Flashtraption Hextech Flashtraption
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash 75.0% 8 games

Max order

Empower W Counter Strike E Leap Strike Q 40.0% 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 48.8% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (43 games).
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 52% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
45.5% WR
11 games · 26% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
52.6% WR
19 games · 44% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
40.0% WR
10 games · 23% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.0% WR
8 games · 19% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 7% (3)
66.7% 7% (3)
60.0% 12% (5)
55.6% 21% (9)
52.4% 49% (21)
50.0% 14% (6)
38.5% 30% (13)
33.3% 7% (3)
33.3% 7% (3)
0.0% 7% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
4 games · 9% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Sudden Impact Sudden Impact
Deep Ward Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter
Hextech Flashtraption Hextech Flashtraption
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Shards AF AF HP
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
0.0% WR
3 games · 7% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
33.3% WR
3 games · 7% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Nimbus Cloak Transcendence

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 51.9%63% 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. 22.2%21% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 100.0%7% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 46.7%70% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 75.0%19% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 20.0%12% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Empower W Counter Strike E Leap Strike Q 40.0%5 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (44%), Q → E → 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...