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Jax Top build & stats

Fighter A 225 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.0%
Pick rate
5.4%
Ban rate
7.3%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
3,100 gold
9,683 gold
28.6% WR 21 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
56.0% 75 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
57.3% WR
96 games · 43% 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
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
53.7% 147 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Jax

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Jax wins 52.0% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (225 games).
  • Most common core: Trinity Force → Zhonya's Hourglass → Sundered Sky — 29% win rate over 21 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 62% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Yone (67% over 12 games). Hardest: Garen (45% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
28.6% WR
21 games · 9% pick
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
71.4% WR
7 games · 3% pick
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Wit's End
Wit's End
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
66.7% WR
6 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.8% WR
120 games · 53% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
56.0% WR
75 games · 33% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
54.5% WR
11 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 2% (5)
66.7% 3% (6)
58.1% 19% (43)
57.7% 23% (52)
55.5% 49% (110)
54.3% 16% (35)
53.8% 12% (26)
52.6% 25% (57)
52.4% 9% (21)
52.2% 80% (180)
50.0% 3% (6)
47.4% 8% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
57.3% WR
96 games · 43% 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
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
48.4% WR
31 games · 14% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Second Wind Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
43.8% WR
16 games · 7% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Bone Plating Unflinching

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. 52.9%62% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 50.9%25% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 45.5%10% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 60.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 53.7%65% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 49.2%26% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 43.8%7% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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...