Jax
Grandmaster at Arms
Quick build
Top On-Hit Bruiser
First buy
Core
Loadout
Top · Standard Jax Duelist Runes · 21/9/0 masteries
Overview
- Difficulty
- Difficulty 5 of 10
- Class
- Fighter
- Released
- · original roster
Base stats
- Health
- 506+83
- HP regen
- 1.6+0.11
- Mana
- 265+35
- Mana regen
- 1.42+0.14
- Attack
- 59.675+3.375
- Armor
- 25.5+3.2
- MR
- 31.25+1.25
- Move speed
- 350
- Range
- 125
- Attack speed
- 0.638+3.4%
Abilities
P, Equipment Mastery
Description
Innate: Jax gains 3 maximum health per 1 bonus attack damage and 2 maximum health per 1 ability power from items.
Q, Leap Strike
Description
Active: Jax dashes to the target unit's location. If the target is an enemy and they are in range upon arrival, Jax deals physical damage to them. Jax can cast any of his abilities during the dash. Physical Damage: 50/75/100/125/150 (+100% bonus AD) (+80% AP).
Stats by rank
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
| Cooldown (s) | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Cost | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
W, Empower
Description
Active: Jax empowers his next basic attack or Leap Strike against an enemy within 10 seconds to deal additional magic damage to his target and nearby enemies. Empower resets Jax's basic attack timer. Additional Magic Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 (+20% bonus AD) (+20% AP).
Stats by rank
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 |
| Cooldown (s) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Cost | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
E, Counter Strike
Description
Active: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. Minimum Physical Damage: 50/75/100/125/150 (+50% bonus AD). Maximum Physical Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+100% bonus AD).
Stats by rank
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 |
| Cooldown (s) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Cost | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 |
R, Grandmaster's Might
Description
Passive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. Bonus Attack Speed Per Stack: 6/10/14%. Maximum Bonus Attack Speed: 60/100/140%. Additional Magic Damage: 140/170/200 (+70% AP).
Stats by rank
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passive damage | 140 | 170 | 200 |
| Cooldown (s) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Build
Each build as its own page: Top On-Hit Bruiser (Top) · Jungle On-Hit Bruiser (Jungle)
First buy
Alternative start:Five is the potion cap, so this start is 750 health and 15 armor in one trip to the shop.
Alternative start:Two seconds of Counter Strike dodges basic attacks and shaves 25% off champion area spells; the movement handles everything else.
Early
Toward Trinity Force.
Core
Late
Full build
Situationalswap into the late slots
Runes & masteries
21/9/0 · Top
Standard Jax Duelist Runes
- 9× +1 Attack Damage
- 9× +1.3 Health per level
- 9× +0.2 Magic Resist per level
- 3× +2.25 Attack Damage
Page total
- Attack Damage
- +15.75
- Health per level
- +11.7
- Magic Resist per level
- +1.8
Summoner's Wrath (1 of 1 ranks)Summoner's Wrath1 / 1 ranksImproves the Summoner Spells Exhaust, Ignite, Ghost, Surge, Rally, and Promote
FuryFuryUp to 4 ranks+1% Attack Speed per rank
Sorcery (1 of 4 ranks)Sorcery1 / 4 ranks+1% Cooldown Reduction per rank
Butcher (2 of 2 ranks)Butcher2 / 2 ranksBasic attacks deal 2/4 bonus damage to minions and monsters
Deadliness (4 of 4 ranks)Deadliness4 / 4 ranks+0.166/0.333/0.498/0.664 Attack Damage per level
Blast (4 of 4 ranks)Blast4 / 4 ranks+0.25/0.5/0.75/1 Ability Power per level
DestructionDestructionUp to 1 rankIncrease damage to turrets by 5%
Havoc (3 of 3 ranks)Havoc3 / 3 ranksIncreases damage dealt by 0.67%/1.33%/2%
Weapon Expertise (1 of 1 ranks)Weapon Expertise1 / 1 ranks+8% Armor Penetration
Arcane Knowledge (1 of 1 ranks)Arcane Knowledge1 / 1 ranks+8% Magic Penetration
LethalityLethalityUp to 2 ranks+2.5%/5% Critical Strike Damage (5%/10% for melee)
Brute Force (2 of 2 ranks)Brute Force2 / 2 ranks+1.5/3 Attack Damage
Mental ForceMental ForceUp to 3 ranks+2/4/6 Ability Power
SpellswordSpellswordUp to 1 rankDeals 5% of your Ability Power as magic damage on basic attacks
FrenzyFrenzyUp to 1 rankGrants 10% attack speed for 2 seconds after landing a critical hit
Sunder (1 of 3 ranks)Sunder1 / 3 ranks+2/4/6 Lethality
ArchmageArchmageUp to 4 ranksIncreases Ability Power by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%
Executioner (1 of 1 ranks)Executioner1 / 1 ranks · CapstoneIncreases damage dealt by 5% to targets below 50% Healthoffense21
Summoner's ResolveSummoner's ResolveUp to 1 rankImproves the Summoner Spells Cleanse, Heal, Smite, Barrier, and Fortify
PerseverancePerseveranceUp to 3 ranksGrants up to +2/4/6 Health Regen per 5 seconds based on missing Health
Durability (4 of 4 ranks)Durability4 / 4 ranks+1.5/3/4.5/6 Health per level
Tough SkinTough SkinUp to 2 ranksReduces damage taken from monsters by 1/2
Hardiness (3 of 3 ranks)Hardiness3 / 3 ranks+2/4/6 Armor
Resistance (1 of 3 ranks)Resistance1 / 3 ranks+2/4/6 Magic Resist
Bladed ArmorBladed ArmorUp to 1 rankDeals 6 damage to any enemy monster that attacks you
UnyieldingUnyieldingUp to 2 ranksReduces damage taken from enemy champions by 1/2
RelentlessRelentlessUp to 2 ranksReduces the effectiveness of slows by 7.5%/15%
Veteran's Scars (1 of 1 ranks)Veteran's Scars1 / 1 ranks+30 Health
SafeguardSafeguardUp to 1 rankReduces damage taken from turrets by 5%
BlockBlockUp to 1 rankReduces damage taken from champion basic attacks by 3
TenaciousTenaciousUp to 3 ranksReduces the duration of crowd control effects by 5%/10%/15%
JuggernautJuggernautUp to 3 ranksIncreases your maximum Health by 1.5%/2.75%/4%
DefenderDefenderUp to 1 rankGrants +1 Armor and Magic Resist for each nearby enemy champion
Legendary ArmorLegendary ArmorUp to 3 ranksIncreases bonus Armor and Magic Resist by +2%/4%/6%
Good HandsGood HandsUp to 1 rankReduce time spent dead by 10%
Reinforced ArmorReinforced ArmorUp to 1 rankReduce damage taken from critical strikes by 10%
Honor GuardHonor GuardUp to 1 rank · CapstoneReduces damage taken from all sources by 3%defense9
Summoner's InsightSummoner's InsightUp to 1 rankImproves the Summoner Spells Teleport, Flash, Clarity, Revive, and Clairvoyance.
WandererWandererUp to 3 ranksGrants +0.66%/1.33%/2% increased Movement Speed when out of combat
MeditationMeditationUp to 3 ranks+1/2/3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
Improved RecallImproved RecallUp to 1 rankReduces the cast time of Recall by 1 second
ScoutScoutUp to 1 rankWards gain 25% increased vision range for the first 3 seconds after placing them
MastermindMastermindUp to 3 ranksReduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%/7%/10%
Expanded MindExpanded MindUp to 3 ranks+4/7/10 mana per level
ArtificerArtificerUp to 2 ranksReduces the cooldown of activated items by 7.5%/15%
GreedGreedUp to 4 ranksGrants an additional +0.5/1/1.5/2 gold every 10 seconds
Runic AffinityRunic AffinityUp to 1 rankIncreases the duration of neutral monster buffs by 20%
VampirismVampirismUp to 3 ranks+1%/2%/3% Lifesteal and Spell Vamp
BiscuiteerBiscuiteerUp to 1 rankStart the game with a regenerative biscuit that restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 seconds
WealthWealthUp to 2 ranksIncreases starting gold by 40/75
AwarenessAwarenessUp to 4 ranksIncreases Experience earned by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%
Strength of SpiritStrength of SpiritUp to 3 ranksUp to +1/2/3 Health Regen per 5 seconds for each 400 Mana you possess
ExplorerExplorerUp to 1 rankStart the game with an Explorer's Ward.
PickpocketPickpocketUp to 1 rankGrants 5 gold (melee) or 3 gold (ranged) each time you basic attack an enemy champion (5s cooldown)
IntelligenceIntelligenceUp to 3 ranks+2%/4%/6% Cooldown Reduction
NimbleNimbleUp to 1 rank · CapstoneGrants 3% increased Movement Speedutility0
Skill order
| Lv | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 2Q at level 2 | 8Q at level 8 | 10Q at level 10 | 12Q at level 12 | 13Q at level 13 | |||||||||||||
| W | 4W at level 4 | 14W at level 14 | 15W at level 15 | 17W at level 17 | 18W at level 18 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1E at level 1 | 3E at level 3 | 5E at level 5 | 7E at level 7 | 9E at level 9 | |||||||||||||
| R | 6R at level 6 | 11R at level 11 | 16R at level 16 |
Matchups
Strong against
Garen
Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. blanks 
JudgmentJudgmentEActive: Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body for 3 seconds, losing the ability to basic attack but dealing physical damage each second to enemies within range for the duration. Judgment deals 75% damage to minions and monsters. Garen is ghosted while spinning but moves 20% slower when traveling through units. Judgment can critically strike. for its whole duration, and Garen's other answer is 
Decisive StrikeDecisive StrikeQActive: Garen cleanses himself of all slows affecting him and gains 35% bonus movement speed for a few seconds. Additionally, his next basic attack within 4.5 seconds deals bonus physical damage and silences his target. Decisive Strike resets Garen's basic attack timer., one auto-attack Jax also dodges. 
Grandmaster's MightGrandmaster's MightRPassive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. wins the long trade Garen has to fight.Full matchup page
NasusJax is a level-two duellist and Nasus is a stack of minions away from mattering. 
Leap StrikeLeap StrikeQActive: Jax dashes to the target unit's location. If the target is an enemy and they are in range upon arrival, Jax deals physical damage to them. Jax can cast any of his abilities during the dash. plus 
EmpowerEmpowerWActive: Jax empowers his next basic attack or Leap Strike against an enemy within 10 seconds to deal additional magic damage to his target and nearby enemies. Empower resets Jax's basic attack timer. beats him early, and 
WitherWitherWActive: Nasus ages the target enemy champion for 5 seconds, slowing them by 35% and crippling them by 17.5%, both increasing every second over the duration. is a slow on a champion who jumps.Full matchup page
Wukong
Crushing BlowCrushing BlowQActive: Wukong empowers his staff, causing his next basic attack within 5 seconds to gain range, deal modified physical damage and reduce armor for 3 seconds. Crushing Blow resets Wukong's autoattack timer. and 
Nimbus StrikeNimbus StrikeEActive: Wukong dashes on a cloud to the target enemy and sends out untargetable clones to attack up to two additional enemies near the primary target, dealing physical damage to each enemy struck. The clones can block non-targeted attacks or abilities for 0.25 seconds after hitting their targets. Upon hitting his target, Wukong gains bonus attack speed for 4 seconds. are attacks, which is what Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. exists for. 
DecoyDecoyWActive: Wukong is pushed 100 units away, entering invisibility for 1.5 seconds and leaving behind a decoy of himself. After 1.5 seconds, the decoy performs a circular attack around itself for 0.5 seconds, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies before disappearing. buys Wukong distance but nothing that beats Grandmaster's MightGrandmaster's MightRPassive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. over a long trade.Full matchup page
GangplankCounter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. wins every early melee exchange against a Gangplank whose barrels are gone, and 
Remove ScurvyRemove ScurvyWActive: Gangplank eats a large amount of citrus fruit, instantly removing all crowd control affecting him and healing himself. has no answer to a plain stat check.Full matchup page
Weak against
Rammus
Spiked ShellSpiked ShellPassiveInnate: Rammus gains 25% armor as bonus attack damage. returns Jax's own attack damage, 
Defensive Ball CurlDefensive Ball CurlWActive: Rammus drops into a defensive stance for 6 seconds, gaining bonus armor and magic resistance, as well as dealing magic damage to enemies whenever they use basic attacks against him. Defensive Ball Curl can be canceled instantly by reactivating the ability, or 1 second after activating Powerball. adds to it, and 
Puncturing TauntPuncturing TauntEActive: Rammus taunts the target enemy champion or monster for a duration and reduces their armor for the same duration. forces exactly the attacks Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. was going to dodge.Full matchup page
OlafOlaf's true damage cannot be dodged: 
Reckless SwingReckless SwingEActive: Olaf strikes thunder onto the target enemy, dealing true damage. hits straight through Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second., the one defence Jax's lane is built on.Full matchup page
Vayne
Silver BoltsSilver BoltsWPassive: Vayne's basic attacks on-hit and Condemn apply a stack of Silver Bolts for 3.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent applications, expiring upon attacking a new enemy, and stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal bonus true damage, with a minimum threshold. Silver Bolts is capped at 200 damage against monsters. is true damage every third hit, which armor and Grandmaster's MightGrandmaster's MightRPassive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. do nothing about, and 
CondemnCondemnEActive: Vayne fires a heavy bolt at the target enemy that deals physical damage and knocks them back 475 units, though not through terrain. If the target collides with terrain, they take the same physical damage and become stunned for 1.5 seconds. pushes Jax away after he has already spent Leap StrikeLeap StrikeQActive: Jax dashes to the target unit's location. If the target is an enemy and they are in range upon arrival, Jax deals physical damage to them. Jax can cast any of his abilities during the dash..Full matchup page
Malphite
Ground SlamGround SlamEActive: Malphite slams the ground beneath him, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies and crippling them for 3 seconds. strips 30 to 50% attack speed from the champion whose damage is stacked attack speed, and 
Granite ShieldGranite ShieldPassiveInnate: Malphite grants himself a shield equal to 10% of his maximum health. The shield lasts until it is broken, and replenishes to full strength after a few seconds of not taking damage. plus the armor from 
Brutal StrikesBrutal StrikesWMalphite starts to hit with such force that his attacks deal damage to all units in front of him. Activating Brutal Strikes greatly increases his Armor and Attack Damage for a short amount of time. blunts the long trade Grandmaster's MightGrandmaster's MightRPassive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. needs.Full matchup page
SingedThere is nothing for Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. to dodge: Singed poisons, flings and walks away, and Jax chases a lane that never auto-attacks him.Full matchup page
Classic vs modern4 recorded kit changes
Source kit
League Classic
Compared with
Current League
Classic
Equipment Mastery
Innate: Jax gains 3 maximum health per 1 bonus attack damage and 2 maximum health per 1 ability power from items.
Current League
Relentless Assault
Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.
Coming from current LeaguePressing R does nothing.
There is no active button; the defensive layer is E timing plus health from AD/AP items, not a resistances active.
Remembering Jax in 2013There is no dodge RNG, and Q was not swapped back to Empower, contrary to what a player might expect from the oldest Jax kit.
Both are explicit design decisions.
Base-stat shifts11
- Base health
- Classic: 506Current League: 650
- Health per level
- Classic: 83Current League: 103
- Health regen
- Classic: 1.6Current League: 8.5
- Base mana
- Classic: 265Current League: 339
- Mana per level
- Classic: 35Current League: 52
- Base attack damage
- Classic: 59.675Current League: 68
- Attack damage per level
- Classic: 3.375Current League: 0
- Base armor
- Classic: 25.5Current League: 36
- Armor per level
- Classic: 3.2Current League: 4.2
- Base magic resist
- Classic: 31.25Current League: 32
- Magic resist per level
- Classic: 1.25Current League: 2.05
Skins
Jax
Vandal Jax
Angler Jax
PAX Jax
God Staff Jax
Mecha Kingdoms Jax
Neo PAX Jax
Prestige Magma Chamber Jax
Jax has 1 more skin in Classic with no English name, not shown here.
History & Notes
Released 2009-02-21, one of the original forty champions. Classic ships the pre-rework kit, frozen at patch 3.13.24. The modern game plays a different champion, compared under “Vs. modern”. Riot's next 3 balance steps after the freeze are listed below.
What the freeze preserved here is not any single patch's Jax. Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. is the 2012 rework: dodge every basic attack, then damage that scales with how many were dodged, plus a stun. It sits beside a passive from before 2012, an EmpowerEmpowerWActive: Jax empowers his next basic attack or Leap Strike against an enemy within 10 seconds to deal additional magic damage to his target and nearby enemies. Empower resets Jax's basic attack timer. that still hits everything around the target, and an ultimate with no active on it. That combination never shipped together in a live patch. This mode carries no random dodge stat, and EmpowerEmpowerWActive: Jax empowers his next basic attack or Leap Strike against an enemy within 10 seconds to deal additional magic damage to his target and nearby enemies. Empower resets Jax's basic attack timer. was not moved back to the slot the oldest kit had it on; both are decisions, not leftovers. The pricing is Classic's own too: Season 3's ultimate is a button and charges 100 mana for it, while this one costs nothing at any rank because there is nothing to press, and Leap StrikeLeap StrikeQActive: Jax dashes to the target unit's location. If the target is an enemy and they are in range upon arrival, Jax deals physical damage to them. Jax can cast any of his abilities during the dash. runs 17/14/11/8/5 seconds against Season 3's 10/9/8/7/6, far slower at rank one and quicker at rank five.
The live game kept tuning the champion this kit had already forked away from, and set against the steps listed below Classic's Jax lands outside them. He is under both health figures at 506 with 83 per level, and over both armor figures at 25.5, while his 3.2 armor per level falls between the two.
Changed after 3.13
- V4.5
- Stats, Base armor increased to 22 from 18.
- V4.11
- Stats, Base health reduced to 535 from 561.
- Stats, Health per level reduced to 85 from 98.
- Stats, Armor per level reduced to 3 from 3.5.
- V4.13
- Stats, Basic attack animation speed increased by 19%.