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League Classic matchup

Jax vs Shen

The lane, from both sides

Jax’s side

No note from Jax’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.

How Jax plays it

Top On-Hit Bruiser
Top21/9/0
Max
1–3
FlashIgnite
  • Trinity Force
  • Ninja Tabi
  • Blade of the Ruined King

Shen’s side

  • Weak against Jaxfrom the Tank build (Top)

    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. stuns him at exactly the range the taunt drags him to, 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. punishes a champion who stands still by design. Shen's armor helps; the magic damage on 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. is what does not care.

How Shen plays it

Tank
Top9/21/0
Max
1–3
FlashExhaust
  • Sunfire Cape
  • Mercury's Treads
  • Spirit Visage

The kits at a glance

  • Equipment Mastery
  • Leap Strike
  • Empower
  • Counter Strike
  • Grandmaster's Might
  • Ki Strike
  • Vorpal Blade
  • Feint
  • Shadow Dash
  • Stand United

Base stats, side by side

StatJaxShen
Health506 (+83)513 (+85)
HP regen1.6 (+0.11)1.6 (+0.11)
Mana265 (+35)–
Attack damage59.675 (+3.375)57.875 (+3.375)
Armor25.5 (+3.2)19 (+4)
Magic resist31.25 (+1.25)30
Attack speed0.638 (+3.4)0.651 (+3.4)
Move speed350335
Attack range125125

Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.

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