Shen, Malphite, Pantheon are among the strongest counters to Jax this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Jax Counters

BJax · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

49.6%

Pick

6.2%

Ban

12.7%

Games

15,220

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 2h agoPatch 26.202,503,959 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Jax

How often these champions beat Jax. Pick one of these into it.

Shen57.9%216 games 2

Malphite54.7%320 games 3

Pantheon53.7%214 games 4

Gangplank52.6%230 games 5

Gragas52.1%309 games 6

K'Sante51.9%339 games 7

Camille51.8%454 games 8

Fiora51.0%367 games

Worst picks against Jax

How often these champions beat Jax: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Irelia43.7%332 games 2

Yone46.2%615 games 3

Darius47.1%314 games 4

Dr. Mundo48.3%211 games 5

Ambessa48.4%306 games 6

Olaf48.5%301 games 7

Akali48.5%204 games 8

Yasuo49.3%209 games

How to play against Jax

To beat Jax in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Jax is a situational pick this patch with a 49.6% win rate across 15,220 ranked games at a 6.2% pick rate. The champions that beat Jax hardest right now are Shen, Malphite, Pantheon: Shen wins 57.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Jax scales: its win rate climbs to 53.2% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output. Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Jax's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.