Counter guide

How to beat Jax

The champions that shut Jax down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.

Open the Counter-Picker

Best Jax counters — Top

PantheonExtremePoint and click stun him and bully him before six. Poke him down early and deny his scaling entirely.

DariusMajorOut sustain his early trades and pull him when he jumps. Stack your passive and win before he scales.

QuinnMajorOutrange him and blind his jump. Poke him down before he stacks his passive and never trade in melee.

TeemoMajorBlind his empowered auto and poke from range. Kite his jump with shrooms and deny his stacking.

KennenMajorPoke him from range and stun him out of his jump. Kite his all in and outscale him after six.

RenektonMajorBully him early with your stun and short trades. Deny his scaling and win every all in before six.

Best Jax counters — Jungle

Lee SinExtremeInvade his weak early clear and duel him before he scales. Deny his farm and punish his slow clear.

Xin ZhaoMajorAll in him early and lock him down. Invade his clear and deny the farm he needs to scale up.

EliseMajorBurst him with percent health damage and cocoon him early. Invade his camps and out duel him before six.

GravesMajorOut duel him early and burst him before he scales. Invade his clear and deny his farm.

NidaleeMajorKite him with spears and invade his jungle. Poke him out before he scales and deny his tempo.

RengarMajorLeap on him and burst him before he stuns. Invade his camps and win every early skirmish.

Extreme: a hard counter that should win the lane. Major: a clear edge, but still playable.

Curated Jax counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.