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How to Win Jax vs Soraka Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Jax

based on 6,066 Jax vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Jax engaged Soraka 6066 times. Having so many games with Jax versus Soraka provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a pro build to defeat Soraka. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Jax has to counter Soraka in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Jax vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Jax does a average job of beating Soraka. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Jax versus Soraka rounds, Jax’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Jax vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTitanic HydraWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Soraka

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Advice to Win Against Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Jax vs Soraka Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Soraka Image
6.2
< Kills >
0.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.3
4.9
< Assists >
14.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
0.12
120
< Minions Killed >
26
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,295
< Physical Damage >
601
8,030
< Magic Damage >
4,882
652
< True Damage >
369
20,977
< Damage Dealt >
5,853
29,170
< Damage Taken >
15,886
11,773
< Gold Earned >
7,946
2.19
< Towers >
2.05
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,603
< Total Healing >
23,126
14,120
< Experience >
10,342
19
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
193
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Soraka with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Jax against Soraka counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Jax normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Soraka

Who is Better, Jax or Soraka?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when taking on Soraka, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Jax makes an ok counter to Soraka.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Soraka, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Soraka.

Furthermore, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Soraka matchups, Jax is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter for Soraka. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Soraka.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Jax, we analyzed 6,066 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Soraka as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Jax Build Soraka Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax in order to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically picks up much more CS relative to Soraka. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Soraka build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Soraka than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Soraka as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Jax vs Soraka battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Soraka as Jax are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.