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

Jax vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Jax

based on 4,172 Jax vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Jax resulted from an analysis of 4172 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Jax encounters Xayah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Jax vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Jax does a decent job of beating Xayah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs fight each other in. In Jax versus Xayah rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Jax vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceWit's EndSpear of Shojin

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 ForceArmor
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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Jax vs Xayah Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Xayah Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
5.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
118
< Minions Killed >
180
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
11,710
< Physical Damage >
19,020
7,651
< Magic Damage >
374
636
< True Damage >
368
19,998
< Damage Dealt >
19,762
29,538
< Damage Taken >
19,972
11,804
< Gold Earned >
11,873
2.09
< Towers >
2.31
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
8,738
< Total Healing >
4,619
14,250
< Experience >
12,616
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
187
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Xayah with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Jax versus Xayah matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Jax typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Xayah

Who is Better, Jax or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Xayah.

Additionally, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Xayah matchups, Jax is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jax is a decent counter to Xayah. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Jax, we analyzed 4,172 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Jax usually picks up less CS relative to Xayah. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Jax versus Xayah build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Jax used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Xayah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Xayah with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Xayah as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Jax vs Xayah counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Jax versus Xayah tips and builds for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every match finished with these champions.