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

Jax vs Darius

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

based on 9,159 Jax vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Jax battled Darius 9159 times. With so many games with Jax versus Darius provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter your enemy. This matchup is fairly rare. Jax fights Darius in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Jax vs Darius Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Darius. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Jax versus Darius matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Darius.

Best Jax vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndSundered Sky

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinGuardian AngelFrozen Heart

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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Jax vs Darius Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
4.4
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
116
< Minions Killed >
164
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
11,868
< Physical Damage >
15,523
7,767
< Magic Damage >
87
738
< True Damage >
3,865
20,373
< Damage Dealt >
19,476
29,404
< Damage Taken >
31,626
11,974
< Gold Earned >
11,852
2.18
< Towers >
2.25
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,697
< Total Healing >
7,647
14,299
< Experience >
14,484
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
187
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Darius with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Jax versus Darius counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Jax often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Darius

Who is Better, Jax or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Darius.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Darius, when facing one another, Jax also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Darius.

Additionally, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Darius matchups, Jax is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is an above average counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Jax, we analyzed 9,159 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 Darius 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Darius build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Sundered Sky. When Jax included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Darius than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Darius 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 runes players picked for Jax vs Darius LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Jax are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.