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

Jax vs Graves

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

based on 11,471 Jax vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Jax came out of an examination of 11471 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jax is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Jax vs Graves Matchup Summary

Jax does a average job of beating Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Jax versus Graves rounds, Jax’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Jax vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelFrozen HeartKaenic RookernTitanic Hydra

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Graves as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Jax vs Graves Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Graves Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
4.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
123
< Minions Killed >
54
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.49
11,464
< Physical Damage >
16,897
7,565
< Magic Damage >
826
605
< True Damage >
1,584
19,634
< Damage Dealt >
19,308
29,887
< Damage Taken >
29,530
11,899
< Gold Earned >
12,745
2.14
< Towers >
1.75
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,628
< Total Healing >
13,798
14,404
< Experience >
14,412
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
195
< Time Dealing CC >
491

How to Counter Graves with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Jax versus Graves matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Graves..

Jax often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Graves

Who is Better, Jax or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Jax does have a lower win rate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Graves.

Furthermore, Jax has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Jax, we analyzed 11,471 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually gets more CS compared to Graves. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Jax versus Graves build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Graves than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Graves with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Graves as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Jax vs Graves counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Jax are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.