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

Jax vs Illaoi

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

based on 5,539 Jax vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Jax came out of an examination of 5539 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Jax has to counter Illaoi in only 2.1% of his games.

Jax vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jax has done a poor job of beating Illaoi. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Jax versus Illaoi rounds, Jax’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Jax vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinWit's EndDeath's Dance

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
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 Illaoi as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Jax vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Illaoi Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
5.5
< Assists >
4.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
105
< Minions Killed >
191
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.62
11,770
< Physical Damage >
24,979
7,813
< Magic Damage >
818
695
< True Damage >
436
20,279
< Damage Dealt >
26,234
30,898
< Damage Taken >
35,579
11,824
< Gold Earned >
12,369
1.89
< Towers >
2.99
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,460
< Total Healing >
8,704
14,383
< Experience >
15,517
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
484

How to Counter Illaoi with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Jax versus Illaoi counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Jax often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Illaoi

Who is Better, Jax or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually loses when facing off against Illaoi, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a poor counter for Illaoi.

While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jax into Illaoi.

Additionally, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Jax, we analyzed 5,539 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Illaoi during both the early game 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 tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average accumulates less CS as Illaoi. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jax versus Illaoi build consist of Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Jax combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Illaoi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Illaoi as Jax, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Jax vs Illaoi counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Jax are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.