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

Jax vs Irelia

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

based on 6,851 Jax vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Jax came out of an evaluation of 6851 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Jax fights Irelia in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Jax vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Irelia. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Jax against Irelia rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Jax vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceFrozen HeartTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic 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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Jax vs Irelia Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Irelia Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
5.4
< Assists >
5.1
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
130
< Minions Killed >
203
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
12,874
< Physical Damage >
15,069
8,160
< Magic Damage >
5,666
799
< True Damage >
747
21,834
< Damage Dealt >
21,482
29,458
< Damage Taken >
30,788
12,255
< Gold Earned >
12,657
2.29
< Towers >
2.19
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,665
< Total Healing >
10,197
14,662
< Experience >
14,776
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
194
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Counter Irelia with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Jax versus Irelia counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Irelia

Who is Better, Jax or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Irelia, with a 53.6% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a great counter for Irelia.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Irelia, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Irelia.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Irelia matchups, Jax is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jax is a great counter for Irelia. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Jax, we analyzed 6,851 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average gets less CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Irelia build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Jax combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Irelia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 53.6% battling Irelia with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Irelia as Jax, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Jax vs Irelia counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.6% win rate overall.

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