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

Jax vs Karma

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

based on 6,693 Jax vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Jax battled Karma in 6693 games. Using so many games with Jax versus Karma gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to destroy Karma. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Jax encounters Karma in only 2.5% of his games.

Jax vs Karma Matchup Summary

Jax does a decent job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Jax against Karma matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Jax vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageFrozen HeartKaenic Rookern

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
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
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 Karma as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Jax vs Karma Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Karma Image
6.3
< Kills >
3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
5.1
< Assists >
11.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
119
< Minions Killed >
64
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
11,781
< Physical Damage >
967
7,594
< Magic Damage >
13,632
625
< True Damage >
742
20,001
< Damage Dealt >
15,342
30,350
< Damage Taken >
18,819
11,926
< Gold Earned >
9,185
2.18
< Towers >
1.96
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,981
< Total Healing >
2,800
14,378
< Experience >
11,422
19
< Vision Score >
51
9
< Wards Placed >
22
199
< Time Dealing CC >
240

How to Counter Karma with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Jax vs. Karma counter stats that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Jax often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Karma

Who is Better, Jax or Karma?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Karma, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Karma.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Karma, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Karma.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Karma matchups, Jax is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter for Karma. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Karma.

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 Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Jax, we analyzed 6,693 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 Karma 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 Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Karma 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 stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often gets more CS relative to Karma. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jax versus Karma build include Blade of The Ruined King, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Karma than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 51.3% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Karma 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 combinations that we analyzed for Jax vs Karma counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Jax are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.