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

Jax vs Katarina

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

based on 9,143 Jax vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Jax fought Katarina in 9143 rounds. Having so many games with Jax versus Katarina gives us faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to destroy your enemy. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Jax fights Katarina in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Jax vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Katarina. On average, he wins a terrific 53.4% of matches the champs face one another in. In Jax against Katarina matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Jax vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinWit's EndFrozen HeartSundered Sky

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 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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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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 Katarina as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Jax vs Katarina Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Katarina Image
6.7
< Kills >
9.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.8
5.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
2.14
119
< Minions Killed >
156
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.35
12,326
< Physical Damage >
2,067
7,960
< Magic Damage >
20,697
657
< True Damage >
975
20,944
< Damage Dealt >
23,740
29,469
< Damage Taken >
24,655
11,994
< Gold Earned >
12,154
2.21
< Towers >
1.43
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,643
< Total Healing >
3,316
14,401
< Experience >
14,062
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
191
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Jax versus Katarina counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Jax often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Katarina. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Katarina

Who is Better, Jax or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a great counter to Katarina.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Katarina.

Moreover, Jax has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Katarina matchups, Jax is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jax is a great counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Jax, we analyzed 9,143 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Jax versus Katarina build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Jax included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Katarina than with many other common builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Katarina with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Katarina 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. Of all the runes players chose for Jax vs Katarina counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

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