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

Jax vs Nami

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

based on 7,322 Jax vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our data, Jax battled Nami in 7322 matches. Including so many matchups for Jax versus Nami gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to annihilate Nami. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Jax encounters Nami in only 2.8% of his games.

Jax vs Nami Matchup Summary

Jax has done a decent job of beating Nami. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Jax vs Nami matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Jax vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelKaenic RookernFrozen HeartMaw of Malmortius

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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W
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E
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Nami as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Jax vs Nami Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Nami Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.8
6.2
< Deaths >
5.2
4.8
< Assists >
15.2
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
122
< Minions Killed >
23
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
11,617
< Physical Damage >
839
7,622
< Magic Damage >
8,158
606
< True Damage >
575
19,844
< Damage Dealt >
9,572
29,459
< Damage Taken >
15,992
11,881
< Gold Earned >
8,401
2.22
< Towers >
2.22
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,509
< Total Healing >
9,925
14,331
< Experience >
10,667
19
< Vision Score >
58
9
< Wards Placed >
25
189
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Nami with Jax in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Jax against Nami matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Jax often has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nami. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Nami

Who is Better, Jax or Nami?

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 Nami, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter for Nami.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Nami.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Nami matchups, Jax is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jax is a decent counter to Nami. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Jax, we analyzed 7,322 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often gets much more CS relative to Nami. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Jax versus Nami build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Nami than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Nami with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nami as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Jax vs Nami clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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