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

Jax vs Tristana

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

based on 8,884 Jax vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Jax resulted from an analysis of 8884 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Jax has to counter Tristana in only 3.4% of his games.

Jax vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Tristana. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Jax versus Tristana games, Jax’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Jax vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The Protean

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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Jax vs Tristana Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Tristana Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
116
< Minions Killed >
167
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.54
11,799
< Physical Damage >
16,418
7,750
< Magic Damage >
2,254
648
< True Damage >
454
20,198
< Damage Dealt >
19,128
29,272
< Damage Taken >
21,396
11,786
< Gold Earned >
12,422
2.13
< Towers >
2.71
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,722
< Total Healing >
5,934
14,284
< Experience >
12,841
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
196
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Tristana with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Jax against Tristana matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Jax usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Tristana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Tristana

Who is Better, Jax or Tristana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Tristana, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Jax does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Tristana.

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

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

Jax is an above average counter for Tristana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Jax, we analyzed 8,884 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Jax versus Tristana build include Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Spear of Shojin. When Jax bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Tristana than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Tristana as Jax, you should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Jax vs Tristana counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.

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