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

Jax vs Varus

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

based on 10,473 Jax vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Jax came out of an evaluation of 10473 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Jax has to counter Varus in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Jax vs Varus Matchup Summary

Jax does a good job of countering Varus. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Jax against Varus rounds, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Varus.

Best Jax vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpear of ShojinGuardian AngelBlack Cleaver

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
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
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Varus as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Jax vs Varus Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Varus Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
5.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
120
< Minions Killed >
174
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
12,008
< Physical Damage >
14,199
7,828
< Magic Damage >
6,079
658
< True Damage >
359
20,495
< Damage Dealt >
20,637
30,218
< Damage Taken >
19,324
12,051
< Gold Earned >
12,185
2.18
< Towers >
2.24
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,853
< Total Healing >
4,497
14,531
< Experience >
12,732
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
195
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Varus with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Jax vs. Varus matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Jax typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Varus

Who is Better, Jax or Varus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Varus, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Varus.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Jax also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Varus.

Moreover, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Varus 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 allies during team fights.

Jax is a good counter to Varus. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Jax, we analyzed 10,473 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jax versus Varus build consist of Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Jax combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Varus with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Varus as Jax, Jax players 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 sets players chose for Jax vs Varus matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Jax are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.