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

Jax vs Veigar

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

based on 9,388 Jax vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Veigar as Jax resulted from an examination of 9388 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Jax has to counter Veigar in only 3.6% of his matches.

Jax vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Jax does a decent job of beating Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Jax vs Veigar rounds, Jax’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Jax vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateSpear of ShojinKaenic RookernSundered 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 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
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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 Veigar as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Jax vs Veigar Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Veigar Image
6.6
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5
< Assists >
6.4
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
116
< Minions Killed >
167
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
11,836
< Physical Damage >
643
7,731
< Magic Damage >
21,809
663
< True Damage >
610
20,230
< Damage Dealt >
23,062
30,918
< Damage Taken >
18,936
12,113
< Gold Earned >
12,141
2.12
< Towers >
2.04
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,235
< Total Healing >
1,845
14,712
< Experience >
14,518
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
194
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Jax versus Veigar counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Veigar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Veigar

Who is Better, Jax or Veigar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Veigar, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Veigar.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Veigar.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Veigar matchups, Jax is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Jax, we analyzed 9,388 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 Veigar 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Veigar during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Jax versus Veigar build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 51.0% battling Veigar with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Veigar as Jax, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Jax vs Veigar counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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