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

Jax vs Ziggs

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

based on 3,814 Jax vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Jax battled Ziggs 3814 times. Using so many matchups for Jax versus Ziggs provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to crush your opponent. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Jax encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of his matches.

Jax vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Ziggs. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Jax versus Ziggs matches, Jax’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Jax vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusWit's EndTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Jax vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Ziggs Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.8
5.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
118
< Minions Killed >
168
0.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.55
12,578
< Physical Damage >
771
8,049
< Magic Damage >
23,770
706
< True Damage >
391
21,334
< Damage Dealt >
24,932
31,519
< Damage Taken >
17,468
12,296
< Gold Earned >
11,510
2.15
< Towers >
2.88
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,831
< Total Healing >
1,535
14,880
< Experience >
13,589
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
198
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Ziggs with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Jax against Ziggs matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ziggs..

Jax usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Ziggs

Who is Better, Jax or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter for Ziggs.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Ziggs.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Ziggs matchups, Jax is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a good counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Jax, we analyzed 3,814 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jax to counter Ziggs during both the early game 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Ziggs build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Ziggs than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Ziggs as Jax, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Jax vs Ziggs clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.

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