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

Jax vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Jax in LoLJax is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Jax

based on 2,914 Jax vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Jax engaged Zilean 2914 times. Having so many matchups for Jax versus Zilean provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck your enemy. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Jax is forced to battle against Zilean in only 1.1% of his matches.

Jax vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Jax does a ok job of countering Zilean. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Jax against Zilean matches, Jax’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Zilean.

Best Jax vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceFrozen HeartWit's End

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
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
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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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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Jax vs Zilean Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Zilean Image
6.3
< Kills >
2.5
6.3
< Deaths >
4.8
4.8
< Assists >
12.8
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
124
< Minions Killed >
59
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.55
12,545
< Physical Damage >
975
8,080
< Magic Damage >
10,168
666
< True Damage >
735
21,292
< Damage Dealt >
11,879
30,308
< Damage Taken >
18,191
11,991
< Gold Earned >
8,981
2.11
< Towers >
1.99
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,970
< Total Healing >
6,792
14,552
< Experience >
12,070
19
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
23
198
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Zilean with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Jax vs. Zilean matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this set of champs. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jax often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zilean. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Zilean

Who is Better, Jax or Zilean?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when playing against Zilean, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes an ok counter to Zilean.

While Jax does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Zilean.

Furthermore, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Zilean.

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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Jax, we analyzed 2,914 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax in order to counter Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often racks up more CS compared to Zilean. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jax versus Zilean build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Zilean than with most other typical builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Zilean with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Zilean 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 sets players picked for Jax vs Zilean matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Jax are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.