[5.0] A Baron Lane Jax Guide!

STARTING ITEMS

• Long Sword is the offensive option. Build it when you are confident.
• Ruby Crystal is the defensive option. Build it when you are not confident or to play safe. Builds into Divine Sunderer and boots.

CORE ITEMS

You always need a sheen item, so choose between Divine Sunderer or Trinity Force . I always prefer Divine Sunderer , unless most of the enemies or your laner are all squishies then get Trinity Force but even then, Divine Sunderer remains a good option in such situations.

BOOTS & ENCHANTMENTS

• Plated Steelcaps and Mercury's Treads are always the boots for Jax as they offer the matchup-specific defensive stat that Jax needs.
• Ionian Boots of Lucidity is also viable for the ability haste, but you become somewhat squishier.

For the Enchantments, It's free of your choice as I think it depends more on your playstyle. But I alternate between Gargoyle, Stasis, and Quicksilver.

MAIN ITEMS

• Riftmaker is usable for getting omnivamp, something that Jax likes because he does both physical and magic damage.
• Frozen Heart is the top generalist option if you need more armor.
• Wit's End is your go-to item against AP threats while benefitting the offensive power it has for Jax. If enemy AP threats are too powerful/fed, look in situational below.
• [amaranth's twinguard] allows you to become a supertank in the late game.
• Zeke's Convergence for utility and slow during your ult.
• [terminus] for more power in longer fights.

SITUATIONALS

• [sundered sky] sustain fights longer.
• Death's Dance buy in your preference, I prefer frozen heart over this in almost every scenario nowadays.
• [spear of shojin] can be really powerful everytime you activate your ultimate.
• Blade of the Ruined King can be good against many tanky enemies, but usually sundered sky is already sufficient.
• Randuin's Omen against 2 or more crit threats, or if one of them is really fed.
• [chempunk chainsword] and Thornmail for anti-heal if needed.
• Blade of the Ruined King can be good against many tanky enemies, but usually sundered sky is already sufficient.
• Sterak's Gage Makes Jax can survive bursts while offering a huge amount of AD.
• Spirit Visage can be fun to replace something like Wit's End if you have lots of healing items such as Sundered, Riftmaker, and Sundered Sky.
• Force of Nature is best second MR item if the enemies are mostly AP.
• [kaenic rookern] against burst magic damage.
• [amaranth's twinguard] allows you to become a supertank in the late game while also still dealing a lot of damage.