[5.0] A Baron Lane Jax Guide!
A Baron Lane Jax Guide!
Jax Build
Best Build Guide for Jax










Item Build Description
Additional information on the items
STARTING ITEMS
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Long Sword is the offensive option. Build it when you are confident.
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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
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Plated Steelcaps and
Mercury's Treads are always the boots for Jax as they offer the matchup-specific defensive stat that Jax needs.
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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
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Riftmaker is usable for getting omnivamp, something that Jax likes because he does both physical and magic damage.
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Frozen Heart is the top generalist option if you need more armor.
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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.
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Zeke's Convergence for utility and slow during your ult.
- [terminus] for more power in longer fights.
SITUATIONALS
- [sundered sky] sustain fights longer.
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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.
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Blade of the Ruined King can be good against many tanky enemies, but usually sundered sky is already sufficient.
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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.
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Blade of the Ruined King can be good against many tanky enemies, but usually sundered sky is already sufficient.
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Sterak's Gage Makes Jax can survive bursts while offering a huge amount of AD.
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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.
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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.
Jax Runes
Best Runes for Jax




Please note that the runes above are not matchup-specific and are just solid choices, as you should change them depending on the matchup. Choose between
Grasp of the Undying
and
Lethal Tempo
.
The runes format in this site is still outdated as of 12/10, so here are the characteristics set you can use:
Domination (less recommended)
1st Tree: Sudden Impact
2nd Tree: All options are fine here.
3rd Tree: All options are fine here.
Precision (Recommended)
1st Tree: Brutal, Triumph.
2nd Tree: Last Stand
3rd Tree: All options are fine here, depending on your matchup.
Resolve (Recommended)
1st Tree: Nullifying Orb, Courage of the Collosus.
2nd Tree: Second Wind, Bone Plating.
3rd Tree: Overgrowth, Perseverance
Inspiration (Fair)
1st Tree: Sweet Tooth. the others are usable but more niche.
2nd Tree: Transcendence. The others are usable but more niche.
3rd Tree: Demolish. The others are usable but more niche.
Skill Order
How to distribute skill points





Summoner Spells
When to take which summoners
Combos
Learn how to maximize the champions potential





A typical gap-close combo for Jax.
Use your
Counter Strike
then jump to your enemy with your
Leap Strike
. Sometimes you can do use
Counter Strike
after using
Leap Strike
if you are not sure. Do an auto-attack and reset it quickly with you
Empower
. After that, quickly recast your
Counter Strike
to end it to stun your enemies, or if they are still in your area of
Counter Strike
, just wait until the duration comes off, and then back off, if it's in the early game.



This is a "poke" combo for Jax. Even better to do this if you are using Grasp of the Undying.







