Kayn
Jungle
Hard Win Rate39.4%
Games104
Champion Counters
Jax Counters
Find Jax counters, difficult matchups and champions Jax performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterKayn (39.4%)
Best MatchupZaahen (57.1%)
A
Current tier: A Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Jax
Win rate shown from Jax's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Illaoi
Top
Hard Win Rate40.3%
Games119
Garen
Top
Hard Win Rate42.6%
Games559
Singed
Top
Hard Win Rate42.9%
Games140
Sett
Top
Hard Win Rate44.1%
Games227
Gangplank
Top
Hard Win Rate44.3%
Games282
Naafiri
Jungle
Hard Win Rate45.5%
Games110
Graves
Jungle
Even Win Rate49.4%
Games162
Strong Against — Champions Jax Counters
Zaahen
Top
Easy Win Rate57.1%
Games238
Briar
Jungle
Easy Win Rate56.1%
Games132
Yasuo
Top
Easy Win Rate55.3%
Games188
Sylas
Jungle
Easy Win Rate55.0%
Games140
Jayce
Top
Easy Win Rate54.5%
Games268
Tryndamere
Top
Easy Win Rate54.4%
Games252
Viego
Jungle
Easy Win Rate54.1%
Games194
Irelia
Top
Easy Win Rate53.5%
Games243
All Jax Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayn | Jungle | Counter | 39.4% | 104 | — |
| Illaoi | Top | Counter | 40.3% | 119 | — |
| Garen | Top | Counter | 42.6% | 559 | Matchup |
| Singed | Top | Counter | 42.9% | 140 | — |
| Sett | Top | Counter | 44.1% | 227 | — |
| Gangplank | Top | Counter | 44.3% | 282 | — |
| Naafiri | Jungle | Counter | 45.5% | 110 | — |
| Graves | Jungle | Counter | 49.4% | 162 | — |
| Master Yi | Jungle | Counter | 49.7% | 171 | — |
| Nocturne | Jungle | Counter | 50.0% | 130 | — |
| Zaahen | Top | Favorable | 57.1% | 238 | — |
| Briar | Jungle | Favorable | 56.1% | 132 | — |
| Yasuo | Top | Favorable | 55.3% | 188 | — |
| Sylas | Jungle | Favorable | 55.0% | 140 | — |
| Jayce | Top | Favorable | 54.5% | 268 | — |
| Tryndamere | Top | Favorable | 54.4% | 252 | — |
| Viego | Jungle | Favorable | 54.1% | 194 | — |
| Irelia | Top | Favorable | 53.5% | 243 | — |
| Lee Sin | Jungle | Favorable | 51.0% | 198 | — |
| Nocturne | Jungle | Favorable | 50.0% | 130 | — |
How to Use Jax Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Jax counter in League of Legends for the TOP role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Lissandra, Fiddlesticks, Shaco: against them Jax posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Lissandra, where Jax wins just 40.5% of 205 recorded games. On the flip side, Jax performs well into Locke, Volibear, Olaf, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Jax’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Jax build for the strongest items and runes, or the Jax champion page for abilities and full details.
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Jax Counters — FAQ
Kayn is currently the strongest counter to Jax — Jax wins only 39.4% of 104 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Jax performs best against Zaahen, winning 57.1% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.