So how do we counter Jax now?

Jefftiffy··6 votes·2,293 views

You can't hit him with AAs at all anymore during dodge. So he can just ignore everything and beat you in the face with item 3124 and you have 0 to retaliate with.

Jax now effectively counters Nasus Ezreal Nami Quinn Shen TwistedFate Viktor Udyr XinZhao MonkeyKing Bard (if his passive doesn't act like a spell that is) Darius Garen JarvanIV Kennen Nidalee Rengar Skarner Vi .

I could keep going, but really Riot did you think this through. Removing something that champs were balanced around without nerfing the champ that was made stronger because it didn't work in those scenarios. Have you forgotten just how many AA enhancers there are that he can now completely avoid? On people with blind it made sense because most of the champs were kind of in iffy spots. Jax has been wrecking lately and you just buffed him without any thought to the fact of the last season he was a monster (S3). Where he was being picked every single game to the point where he had a higher pick/ban rate than LeeSin and the only person with one higher was Kassadin

Did you not learn your lesson from the grievous wounds changes and how now summoner 7 > summoner 14 more than ever?

22 Comments

Unho1y Intent6 votes

Sounds like someone just got dumped on by Jax. Last time I went against Jax was with Diana. I kinda wrecked him, but that's more because I was more comfortable with my champion. Grevious wounds is still effective vs self heal...which guinsoo's Jax has plenty of.

Jax IS strong, but he is not unbeatable.

Jefftiffy3 votes

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Sounds like someone just got dumped on by Jax. Last time I went against Jax was with Diana. I kinda wrecked him, but that's more because I was more comfortable with my champion. Grevious wounds is still effective vs self heal...which guinsoo's Jax has plenty of.

Jax IS strong, but he is not unbeatable.

No the problem is that he can literally block a spell out of most champs kits and usually AA enhancers are very big spells to block. Hence the reason the damage went through but not the AA.

I have not played against him much recently. But just thinking about it gives me shudders remembering how much of a monster he was in S3.

Verxint4 votes

Sounds like you got served a Pizza De Cham.

Keti3 votes

Wait for the nerfs to fervor and rageblade, in the meantime ensure he stays in ban purgatory

The Poetic Zed2 votes

Ever play Halo? We're gonna use that concept. Wipe out all the champions so he has nothing to feed off of.

SlytherinUmbreon2 votes

Ban him.

Critmaster Garen2 votes

they just need to buff thornmail.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

yup. thornmail is useless. the damage it does. is less than the lifesteal they have. so its really pointless.

Jefftiffy1 votes

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yup. thornmail is useless. the damage it does. is less than the lifesteal they have. so its really pointless.

Once again. The way you make Thornmail counter melee people is by stacking 300 or more armor. You that leaves very little room for MR.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

LOL. you realise that jax does just as much magic damage as physical right? no actually i can actually make jax do more magic on hit than physical and i will take pretty much all the MR you have making my magic damage true damage lol. wits end and sorcerer boots.

Lil Lewd Witch1 votes

I am pretty sure he'll be nerfed again. I'm guessing his base damage and ratios are going to take a good sized hit on his abilities. But for now, pretty much anyone who doesn't need auto attacks to deal damage.

Darius DrMundo Ekko Gangplank Garen Illaoi Lissandra Olaf Malphite Ryze TahmKench Vladimir

item 3110 item 3143

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

all of these will die to jax 10/10 times late game. no wait. jax can take on 1v2 any of these late game.

Lil Lewd Witch1 votes

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all of these will die to jax 10/10 times late game. no wait. jax can take on 1v2 any of these late game.

Duh, Jax is an endgame, 4-6 item champion. Right now he builds item 3078 item 3153 item 3124 - He has almost no defenses nor hp at this point in the game, that's literally almost 20-30 minutes of him being easy to fight.

Fadedpf1 votes

3-5 man gank him. KEK

Blue Collar Bear1 votes

AD Alistar has always been my go-to when Jax remains unbanned.

Fitz n The Fool1 votes

Ryze

LadyRenly1 votes

range and burst

and if he goes like rage/gunblade hes gonna have bugger all for atk speed unless he has full stacks, abuse it

Jefftiffy1 votes

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range and burst

and if he goes like rage/gunblade hes gonna have bugger all for atk speed unless he has full stacks, abuse it

You forget that he easily gets 48% AS with his initial burst. Not including his passive.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

you don't. honestly even his HARDEST. counters. won't work. malphite. i main jax. I can 1v2 two malphites with a late game jax.

honestly your only hope is that satan on your team that can blind him for a short period and you have to BURST him REAL QUICK. really damn quick. unless he leaps and basically kills 3 people before you even notice.

Puynsi1 votes

4 men gank at level 2 and repeat until he goes afk, it won't matter if you loose 2 towers, jax will go afk.

Syrio19891 votes

Dude, not even Renekton counters him anymore..45% win vs Jax. The problem I have with him is not his late game strength, if someone try to duel Jax late should die period. It's his early power spike with Guinsoo, and the fact that he is more than capable of handling himself before that. Too strong early-mid for how strong he is late game.

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