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Grandmaster at Arms
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (4,554 games).
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms, dodges every basic attack during Counter Strike and then stuns everyone around him, and Leap Strike can jump him to any unit, ally or enemy. Lethal Tempo edged Grasp of the Undying among counted Master+ Jaxes, whose one printed path is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass.
Fighter
Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 4,554 games · Preview sample
4,554
Games
Very High
Confidence
59.7%Win Rate
Flash
Teleport
This exact page: taken in 8.6% of games·52.7% win rate over 391 games.
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Grasp of the Undying39.2% taken · 53.7% win1,786 games
Stormraider's Surge5.8% taken · 50.9% win265 games
Conqueror5.1% taken · 49.1% win230 gamesResolve + Inspiration35.9% taken · 54.0% win1,634 games
Precision + Inspiration22.5% taken · 50.0% win1,025 gamesPrecision + Resolve19.7% taken · 50.2% win898 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Jax's most common path.
QJax leaps toward a unit.
Cooldown 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s · 50 Mana
WJax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage.
Cooldown 7/6/5/4/3s · 30 Mana
EJax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies.
Cooldown 17/15/13/11/9s · 50/60/70/80/90 Mana
REvery third consecutive attack deals additional Magic Damage.
Cooldown 110/100/90s · 100 ManaMax W first, then E, then Q. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLeap Strike | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WEmpower | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| ECounter Strike | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RGrandmaster-at-Arms | R | R | R |
How Jax performs against enemy top laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Punish the cooldown — Jax is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 5/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
PRelentless Assault
Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.
Passive — never cast
QLeap Strike
Jax leaps toward a unit. If they are an enemy, he strikes them with his weapon.
Cost 50 ManaCooldown 8/7.5/7/6.5/6sRange 700
WEmpower
Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage.
Cost 30 ManaCooldown 7/6/5/4/3sRange 300
ECounter Strike
Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies.
Cost 50/60/70/80/90 ManaCooldown 17/15/13/11/9sRange 300
RGrandmaster-at-Arms
Every third consecutive attack deals additional Magic Damage. Additionally, Jax can activate this ability to deal damage around himself and strengthen his resolve, increasing his Armor and Magic Resist for a short duration.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 110/100/90sRange 260
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Jax in 4 patches. The latest is patch 26.12, published 2026-06-09.
QLeap Strike
ECounter Strike
Our favorite Grandmaster at Angling has been patiently waiting for his time to strike. Jax is meant to be a high-damage threat who ramps up in fights, but currently he's been a (fish)bait pick against durable opponents. These changes should help with that, without pushing him over the (fishing) line.
PRelentless Assault
Now that the top lane quest can raise champion levels to 20, we're looking for any champions who intermittently scale their passives and giving them another breakpoint if they deserve one. Jax is one such champion who's gaining a bit more attack speed at level 19.
Base States
RGrandmaster-At-Arms
We’d like to see Jax as a more meta-defining top laner at Worlds this year but acknowledge he’s already strong enough for regular players, so we’re making his strengths more windowed, something that highly skilled players and coordinated teams can readily harness.
PRelentless Assault
Jax’s long-held niche is a scaling and relentless side lane skirmisher, so we want to lean into that a bit more by giving him some more bonus attack speed from his passive. This should help him split better and effectively win longer duels in the side lane.
Riot's data lists 18 looks for Jax with their own art, the base skin included and 27 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Jax | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 650 | =26th | 620 |
| Health per level | 103 | =102nd | 104 |
| Base armor | 36 | =20th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.2 | =122nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 68 | =5th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.638 | =108th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 3.4% | =25th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 350 | =2nd | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 650 | +103 | 2401 | 84th of 173 |
| Mana | 339 | +52 | 1223 | 34th of 145 |
| Armor | 36 | +4.2 | 107.4 | =83rd of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms, is a Fighter champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 5/10 for difficulty, 7/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 7/10 for magic. Jax spends Mana and has 18 skins with their own art.
Unmatched in both his skill with unique armaments and his biting sarcasm, Jax is the last known weapons master of Icathia. After his homeland was laid low by its own hubris in unleashing the Void, Jax and his kind vowed to protect what little remained. As magic now rises in the world, this slumbering threat stirs once more, and Jax roams Valoran, wielding the last light of Icathia and testing all warriors he meets to see if any are strong enough to stand beside him...
