Is Jax good in Patch 26.13?

Jax is A tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.4% win rate, 5.8% pick rate, and 11.2% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jax Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Jax Top?

The best Jax Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jax Top is A tier with 50.4% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Jax in Patch 26.13 include Garen (44.2% Jax win rate), Gangplank (49.0% Jax win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Jax?

To climb with Jax Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Tracking tempo, and Objective prioritization. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Tracking tempo: Staging: We see how enemy botlane bases.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play JaxTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Jax Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Jax is A tier Top with 50.4% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Lethal Tempo + Trinity Force, Sundered Sky. Hardest matchup: Garen (44.2% win rate for Jax). Key patterns to practice: Baiting, Tracking tempo, and Objective prioritization.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeA#23of 47 Top champions

Win rate50.4%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate5.8%6th most picked Top

Ban rate11.2%

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Jax Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (5.8% pick rate, 50.4% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.4% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

Lethal TempoKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

ResolveSECONDARY

Bone Plating

Unflinching

SHARDS

Lethal Tempo · Triumph · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Bone Plating · Unflinching

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

QMax W first

21415

34579

18101213

611

Item build

5.8% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force

Sundered Sky

Zhonya's Hourglass

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Trinity Force

Sundered Sky

Zhonya's Hourglass

Dusk and Dawn

Blade of The Ruined King

Death's Dance

Jax Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Jax holds a 50.4% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 0.3 points above the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 23rd highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 5.8% pick rate (6th most played in the role) and a 11.2% ban rate, Jax gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Jax Top held steady at A tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At A tier, Jax is a solid ranked choice that rewards matchup knowledge more than raw stats.

Champion select decides a lot of Jax Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Garen (44.2% win rate for Jax) and Gangplank (49.0% win rate for Jax): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Irelia (55.5%) and Darius (52.5%) are the matchups to look for, where Jax wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Jax Top

Pick Jax Top in patch 26.13 as a solid ranked choice that rewards matchup knowledge.

Jax Top guide

In lane, Jax wins duels by absorbing an all-in with Counter Strike (E), stunning whoever committed, then following up with Leap Strike (Q) and an Empower (W)-boosted auto; Relentless Assault (passive) ramps his Attack Speed the longer the fight runs, and Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) adds magic damage every third swing once leveled.

The build

Precision gives the rune page: Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand, paired with Bone Plating and Unflinching from Resolve. Flash and Ignite round out the summoners. Counter Strike (E) still opens at level 1, but the level-2 point goes into Leap Strike (Q) before Empower (W) takes over as the max-first ability, Counter Strike (E) second, Leap Strike (Q) last. A Doran's Blade and Health Potion start the lane, upgrading into Plated Steelcaps; the build then converges on Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Zhonya's Hourglass, with Dusk and Dawn, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance further down the item list.

Ability mechanics

Counter Strike (E) is the trade tool: it makes Jax immune to incoming attacks for a short window, then he counters and stuns every enemy nearby. Leap Strike (Q) follows, closing the gap onto a unit and striking it if it's an enemy. Empower (W) is saved for the attack after that, charging his weapon to add extra damage to it. Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) then layers in bonus magic damage on every third consecutive hit, or can be popped on its own to hit everyone around him while boosting his Armor and Magic Resist for a short time.

Matchups

Garen, Gangplank, Malphite, Aatrox, and Renekton give him the most trouble. Irelia, Darius, and Yone favor him instead.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Jax counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Jax good in Patch 26.13?: Jax is A tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.4% win rate, 5.8% pick rate, and 11.2% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jax Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Jax Top?: The best Jax Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jax Top is A tier with 50.4% win rate this patch.
Who counters Jax?: Champions that counter Jax in Patch 26.13 include Garen (44.2% Jax win rate), Gangplank (49.0% Jax win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Jax?: To climb with Jax Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Tracking tempo, and Objective prioritization. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Tracking tempo: Staging: We see how enemy botlane bases.