Matchup

Chogath
Chogath
30%
70%

vs

52.9%

over 701 games

Jax
Jax
50%
50%
Split pushHeavy AD damageSustained DPSDive threat

Skill matchup

Build vs Jax

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Heartsteel
1Survival
Sunfire Aegis
2vs AD
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Rocketbelt
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41271%
41424%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Riftmaker
Mage tank
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Rod of Ages
HP
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Mejai's Soulstealer
Shurelya's Battlesong
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Tear of the Goddess
Fimbulwinter
Survival
90.9% WR11 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ChogathChogath
JaxJax
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

Playing against Jax

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Do NOT take extended trades against Jax: his attack speed passive and E make him stronger the longer the fight goes.

2

When his E is active, don't auto-attack him — use abilities instead because he only blocks autos.

3

Punish him when his E is on cooldown (16-8s): it's his main defense.

4

Jax is one of the best split pushers in the game — don't leave him alone in a side lane in the late game.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026