Dr. Mundo vs Jax
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Jax
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Dr. Mundo: Warmog's Armor, Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Boots of Swiftness, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Bramble Vest, Randuin's Omen.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Jax's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 7s | 17s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 7s | 17s | 1m50 |
| 9 | 6s | 6s | 17s | 1m50 |
| 11 | 6s | 5s | 17s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 6s | 3s | 13s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 6s | 3s | 9s | 1m30 |
Playing as Dr. Mundo
Tips to maximize your impact
- Poke with your bonesaw
Poke with Infected Bonesaw (Q): it slows the first enemy hit, deals damage based on their current health and restores your health.
- Pick up your canister
Pick up the Goes Where He Pleases (passive) canister after resisting a CC: it restores health and lowers the passive's cooldown.
- Detonate your Heart Zapper
Recast Heart Zapper (W) next to a champion: the burst heals you for a bigger share of the stored damage if it hits a champion.
- Cast your R after taking damage
Cast Maximum Dosage (R) once you've taken damage, not before the fight: the instant heal depends on your missing health, then you regenerate part of your max health.
Playing against Jax
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Short trades
Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.
- Back off during Counter Strike
During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.
- Trade after his E
Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.
- Don't let him split push alone
In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.
Other Dr. Mundo matchups
Patch 16.21.1