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Jax vs Ambessa

Jax
vs
48.5%

over 499 games

Ambessa
Analyze a draft with Jax

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Ambessa

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jax: Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass, Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance, Dusk and Dawn, Blade of The Ruined King, Hextech Gunblade.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Sundered Sky
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot60%
FlashTeleport32%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Death's Dance
Dusk and Dawn
Blade of The Ruined King
Hextech Gunblade
Riftmaker
Stridebreaker
Sterak's Gage
Seeker's Armguard
Wit's End
Spear of Shojin
Ravenous Hydra
Black Cleaver
Hullbreaker
Maw of Malmortius
Experimental Hexplate
Zeke's Convergence
Tiamat
Titanic Hydra
Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Dark Seal
Serpent's Fang
Eclipse
Endless Hunger
Executioner's Calling
Navori Flickerblade
Bramble Vest
Guardian Angel
64.6% WR48 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ambessa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Drakehound's Step (P)

Entering an attack or movement command while casting an ability will cause Ambessa to dash a short distance once the ability is cast, granting her next attack bonus range, damage, and attack speed, and refunding energy.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s18s13s–
612s18s13s2m10
910s17s13s2m10
1110s16s13s1m55
1610s14s11s1m40
1810s14s9s1m40

Playing as Jax

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start trades with Counter Strike

    Start your trades with Counter Strike (E): you dodge autos and take less area damage, and each dodged auto adds damage to the stunning counterattack.

  2. Look for long trades

    Look for long trades: each consecutive auto increases your attack speed thanks to Relentless Assault (passive).

  3. Ward hop to escape

    To escape, place a ward and jump to it with Leap Strike (Q): it can target any unit or ward, allied or enemy.

  4. Activate your R up close

    Activate Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) up close: it only grants armor and magic resist if it hits a champion, and your bonus hits then land every other auto.

Playing against Ambessa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Wait until her spells are down

    Take a trade once her spells are down: Drakehound's Step (passive) only gives her a dash when she casts an ability, and her basic spells cost 70 energy.

  2. Don't hit into her guard

    Stop hitting her when she casts Repudiation (W): if she blocks damage from a champion, her ground slam hurts much more.

  3. Respect her level 6

    Once she hits level 6, don't isolate yourself at the back of your team: Public Execution (R) lets her blink to the farthest enemy in the line, and it can't be stopped.

Other Jax matchups

Patch 16.21.1