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Jax vs Malphite

Jax
vs
47.5%

over 3471 games

Malphite
Analyze a draft with Jax

Skill matchup

Strong engageVery tankyHeavy AP damageHeavy CC

Build vs Malphite

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jax: Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass, Mercury's Treads, Dusk and Dawn, Hextech Gunblade, Blade of The Ruined King, Riftmaker.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Sundered Sky
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dusk and Dawn
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot50%
FlashTeleport46%

Other options

Dusk and Dawn
Hextech Gunblade
Blade of The Ruined King
Riftmaker
Wit's End
Death's Dance
Sterak's Gage
Seeker's Armguard
Black Cleaver
Stridebreaker
Spear of Shojin
Dark Seal
Nashor's Tooth
Hullbreaker
Hextech Rocketbelt
Kaenic Rookern
Tiamat
Zeke's Convergence
Ravenous Hydra
Titanic Hydra
Frozen Heart
Maw of Malmortius
Terminus
Rabadon's Deathcap
Heartsteel
Imperial Mandate
Shadowflame
Guardian Angel
54.2% WR236 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Malphite's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Granite Shield (P)

Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s7s–
68s10s7s2m10
98s9.5s7s2m10
118s9s7s1m55
168s8s7s1m40
188s8s7s1m40

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 Malphite

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Pop his shield before trading

    Break Granite Shield (passive) with a cheap hit before taking a real trade: it absorbs 10% of his max health and triples his bonus armor.

  2. Lean on magic damage

    If you deal magic damage, lean on it in trades: his only resistances come from Thunderclap (W), which only gives armor.

  3. Trade when his mana runs low

    Trade when his mana runs low: Seismic Shard (Q) costs 70 to 90 mana, and it's his only ranged slow.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, only step up if he's visible: Unstoppable Force (R) comes from far away, nothing stops it, and its impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  5. Spread out from your allies

    When he has Unstoppable Force (R), spread out from your allies in teamfights: the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

Other Jax matchups

Patch 16.21.1