Jungle Jax
Jax · Jungle · by Jiternav
Build
Hunter's Machete300gPassive: Basic Attacks deal 10 magic damage to monsters On-Hit.Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 10%.Basic item — no components.
5Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
1Madred's Razors700g (100g to combine)Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 300 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit.Recipe
2Wriggle's Lantern2,000g (500g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal15%Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 500 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. Transforms into Feral Flare after earning 30 large Monsters kills or Champion takedowns.Active: 180s Places an invisible Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 180 seconds.Recipe
3Spirit of the Ancient Golem2,000g (450g to combine)Health500Health Regen14 / 5sMana Regen7 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 30%.Tenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
4Trinity Force3,628g (3g to combine)Attack Damage30Ability Power30Attack Speed30%Critical Strike Chance10%Health250Mana200Move Speed8%Rage: Basic Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds On-Hit. Kills grant 60 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Spellblade of Tons of Damage: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 200% of base Attack Damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).Recipe
Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
Wriggle's Lantern2,000g (500g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal15%Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 500 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. Transforms into Feral Flare after earning 30 large Monsters kills or Champion takedowns.Active: 180s Places an invisible Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 180 seconds.RecipeSpirit of the Ancient Golem2,000g (450g to combine)Health500Health Regen14 / 5sMana Regen7 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 30%.Tenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.RecipeTrinity Force3,628g (3g to combine)Attack Damage30Ability Power30Attack Speed30%Critical Strike Chance10%Health250Mana200Move Speed8%Rage: Basic Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds On-Hit. Kills grant 60 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Spellblade of Tons of Damage: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 200% of base Attack Damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).Recipe
Ninja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeRunes and masteries
x8Mark of Attack SpeedMark- x1Mark of Critical ChanceMark
x9Seal of ArmorSeal
x9Glyph of Magic ResistGlyph
x3Quintessence of Movement SpeedQuint
- Attack Speed +13.60%
- Critical Strike Chance +1.00%
- Armor +9.00
- Magic Resist +12.60
- Move Speed +4.50%
Eight attack speed marks and one crit chance mark — the odd one out is for the clear, not the duel.
0/1Summoner's Wrath0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Exhaust, Ignite, Ghost, Surge, Rally, and PromoteExhaust Exhaust also reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist by 10.Ignite While Ignite is on cooldown, gain 5 Ability Power and Attack Damage.Ghost Bonus Move Speed granted by Ghost is increased.Surge Increases the Attack Speed bonus by 5% and the Ability Power bonus by 10%.Rally Rally additionally gives Ability Power.Promote The Siege Rider's bonus Attack Damage aura also affects Champions.
4/4Fury4/4+1% Attack Speed per rank
0/4Sorcery0/4+1% Cooldown Reduction per rank
0/2Butcher0/2Basic attacks deal 2/4 bonus damage to minions and monsters
4/4Deadliness4/4+0.166/0.333/0.498/0.664 Attack Damage per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
0/4Blast0/4+0.25/0.5/0.75/1 Ability Power per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Destruction0/1Increase damage to turrets by 5%Needs 4 points spent higher in offense.
3/3Havoc3/3Increases damage dealt by 0.67%/1.33%/2%Needs 8 points spent higher in offense.
1/1Weapon Expertise1/1+8% Armor PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Deadliness at 4/4.
0/1Arcane Knowledge0/1+8% Magic PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Blast at 4/4.
2/2Lethality2/2+2.5%/5% Critical Strike Damage (5%/10% for melee)Needs 12 points spent higher in offense.
2/2Brute Force2/2+1.5/3 Attack DamageNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/3Mental Force0/3+2/4/6 Ability PowerNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Spellsword0/1Deals 5% of your Ability Power as magic damage on basic attacksNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
1/1Frenzy1/1Grants 10% attack speed for 2 seconds after landing a critical hitNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.Needs Lethality at 2/2.
3/3Sunder3/3+2/4/6 LethalityNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.
0/4Archmage0/4Increases Ability Power by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 16 points spent higher in offense.
1/1Executioner1/1Increases damage dealt by 5% to targets below 50% HealthNeeds 20 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Summoner's Resolve0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Cleanse, Heal, Smite, Barrier, and FortifyCleanse Extends the Tenacity buff duration.Heal Gain 5 Health per level.Smite Smite grants 10 gold per cast.Barrier Barrier's Shield is increased.Fortify Turrets deal splash damage around their target.
0/3Perseverance0/3Grants up to +2/4/6 Health Regen per 5 seconds based on missing Health
4/4Durability4/4+1.5/3/4.5/6 Health per level
0/2Tough Skin0/2Reduces damage taken from monsters by 1/2
3/3Hardiness3/3+2/4/6 ArmorNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
1/3Resistance1/3+2/4/6 Magic ResistNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Bladed Armor0/1Deals 6 damage to any enemy monster that attacks youNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.Needs Tough Skin at 2/2.
0/2Unyielding0/2Reduces damage taken from enemy champions by 1/2Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/2Relentless0/2Reduces the effectiveness of slows by 7.5%/15%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Veteran's Scars1/1+30 HealthNeeds 8 points spent higher in defense.Needs Durability at 4/4.
0/1Safeguard0/1Reduces damage taken from turrets by 5%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Block0/1Reduces damage taken from champion basic attacks by 3Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.Needs Unyielding at 2/2.
0/3Tenacious0/3Reduces the duration of crowd control effects by 5%/10%/15%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
0/3Juggernaut0/3Increases your maximum Health by 1.5%/2.75%/4%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Defender0/1Grants +1 Armor and Magic Resist for each nearby enemy championNeeds 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/3Legendary Armor0/3Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resist by +2%/4%/6%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Good Hands0/1Reduce time spent dead by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Reinforced Armor0/1Reduce damage taken from critical strikes by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Honor Guard0/1Reduces damage taken from all sources by 3%Needs 20 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Summoner's Insight0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Teleport, Flash, Clarity, Revive, and Clairvoyance.Teleport Teleport's channel time is reduced.Flash Reduces Flash's Cooldown by 15 seconds.Clarity Restores 25% more mana.Revive Revive temporarily grants the user 220-560 Health.Clairvoyance Retain sight on units revealed by Clairvoyance for 5 seconds.
0/3Wanderer0/3Grants +0.66%/1.33%/2% increased Movement Speed when out of combat
0/3Meditation0/3+1/2/3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
0/1Improved Recall0/1Reduces the cast time of Recall by 1 second
0/1Scout0/1Wards gain 25% increased vision range for the first 3 seconds after placing themNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Mastermind0/3Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%/7%/10%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Expanded Mind0/3+4/7/10 mana per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Artificer0/2Reduces the cooldown of activated items by 7.5%/15%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/4Greed0/4Grants an additional +0.5/1/1.5/2 gold every 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Runic Affinity0/1Increases the duration of neutral monster buffs by 20%Needs 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Vampirism0/3+1%/2%/3% Lifesteal and Spell VampNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Biscuiteer0/1Start the game with a regenerative biscuit that restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Wealth0/2Increases starting gold by 40/75Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Greed at 4/4.
0/4Awareness0/4Increases Experience earned by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Strength of Spirit0/3Up to +1/2/3 Health Regen per 5 seconds for each 400 Mana you possessNeeds 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Explorer0/1Start the game with an Explorer's Ward.Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Biscuiteer at 1/1.
0/1Pickpocket0/1Grants 5 gold (melee) or 3 gold (ranged) each time you basic attack an enemy champion (5s cooldown)Needs 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Intelligence0/3+2%/4%/6% Cooldown ReductionNeeds 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Nimble0/1Grants 3% increased Movement SpeedNeeds 20 points spent higher in utility.21/9/0. The author's own line: adjust it to your playstyle.
Skill order
ultimate at 6, 11 and 16
Equipment Mastery
Equipment MasteryPassive
Jax's gains bonus Health based on his bonus Attack Damage and Ability Power from items.
Leap StrikeQLeap StrikeQ
Jax leaps and strikes.
- Damage
- 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 + 100% bonus AD + 80% AP
- Cooldown
- 17 / 14 / 11 / 8 / 5s
- Cost
- 65 Mana
- Range
- 700
EmpowerWEmpowerW
Jax's next attack or Leap Strike deals bonus damage and damages nearby enemies.
- Damage
- 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 + 20% bonus AD + 20% AP
- Cooldown
- 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3s
- Cost
- 35 Mana
- Range
- 300
Counter StrikeECounter StrikeE
Jax enters a defensive stance, dodging all incoming basic attacks and taking less damage from area of effect abilities. Then he stuns surrounding enemies and damages them.
- Damage
- 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 + 50% bonus AD
- Max Damage
- 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 + 100% bonus AD
- Cooldown
- 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s
- Cost
- 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 Mana
- Range
- 300
Grandmaster's MightRGrandmaster's MightR
Jax gains attack speed when he strikes. Every third consecutive attack deals bonus damage.
- On Hit Damage
- 140 / 170 / 200 + 70% AP
- Cooldown
- 0s
- Cost
- Passive
- Range
- 400
- Leap Strike (Q) takes points at levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 9.
- Empower (W) takes points at levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13.
- Counter Strike (E) takes points at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18.
- Grandmaster's Might (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.
Q max for the gap close, one early point in E so the camps do not hurt.
Why these items
Openingsall within the 475 starting gold
- Hunter's Machete300gPassive: Basic Attacks deal 10 magic damage to monsters On-Hit.Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 10%.Basic item — no components.5Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
Hunter's Machete — The clear start. Madred's Razors and Spirit Stone are the first back, not the opening — they cost 700g each.
Cloth Armor300gArmor15Basic item — no components.5Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.Cloth Armor — When you expect to be invaded and need to survive the first rotation.
Corein buy order
- 1Madred's Razors700g (100g to combine)Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 300 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit.Recipe
Madred's RazorsMadred's Razors700g (100g to combine)Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 300 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit.Recipe
700gThe author's first back, beside Spirit Stone — the proc carries the next two rotations. 
2Wriggle's Lantern2,000g (500g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal15%Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 500 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. Transforms into Feral Flare after earning 30 large Monsters kills or Champion takedowns.Active: 180s Places an invisible Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 180 seconds.RecipeWriggle's LanternWriggle's Lantern2,000g (500g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal15%Armor25Passive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 500 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. Transforms into Feral Flare after earning 30 large Monsters kills or Champion takedowns.Active: 180s Places an invisible Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 180 seconds.Recipe
2,000gClear speed and a free ward, out of the Razors.
3Spirit of the Ancient Golem2,000g (450g to combine)Health500Health Regen14 / 5sMana Regen7 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 30%.Tenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.RecipeSpirit of the Ancient GolemSpirit of the Ancient Golem2,000g (450g to combine)Health500Health Regen14 / 5sMana Regen7 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 30%.Tenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
2,000gTenacity and the health that makes the level 6 dive survivable.
4Trinity Force3,628g (3g to combine)Attack Damage30Ability Power30Attack Speed30%Critical Strike Chance10%Health250Mana200Move Speed8%Rage: Basic Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds On-Hit. Kills grant 60 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Spellblade of Tons of Damage: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 200% of base Attack Damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).RecipeTrinity ForceTrinity Force3,628g (3g to combine)Attack Damage30Ability Power30Attack Speed30%Critical Strike Chance10%Health250Mana200Move Speed8%Rage: Basic Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds On-Hit. Kills grant 60 Move Speed for 2 seconds.Spellblade of Tons of Damage: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 200% of base Attack Damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown).Recipe
3,628gThe item the whole build is for — Jax's Q into a Sheen proc is the burst.
Situationalonly when the game asks for it
Ninja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeNinja TabiNinja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
1,000gAgainst an AD-heavy team, instead of Mercury's Treads.
Notes
the author's own wordsStraight jungle Jax. Madred's RazorsPassive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 300 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. and 
Spirit StonePassive: Basic Attacks deal 10 magic damage to monsters On-Hit. Butcher: Damage dealt to monsters increased by 20%. out the gate, Wriggle's LanternPassive: Basic Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 500 bonus magic damage to minions and monsters On-Hit. Transforms into Feral Flare after earning 30 large Monsters kills or Champion takedowns. Active: 180s Places an invisible Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 180 seconds. for the clear, then everything points at Trinity ForceRage: Basic Attacks grant 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds On-Hit. Kills grant 60 Move Speed for 2 seconds. Spellblade of Tons of Damage: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 200% of base Attack Damage On-Hit (2 second cooldown)..
"Adjust masteries based on your playstyle. Good luck summoners!"
Build by Jiternav, transcribed from the League Classic Wiki archive.