Champion sheet · Jungle

Jax

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

13.6%#60 of 173 champions

Pick: 6.6%picked in 1,787 of 27,189 games
Ban: 7.0%1,557 bans over 22,315 games, against 13.5% in soloQ

Win rate as Jungle48.7% between 43.7% and 53.7% over 267 gamesSoloQ 47.8%: no clear gap

Median length28.9 minsoloQ 27.2 min

Amateur: 27,223 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 66% · EUW 24% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 856,529 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Jungle.DraftLength
How to play itLethal Tempo, then Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compNo trait above other junglers; the most marked: Gold at 20 min (rank 59).
With / againstBetter than expected against Lulu in amateur play: +17.4 pts over 32 games, range above zero.+17.4 pt32 games
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Jungle.

DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
0.4%
SoloQ
0.2%
0.4% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.2% in soloQ.
DraftBanned less often in amateur play
Amateur
7.1%
SoloQ
13.5%
7.1% ban rate in amateur play over 13,367 games, against 13.5% in soloQ over 323,918 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
28.9 min
SoloQ
27.2 min
Median of 28.9 min in amateur play, against 27.2 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Lethal Tempo, then Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesLethal Tempo63% · 3,159

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Smite99% · 4,930

Same in amateur play

SkillsWnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 97% · 72 games

Core (3 legendaries)22% · 451

22%of soloQ games

Trinity Force
Sundered Sky
Zhonya's Hourglass

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

No trait above other junglers; the most marked: Gold at 20 min (rank 59).

Its most marked traitGold at 20 mintop41%+116 · junglers: +64

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other junglers

What marks it

Nothing above junglers.

Like other junglers

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills
Crowd control (CC)
Team damage
Jungle farm
Invade

What it is not

No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 33 in lane, 48 in mid game and 43 in late game, out of 100 junglers.

360-23 vs 383

794-2 vs 796

1,040-15 vs 1,056

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Jaxjunglers

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 59% of junglers against the direct opponent.

junglers

4.5takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; junglers: 4.7.

Where it stands among junglers · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 33 of 100 among junglers360 · median 383
Damage in mid game · rank 48 of 100 among junglers794 · median 796
Damage in late game · rank 43 of 100 among junglers1,040 · median 1,056
Gold at 15 min · rank 51 of 100 among junglers+6 · median +6
Gold at 20 min · rank 59 of 100 among junglers+116 · median +64
Map pressure · rank 45 of 100 among junglers4.5 · median 4.7
Absorbs damage · rank 53 of 100 among junglers857 · median 855
Plays teamfights · rank 54 of 100 among junglers52% · median 52%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 59 of 100 among junglers21% · median 20%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 56 of 100 among junglersrank 56 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 36 of 100 among junglers0.7 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 53 of 100 among junglers17% · median 17%
Jungle farm · rank 37 of 100 among junglers65 · median 66
Invade · rank 59 of 100 among junglers8% · median 7%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Lulu in amateur play: +17.4 pts over 32 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.