Graves, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
3.0%
Ban Rate
8.2%

Gravesvs Jax

Graves B TierMarksman
Patch26.19
Games2,763
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedOct 3, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology

Graves vs Jax is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Graves wins with a 54.2% win rate (+8.3%) over Jax based on 24 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Jax matchup.

Graves Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Graves
Graves
51.3%
VS
Jax
48.7%
Jax

Who wins Graves vs Jax?

Even matchupLow confidence

Graves wins 51.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.2% and 66.1% (95% range).

Expected
51.9%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
−0.7 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
39 games
Lane: Jungle
vs patch 26.18
—
Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28

They also met in another lane (Top): 3 games, Graves won 33.3%.

Key takeaways

  • Graves vs Jax is an even matchup: Graves wins 51.3% of 39 games, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) comfortably includes 50%.
  • Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 51.9% for Graves; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Graves usually wins the lane: 779 gold ahead of Jax at 15 minutes on average (37 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Graves players pick Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Oracle Lens far more often against Jax: 2.8% of their other Jungle games, 10.3% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Graves and Jax played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Graves's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Graves vs Jax Laning Stats

GravesJax

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+779
Graves ahead
95% range +396 to +1,162
XP difference
+587
Graves ahead
95% range +183 to +990
CS difference
+14.8
Graves ahead
95% range +7.7 to +21.9
3.24
Kills before 15 min
2.46
1.86
Deaths before 15 min
2.19
0.21
Solo kills before 15 min
0.15
5.1%
First blood
7.7%

Whole-game averages

1.5
CS / min
1.2
843
DMG / min
664
15,101
Gold / game
13,478
328
Heal / min
390
775
DMG Mitigated / min
952
0.8
CC / min
0.7

Graves vs Jax Win Rate by Game Length

Graves's win rate against Jax by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
3 games
Too few games
20–25 min
2 games
Too few games
25–30 min
9 games
Too few games
30–35 min
13 games
Too few games
35+ min
12 games
Graves vs Jax95% rangeGraves usual (Jungle)

No game length stands out: Graves's results against Jax in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Graves vs Jax Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)GravesGraves gold at 15: +779
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Graves Changes Against Jax

Choices Graves players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.

  • Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionOracle Lens
    Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Oracle LensStarting items
    Usually
    2.8%
    vs Jax
    10.3%
    +7.5 pts

Best Graves Build vs Jax

Usual Graves build (Jungle)

61.9% win rate · 740 games

Against Jax

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 29 Graves games against Jax carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Graves's standard build instead.

  • Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.3 min (median of 29 games).
  • Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Graves Runes vs Jax

Usual Graves runes (Jungle)

Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Domination
Sudden ImpactGrisly MementosTreasure Hunter
Precision
Legend: AlacrityTriumph
Attack Speed (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

48.5% win rate · 1,834 games

Against Jax

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Graves Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Graves vs Jax FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Graves vs Jax?

Graves vs Jax is an even matchup: Graves wins 51.3% of 39 games, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) comfortably includes 50%.

What is Graves's win rate against Jax?

Graves wins 51.3% of 39 Jungle games against Jax on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.2–66.1%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 51.9% would be expected.

Does Graves counter Jax?

Not clearly. Graves wins 51.3% of 39 games against Jax, and the 95% range (36.2–66.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Graves or Jax?

Graves usually wins the lane: 779 gold ahead of Jax at 15 minutes on average (37 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Graves outscale Jax?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Jax strongest against Graves?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Jax is ahead of Graves beyond the margin of error.

What should Graves build against Jax?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Graves's usual Jungle core: Hubris, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow. The biggest change against Jax: Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Oracle Lens (2.8% usually, 10.3% here).

What runes should Graves use against Jax?

Use Graves's usual Dark Harvest page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.