Jax - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.7%
Pick Rate
5.0%

Jaxvs Heimerdinger

AFighter
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 26, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Jax vs Heimerdinger is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Jax wins with a 51.9% win rate (+3.7%) over Heimerdinger based on 27 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Jax scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jax build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup.

Jax Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jax 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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Heimerdinger - 51.9% win rateHeimerdinger(51.9%)
Jax - 51.9% win rate in this matchup
Jax
51.9% WR
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Heimerdinger vs Jax matchup - 48.1% win rate
Heimerdinger
48.1% WR

Who Wins the Jax vs Heimerdinger Matchup?

Jax wins the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup
Winner
Jax
Matches: 27
51.9%
Win Rate
48.1%
5.3
CS / min
6.5
617
DMG / min
1,162
11,366
Gold / game
12,321
263
Heal / min
107
1,095
DMG Mitigated / min
487
0.5
CC / min
0.9
36.4%
Early Game WR
63.6%
62.5%
Late Game WR
37.5%

Jax vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

The Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 27 recent matches analyzed, Jax wins with a 51.9% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 48.1%, giving Jax a 3.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Heimerdinger controls the early laning stage, but Jax outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Heimerdinger needs to press advantages before Jax reaches their power spikes, while Jax should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Jax leads by 765 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jax has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Heimerdinger's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Jax vs Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown

Heimerdinger wins the laning phase against Jax in League of Legends

Heimerdinger is favored during the laning phase against Jax, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Heimerdinger holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.3Jax
6.5Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger significantly out-farms Jax by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 17 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Heimerdinger a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Jax players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
617Jax
1,162Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger heavily out-damages Jax by 546 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Jax should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Heimerdinger's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,366Jax
12,321Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger generates a commanding 955 more gold per game than Jax. This substantial economic advantage means Heimerdinger consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Jax should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.5Jax
0.9Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Jax, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Heimerdinger coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,359Jax
593Heimerdinger
Jax vastly out-sustains Heimerdinger, healing and mitigating 765 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Jax can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Heimerdinger is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Heimerdinger, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Jax Build Against Heimerdinger

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Jax needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jax against Heimerdinger are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Jax an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Heimerdinger. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Heimerdinger
63.6%
+27.3% advantage
Jax early game win rateJax36.4%
Heimerdinger early game win rateHeimerdinger63.6%
Late Game
Jax
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Jax late game win rateJax62.5%
Heimerdinger late game win rateHeimerdinger37.5%

Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.6% win rate — a 27.3 percentage point lead over Jax. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Jax is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Heimerdinger. Extended games heavily favor Jax, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Heimerdinger must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Jax reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Jax survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Jax Runes Against Heimerdinger

Resolve rune tree - Jax primary runes vs HeimerdingerResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Jax rune vs HeimerdingerDemolish - best Jax rune vs HeimerdingerSecond Wind - best Jax rune vs HeimerdingerUnflinching - best Jax rune vs Heimerdinger
Inspiration rune tree - Jax secondary runes vs HeimerdingerInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Jax rune vs HeimerdingerCosmic Insight - best Jax rune vs Heimerdinger
80.0% WR

Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Jax to press their advantage against Heimerdinger, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Jax matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Jax'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 Jax build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Jax matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.54%2931.371812,83760.2%44.9%
55.93%2702.980112,92457.6%54.6%
58.47%2481.472812,71863.6%52.9%
57.80%2184.391512,70760.4%55.6%
37.96%2166.278111,57134.3%41.0%
57.21%2151.374612,94652.6%61.0%
50.98%2044.31,07512,19750.0%51.9%
51.70%1765.982512,06652.8%50.6%
52.63%1715.585612,12953.8%51.3%
47.53%1624.380212,33152.0%43.5%
42.76%1524.772612,07140.3%44.7%
54.97%1511.970912,38860.0%50.0%
48.59%1426.382012,76053.9%44.2%
49.28%1381.168512,45552.2%46.4%
45.16%1245.997012,78545.8%44.7%
57.76%1165.882212,25354.4%61.0%
47.75%1111.475813,45550.0%46.1%
61.26%1111.275212,69258.9%63.6%
53.64%1105.164812,13551.0%55.9%
62.62%1071.169013,63960.0%64.2%
54.00%1005.785412,92864.3%46.5%
48.98%981.375712,24447.1%51.1%
47.92%965.588212,73357.9%41.4%
53.13%966.792713,35553.3%52.9%
44.21%956.288212,26344.2%44.2%
45.74%946.387411,51452.7%35.9%
46.24%935.284412,37851.1%41.7%
50.55%911.684613,12355.9%47.4%
52.87%873.487112,01239.0%65.2%
46.43%845.285612,52745.5%47.1%
46.99%831.471612,81739.0%54.8%
50.62%816.073311,52650.0%51.4%
43.75%806.289012,80057.1%33.3%
47.50%805.374911,32142.9%54.8%
50.63%795.882611,84956.8%45.2%
53.16%791.367613,00854.8%52.1%
53.95%763.778712,75460.0%48.8%
60.81%741.465112,20061.0%60.6%
47.95%736.080012,55251.5%45.0%
54.17%725.896412,35752.9%55.3%
50.72%691.363611,93857.6%44.4%
46.38%695.593011,42547.2%45.5%
38.46%651.571512,60837.0%39.5%
48.44%641.368612,35851.5%45.2%
53.97%631.471312,21846.7%60.6%
60.32%632.177213,18759.3%61.1%
47.62%636.278211,91041.9%53.1%
50.00%621.169712,35946.9%53.3%
38.71%625.376211,33125.0%53.3%
54.24%591.778013,09354.2%54.3%
57.63%591.067412,91662.5%54.3%
54.39%576.582112,71662.5%44.0%
39.29%565.782112,09933.3%46.1%
50.00%564.571712,54443.5%54.5%
55.77%525.886612,49065.0%50.0%
51.92%521.867311,85645.5%56.7%
64.71%515.779413,06072.0%57.7%
52.00%505.670110,78248.4%57.9%
44.00%502.368712,09832.0%56.0%
45.83%481.472412,70150.0%42.9%
51.06%475.882212,83147.1%53.3%
58.70%465.976712,30061.9%56.0%
47.73%442.888113,40757.9%40.0%
41.86%435.868211,81257.9%29.2%
46.51%431.463012,13255.0%39.1%
54.76%424.473611,45654.5%55.0%
71.43%421.269712,11781.8%60.0%
50.00%425.367111,64440.0%59.1%
59.52%426.370811,27758.3%61.1%
57.50%401.974712,86952.9%60.9%
50.00%401.161111,49438.9%59.1%
48.65%375.694610,97547.8%50.0%
51.43%352.467910,81347.6%57.1%
31.25%321.072912,18347.1%13.3%
48.39%316.381112,12564.7%28.6%
46.67%304.968511,99440.0%53.3%
34.48%295.375211,57544.4%30.0%
48.28%291.570314,05150.0%47.8%
39.29%281.265111,72436.4%41.2%
50.00%281.477313,11454.5%47.1%
46.43%285.270311,60936.4%52.9%
42.86%286.077212,78933.3%50.0%
39.29%285.773310,49356.3%16.7%
51.85%275.361711,36636.4%62.5%
29.63%271.864011,08523.5%40.0%
57.89%192.556312,66155.6%60.0%
27.78%182.164010,99930.0%25.0%
61.11%181.695913,36850.0%70.0%
58.82%171.970513,16860.0%58.3%
52.94%171.762313,24960.0%50.0%
25.00%163.25588,77325.0%25.0%
57.14%146.166610,27244.4%80.0%
35.71%141.564712,8420.0%50.0%
38.46%132.373012,02533.3%42.9%
33.33%121.966611,25828.6%40.0%
50.00%126.064210,14050.0%50.0%
63.64%115.08249,07885.7%25.0%
40.00%102.872413,0210.0%66.7%
50.00%106.783013,14966.7%25.0%
60.00%106.36929,65366.7%0.0%
50.00%85.961812,68150.0%50.0%
42.86%75.082413,203100.0%33.3%
57.14%75.698613,54766.7%50.0%
33.33%66.061910,02933.3%0.0%
33.33%60.885110,08340.0%0.0%
16.67%65.09249,4070.0%100.0%
33.33%66.888812,2910.0%50.0%
50.00%63.558912,071100.0%25.0%
50.00%64.81,05212,71650.0%50.0%
33.33%66.164910,21125.0%50.0%
60.00%53.660613,121100.0%33.3%
80.00%53.774413,412100.0%75.0%
60.00%55.293613,748100.0%50.0%
60.00%53.859811,5150.0%100.0%
40.00%55.594712,45050.0%33.3%
40.00%55.766011,9370.0%66.7%
60.00%53.384917,9140.0%60.0%
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Jax vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Jax do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?

Jax wins the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 48.1%, a 3.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 27 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Jax do against Heimerdinger in the early game?

In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Jax with a 63.6% win rate versus 36.4%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Jax do against Heimerdinger in the late game?

In the late game, Jax takes over the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Jax scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup?

Jax wins the matchup against Heimerdinger with a 51.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 3.7 percentage point advantage means Jax is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 27 games analyzed.

What is the best Jax build against Heimerdinger?

The best Jax build against Heimerdinger includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Zhonya's Hourglass with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Jax runes against Heimerdinger?

The best Jax runes against Heimerdinger use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Jax vs Heimerdinger matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Jax counter Heimerdinger?

Yes, Jax has a favorable matchup against Heimerdinger with a 51.9% win rate. Jax has a solid advantage over Heimerdinger in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.

How do I play Jax against Heimerdinger?

When playing Jax against Heimerdinger, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Heimerdinger. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.