- Win Rate
- 48.7%
- Pick Rate
- 3.5%
- Ban Rate
- 10.6%
Jax vs Irelia
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 6,916
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Jax vs Irelia (Top): Jax wins 55.1% of 256 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +280). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Current data slightly favors Jax, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Jax wins 55.1% of 256 games (95% range 49.0–61.1%).
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.
Who wins Jax vs Irelia?
Jax wins 55.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 49.0% and 61.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.8% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 256 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- −2.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (256 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (155 games).
They also met in another lane (Mid): 9 games, Jax won 44.4%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Jax, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Jax wins 55.1% of 256 games (95% range 49.0–61.1%).
- That is 6.3 points better for Jax than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (48.8%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 280, within the margin of error (153 games).
- Jax players pick Lethal Tempo far more often against Irelia: 54.6% of their other Top games, 81.3% 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 Jax and Irelia 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 Jax'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.
Jax vs Irelia Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Jax vs Irelia Win Rate by Game Length
Jax's win rate against Irelia 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.
No game length stands out: Jax's results against Irelia in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Jax vs Irelia 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.
- Lane (15 min)EvenJax gold at 15: +280
- First itemEvenJax: 12.4 min · Irelia: 12.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenJax wins 59.7% of 72 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenJax wins 42.6% of 54 games
What Jax Changes Against Irelia
Choices Jax players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Lethal TempoKeystoneUsually54.6%vs Irelia81.3%+26.7 pts54.0% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually61.8%vs Irelia87.1%+25.3 pts51.9% WR here
TriumphRuneUsually57.9%vs Irelia81.3%+23.4 pts53.2% WR here
Legend: AlacrityRuneUsually61.5%vs Irelia83.9%+22.3 pts53.1% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually50.8%vs Irelia72.9%+22.1 pts56.6% WR here
Grasp of the UndyingKeystoneUsually30.4%vs Irelia10.3%−20.0 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually27.2%vs Irelia9.7%−17.5 pts
ResolveSecondary treeUsually52.4%vs Irelia68.4%+16.0 pts50.9% WR here
Best Jax Build vs Irelia
Usual Jax build (Top)
90.9% win rate · 11 games
Against Irelia
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 84 Jax games against Irelia carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Jax's standard build instead.
- Jax usually completes Trinity Force first, at 12.4 min (median of 130 games).
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 12.3 min (median of 149 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Jax Runes vs Irelia
Usual Jax runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
66.7% win rate · 84 games
Against Irelia
Lethal Tempo
54.0% win rate · 63 games
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Jax matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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.
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Jax vs Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Jax vs Irelia?
Current data slightly favors Jax, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Jax wins 55.1% of 256 games (95% range 49.0–61.1%).
What is Jax's win rate against Irelia?
Jax wins 55.1% of 256 Top games against Irelia on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 49.0–61.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.8% would be expected.
Does Jax counter Irelia?
Not clearly. Jax wins 55.1% of 256 games against Irelia, and the 95% range (49.0–61.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Jax or Irelia?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 280, within the margin of error (153 games).
Does Jax outscale Irelia?
Not measurably: Jax's win rate against Irelia in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Irelia strongest against Jax?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Irelia is ahead of Jax beyond the margin of error.
What should Jax build against Irelia?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Jax's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Irelia: Plated Steelcaps (50.8% usually, 72.9% here).
What runes should Jax use against Irelia?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 54.0% over 63 games against Irelia. The biggest change against Irelia: Lethal Tempo (54.6% usually, 81.3% here).