Jaxvs Kayle
Jax vs Kayle is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Kayle wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.8%) over Jax based on 142 games. Jax wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jax build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jax vs Kayle 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.
Kayle(48.6%)Who Wins the Jax vs Kayle Matchup?
Jax vs Kayle Matchup Summary
The Jax vs Kayle matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 142 recent matches analyzed, Kayle wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Jax's 48.6%, giving Kayle a 2.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jax controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jax needs to press advantages before Kayle reaches their power spikes, while Kayle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jax leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Kayle is slightly favored, Jax can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Kayle's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jax vs Kayle Laning Phase Breakdown
Jax is favored during the laning phase against Kayle, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Jax holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Jax Build Against Kayle
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Kayle, providing the mobility and stats Jax needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jax against Kayle are Riftmaker, Hextech Gunblade and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Jax an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 83.3% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kayle. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jax vs Kayle matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Jax53.9%Kayle46.1%Jax44.2%Kayle55.8%Jax dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Jax can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kayle is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.8% win rate — 11.7 points above Jax. Extended games heavily favor Kayle, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Jax must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kayle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kayle 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 Kayle
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Jax maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Kayle.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.54% | 293 | 1.3 | 718 | 12,837 | 60.2% | 44.9% | |
| 55.93% | 270 | 2.9 | 801 | 12,924 | 57.6% | 54.6% | |
| 58.47% | 248 | 1.4 | 728 | 12,718 | 63.6% | 52.9% | |
| 57.80% | 218 | 4.3 | 915 | 12,707 | 60.4% | 55.6% | |
| 37.96% | 216 | 6.2 | 781 | 11,571 | 34.3% | 41.0% | |
| 57.21% | 215 | 1.3 | 746 | 12,946 | 52.6% | 61.0% | |
| 50.98% | 204 | 4.3 | 1,075 | 12,197 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 51.70% | 176 | 5.9 | 825 | 12,066 | 52.8% | 50.6% | |
| 52.63% | 171 | 5.5 | 856 | 12,129 | 53.8% | 51.3% | |
| 47.53% | 162 | 4.3 | 802 | 12,331 | 52.0% | 43.5% | |
| 42.76% | 152 | 4.7 | 726 | 12,071 | 40.3% | 44.7% | |
| 54.97% | 151 | 1.9 | 709 | 12,388 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.59% | 142 | 6.3 | 820 | 12,760 | 53.9% | 44.2% | |
| 49.28% | 138 | 1.1 | 685 | 12,455 | 52.2% | 46.4% | |
| 45.16% | 124 | 5.9 | 970 | 12,785 | 45.8% | 44.7% | |
| 57.76% | 116 | 5.8 | 822 | 12,253 | 54.4% | 61.0% | |
| 47.75% | 111 | 1.4 | 758 | 13,455 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 61.26% | 111 | 1.2 | 752 | 12,692 | 58.9% | 63.6% | |
| 53.64% | 110 | 5.1 | 648 | 12,135 | 51.0% | 55.9% | |
| 62.62% | 107 | 1.1 | 690 | 13,639 | 60.0% | 64.2% | |
| 54.00% | 100 | 5.7 | 854 | 12,928 | 64.3% | 46.5% | |
| 48.98% | 98 | 1.3 | 757 | 12,244 | 47.1% | 51.1% | |
| 47.92% | 96 | 5.5 | 882 | 12,733 | 57.9% | 41.4% | |
| 53.13% | 96 | 6.7 | 927 | 13,355 | 53.3% | 52.9% | |
| 44.21% | 95 | 6.2 | 882 | 12,263 | 44.2% | 44.2% | |
| 45.74% | 94 | 6.3 | 874 | 11,514 | 52.7% | 35.9% | |
| 46.24% | 93 | 5.2 | 844 | 12,378 | 51.1% | 41.7% | |
| 50.55% | 91 | 1.6 | 846 | 13,123 | 55.9% | 47.4% | |
| 52.87% | 87 | 3.4 | 871 | 12,012 | 39.0% | 65.2% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 5.2 | 856 | 12,527 | 45.5% | 47.1% | |
| 46.99% | 83 | 1.4 | 716 | 12,817 | 39.0% | 54.8% | |
| 50.62% | 81 | 6.0 | 733 | 11,526 | 50.0% | 51.4% | |
| 43.75% | 80 | 6.2 | 890 | 12,800 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 5.3 | 749 | 11,321 | 42.9% | 54.8% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 5.8 | 826 | 11,849 | 56.8% | 45.2% | |
| 53.16% | 79 | 1.3 | 676 | 13,008 | 54.8% | 52.1% | |
| 53.95% | 76 | 3.7 | 787 | 12,754 | 60.0% | 48.8% | |
| 60.81% | 74 | 1.4 | 651 | 12,200 | 61.0% | 60.6% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 6.0 | 800 | 12,552 | 51.5% | 45.0% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 5.8 | 964 | 12,357 | 52.9% | 55.3% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 1.3 | 636 | 11,938 | 57.6% | 44.4% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 5.5 | 930 | 11,425 | 47.2% | 45.5% | |
| 38.46% | 65 | 1.5 | 715 | 12,608 | 37.0% | 39.5% | |
| 48.44% | 64 | 1.3 | 686 | 12,358 | 51.5% | 45.2% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 1.4 | 713 | 12,218 | 46.7% | 60.6% | |
| 60.32% | 63 | 2.1 | 772 | 13,187 | 59.3% | 61.1% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 6.2 | 782 | 11,910 | 41.9% | 53.1% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,359 | 46.9% | 53.3% | |
| 38.71% | 62 | 5.3 | 762 | 11,331 | 25.0% | 53.3% | |
| 54.24% | 59 | 1.7 | 780 | 13,093 | 54.2% | 54.3% | |
| 57.63% | 59 | 1.0 | 674 | 12,916 | 62.5% | 54.3% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 6.5 | 821 | 12,716 | 62.5% | 44.0% | |
| 39.29% | 56 | 5.7 | 821 | 12,099 | 33.3% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 56 | 4.5 | 717 | 12,544 | 43.5% | 54.5% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 5.8 | 866 | 12,490 | 65.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 1.8 | 673 | 11,856 | 45.5% | 56.7% | |
| 64.71% | 51 | 5.7 | 794 | 13,060 | 72.0% | 57.7% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 5.6 | 701 | 10,782 | 48.4% | 57.9% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 2.3 | 687 | 12,098 | 32.0% | 56.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.4 | 724 | 12,701 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 5.8 | 822 | 12,831 | 47.1% | 53.3% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 5.9 | 767 | 12,300 | 61.9% | 56.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 2.8 | 881 | 13,407 | 57.9% | 40.0% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 5.8 | 682 | 11,812 | 57.9% | 29.2% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 1.4 | 630 | 12,132 | 55.0% | 39.1% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 4.4 | 736 | 11,456 | 54.5% | 55.0% | |
| 71.43% | 42 | 1.2 | 697 | 12,117 | 81.8% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 5.3 | 671 | 11,644 | 40.0% | 59.1% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 6.3 | 708 | 11,277 | 58.3% | 61.1% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 1.9 | 747 | 12,869 | 52.9% | 60.9% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.1 | 611 | 11,494 | 38.9% | 59.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.6 | 946 | 10,975 | 47.8% | 50.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 2.4 | 679 | 10,813 | 47.6% | 57.1% | |
| 31.25% | 32 | 1.0 | 729 | 12,183 | 47.1% | 13.3% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 6.3 | 811 | 12,125 | 64.7% | 28.6% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 4.9 | 685 | 11,994 | 40.0% | 53.3% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 5.3 | 752 | 11,575 | 44.4% | 30.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.5 | 703 | 14,051 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 1.2 | 651 | 11,724 | 36.4% | 41.2% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.4 | 773 | 13,114 | 54.5% | 47.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.2 | 703 | 11,609 | 36.4% | 52.9% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 6.0 | 772 | 12,789 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 5.7 | 733 | 10,493 | 56.3% | 16.7% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.3 | 617 | 11,366 | 36.4% | 62.5% | |
| 29.63% | 27 | 1.8 | 640 | 11,085 | 23.5% | 40.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 2.5 | 563 | 12,661 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 2.1 | 640 | 10,999 | 30.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.6 | 959 | 13,368 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.9 | 705 | 13,168 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.7 | 623 | 13,249 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.2 | 558 | 8,773 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.1 | 666 | 10,272 | 44.4% | 80.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.5 | 647 | 12,842 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 2.3 | 730 | 12,025 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 666 | 11,258 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 642 | 10,140 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.0 | 824 | 9,078 | 85.7% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 724 | 13,021 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 830 | 13,149 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 692 | 9,653 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 618 | 12,681 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.0 | 824 | 13,203 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.6 | 986 | 13,547 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.0 | 619 | 10,029 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.8 | 851 | 10,083 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 924 | 9,407 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 888 | 12,291 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.5 | 589 | 12,071 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.8 | 1,052 | 12,716 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 649 | 10,211 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 606 | 13,121 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 744 | 13,412 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 936 | 13,748 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 598 | 11,515 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 947 | 12,450 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 660 | 11,937 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 849 | 17,914 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
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Jax vs Kayle - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jax do against Kayle in League of Legends?
Kayle wins the Jax vs Kayle matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Jax's 48.6%, a 2.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 142 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Jax do against Kayle in the early game?
In the early game, Jax has the advantage against Kayle with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Jax players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jax do against Kayle in the late game?
In the late game, Kayle takes over the Jax vs Kayle matchup with a 55.8% win rate compared to 44.2%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jax vs Kayle matchup?
Kayle wins the matchup against Jax with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 2.8 percentage point advantage means Kayle is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 142 games analyzed.
What is the best Jax build against Kayle?
The best Jax build against Kayle includes Riftmaker, Hextech Gunblade, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 83.3% 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 Kayle?
The best Jax runes against Kayle use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Jax vs Kayle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jax counter Kayle?
No, Jax struggles against Kayle with only a 48.6% win rate. Kayle has the advantage in this matchup. Jax players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kayle's lead.
How do I play Jax against Kayle?
When playing Jax against Kayle, play cautiously and avoid Kayle's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kayle has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.