Lissandra vs Jax Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Lissandra the mage, Jax the fighter. Over 195 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Lissandra closes out 59.5% of them. A 9.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Lissandra’s column.
Shared damage type here — magic for Lissandra as well as Jax. Level-one bases: Lissandra 620 HP / 22 armour / 30 MR, Jax 650 / 36 / 32. Jax absorbs early autos better by 14 armour. Level 18 armour lands at 93 for Lissandra and 107 for Jax. Jax also hits harder before items — 68 AD to 55. There is a movement gap too: 325 for Lissandra, 350 for Jax.
A missed Frozen Tomb from Lissandra hands Jax the window to land Empower. Frozen Tomb and Grandmaster-at-Arms are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Range decides much of the early game: Lissandra attacks from 550 units, Jax from 125. Jax wins only by collapsing the distance, which usually means a cooldown or a gank.
This lane rebuilds from live ranked data each cycle.
FAQ
Yes — Lissandra holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Lissandra wins 59.5% of the recorded games.
59.5% from Lissandra's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
195 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Lissandra build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Lissandra build page.