MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Jax
How often does Elise beat Jax in Jungle?
Elise into Jax in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 279 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise ahead by 241 gold.
Does Elise counter Jax?
Too close for a counter call: Elise sits at 48% over 279 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Jax: the Elise game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 55% across 174 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 36% across 105.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 55% | 174 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 36% | 105 |
| First blood | 51% | 207 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 158 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 113 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 83 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Jax specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 51.1% over 88 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.