MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Jax
How often does Gragas beat Jax in Jungle?
Gragas into Jax in Jungle: 57% observed win rate across 104 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas ahead by 231 gold.
Does Gragas counter Jax?
Too close for a counter call: Gragas sits at 57% over 104 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 Gragas game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 64% across 58 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 48% across 46.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 58 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 48% | 46 |
| First blood | 63% | 70 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 49 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 51 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:00 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Gragas core is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 48.9% across 421 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Lich Bane (2,260 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take W at level 1.