MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions

Jax vs Alistar

How often does Jax beat Alistar in Top?

Jax into Alistar in Top: 47% observed win rate across 49 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Jax ahead by 670 gold.

Jax at 15:00

Typical gap to Alistar, from 48 games that reached 15:00.

Does Jax counter Alistar?

No counter here: Jax sits at 47% over 49 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

Beating Alistar: the Jax game plan

Someone usually dies here around 5:14 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Jax's Top build, with receipts

The most-finished Jax core is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass: 58.8% across 4,416 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (24,557 games).

Skill plan: Jax players max W first and take E at level 1.

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