MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Jax vs Malphite
What is Jax's win rate vs Malphite?
In Top, Jax wins 48% against Malphite across 2,565 observed ranked games. This is an observed win rate shown with its sample size, not a prediction or a guaranteed counter.
By 15 minutes the median game has Jax ahead by 21 gold.
Does Jax counter Malphite?
No. This one runs the other way: Malphite takes 52% of 2,565 ranked Top games, and the gap clears the noise band. {{champion}} players still win it — the conditional rates on this page show which spots flip it, each with its own game count.
How to beat Malphite as Jax
When Jax is 300 gold up at 10:00, this matchup runs 55% over 1,412 games; 300 down, it drops to 40% over 1,151.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 55% | 1,412 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 40% | 1,151 |
| First blood | 55% | 1,228 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 948 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 1,514 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 563 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 218 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 6:07; the level 6 spike lands around 5:37. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Jax build in Top?
Into Malphite specifically, Jax finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 47.4% over 527 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass: 56.2% across 73 games.
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 16.1-16.12.
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.