Jax is a powerful melee skirmisher champion in League of Legends who excels at prolonged fights through his unique combination of defensive and offensive abilities.

His signature abilities include:

Passive - Relentless Assault

• Basic attacks grant stacking attack speed
• Maximum 8 stacks, refreshed by subsequent attacks
• Can fish for temporary stat bonuses while idle in river

Q - Leap Strike

• Dashes to target unit, dealing physical damage to enemies
• Can target allies and wards
• Core mobility and gap-closing tool

W - Empower

• Empowers next basic attack to deal bonus magic damage
• Resets basic attack timer
• Works on structures at 50% effectiveness

E - Counter Strike

• Enters defensive stance, dodging basic attacks for 2 seconds
• Reduces AoE damage by 25%
• Stuns nearby enemies and deals magic damage at the end
• Damage increases based on attacks dodged

R - Grandmaster-At-Arms

• Passive: Every third attack deals bonus magic damage
• Active: Deals AoE magic damage and grants bonus armor and magic resistance
• Defensive bonuses increase with each champion hit

Key strengths:

• Excellent duelist and split-pusher
• Strong defensive abilities with Counter Strike
• Good mix of physical and magic damage
• Scales well with both AD and AP items

Counter-play:

• Vulnerable when Counter Strike is down
• Can be kited without Leap Strike
• Weak early game before item power spikes
• Requires proper timing of abilities

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