Who to play with Jax — best team synergies

Cataclysm (R) seals a target inside a ring neither of you can leave: that is a forced 1v1, the exact situation your kit has no equal in. Nobody pulls them out, nobody helps them, and Counter Strike (E) punishes every swing they take at you.

Your stated hole is single-target burst, which goes through Counter Strike (E) untouched. Lamb's Respite (R) erases it: three seconds where nobody inside can die are three more seconds of Relentless Assault (P) stacking, and long fights are the only ones you win.

Denting Blows (P) shreds 20% armor in three hits, and stacked armor is the written ceiling on the physical half of your damage. On top of that Cease and Desist (R) is point-and-click and unstoppable: it brings you their carry without you walking through the front line.

Infinite Duress (R) suppresses for a full second and cannot be broken: the target does not run, does not dash and does not kite you, which are the three things that shut you out of your own kit. Blood Hunt (W) then reveals who is low, so you both pick the same duel.

Crescent Guard (R) knocks back everyone except the target challenged by Wind Becomes Lightning (W): what is left is a 2v1 in the middle of nowhere, worth more to you than any added damage. And in the early levels, where you are weak, his dives take the lane problem off you.

Only if you actually play the side lane: Paranoia (R) blinds the whole enemy team's vision, so they cannot see who is pushing, and his global ultimate can land on you if three of them try to collapse. In a grouped 5v5 it does nothing for you.

You win by taking a side lane, and the risk is three of them collapsing on you in there. Destiny (R) reveals the whole map and teleports him in: you both see the rotation start and he gets there first. The gold card from Pick a Card (W) stuns anyone running for 1.25 seconds.

Outside Leap Strike (Q) you have no escape, and Leap Strike demands a valid target nearby. Hero's Entrance (R) lands on you from any distance, shields you and knocks up whoever was surrounding you: the 3v1 in the side lane becomes their problem.

Frozen Tomb (R) is point-and-click and undodgeable: the champion who would kite you stands still long enough for Leap Strike (Q) to arrive and for Relentless Assault (P) to start stacking. Ring of Frost (W) roots first, and the chain runs to nearly three seconds.

You both run on the same clock: the longer a fight lasts, the more Relentless Assault (P) ramps you and the more Demonic Ascension (R) heals him. And Vision of Empire (W) deals 50% bonus damage to an already locked-down target - anyone who just ate the Counter Strike (E) stun.

Counter Strike (E) only dodges basic attacks: poke and single-target burst go straight through, and that is exactly the hole Wind Wall (W) covers, eating the ultimate that would delete you. Only worth it if he knows how to use it, though: in China he sits below a 49% win rate.

Pure kiting shuts you out of your kit harder than any tank does, and Frost Shot (P) slows on every single hit: whoever was running from you stops running. Enchanted Crystal Arrow (R) then pins the target from across the map, before the fight even starts.

Caustic Spittle (Q) shreds armor and magic resist, and stacked armor is the stated ceiling on your physical damage. In exchange you are one of the few answers to the divers that kill him: Counter Strike (E) dodges their basic attacks and stuns them right on top of him.

The tank that stacked armor is one you cannot chew through: Silver Bolts (W) deals true damage every third hit and goes through any resistance. Condemn (E) into a wall stuns, so the side-lane duel ends with a kill instead of an escape.

When you jump into the middle with Leap Strike (Q) and raise Counter Strike (E), the area stun catches everyone who was hitting you: that is the Bullet Time (R) window, and it only pays against grouped or crowd-controlled enemies. Make It Rain (E) holds the rest in place.

Chain of Corruption (R) roots a whole group from off-screen and Hail of Arrows (E) cuts healing on the target you are duelling: useful, but he is a poke marksman and your problem is closing the gap, not chipping. Take him against comps that heal more than you can out-damage.

Concussive Blows (P) also charges off ally hits, and Relentless Assault (P) makes you attack faster and faster: the four marks land in no time and the target is stunned. Meanwhile Unbreakable (E) eats projectiles and poke - exactly what Counter Strike (E) does not stop.

Your plan is to stay standing until Relentless Assault (P) and Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) have ramped you up: Rampant Growth (R) hands you extra health and knocks up whoever jumped on you at exactly that moment, and Help, Pix! (E) shields the hit that would end you early.

Zenith Blade (E) roots and drags her onto the target, Shield of Daybreak (Q) stuns for a second, Solar Flare (R) stretches it further: your opponent no longer has time to walk away, and all you need in order to win is for them to stay put.

Her auras refresh with every cast, so the bonus damage from Hymn of Valor (Q) and the heal from Aria of Perseverance (W) ride along through the whole long exchange you are looking for. She is also the highest win rate support on the Chinese server, and Crescendo (R) closes.

Hard crowd control switches your entire kit off, and Breath of Life (R) is the one support cleanse for stuns and roots: inside that window Counter Strike (E) becomes usable again. He is C tier at a 48% win rate though, so he only makes sense against lockdown-heavy comps.