Grasp Jax Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Jax and build Grasp.

Grasp Jax build with runes and items. Grasp Jax guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Grasp Jax build in League of Legends Patch 14.20!

Updated: 2024-08-04 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tunneler should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Jax ability Empower should be leveled first.
W
Jax ability Leap Strike should be leveled second.
Q
Jax ability Counter Strike should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Plated Steelcaps should be final item in your build.
Sundered Sky should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Overlord's Bloodmail should be final item in your build.
Blade of The Ruined King should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Grasp Jax Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

Grasp Build specific
  1. You play as Jax Grasp.
  2. Your build is survivability oriented. With some damage and tons of HP and defense.
  3. You auto attack a lot.

How to play

Grasp Build specific
  1. As Jax playing Grasp build - you need ot adapt to an enemy team and to the game! Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. Are they heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Jax specific
  1. As Jax playing Grasp, your skill order depends on a situation. In general, max Empower (W) for damage. Against ranged or for reach, max Leap Strike (Q). Against heavy melee or lots of auto attackers, max Counter Strike (E).

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.
  2. Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Skill Order

  • Jax [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Leap Strike
  • Jax [object Object] ability.
    W
    Empower
  • Jax [object Object] ability.
    E
    Counter Strike
  • Jax [object Object] ability.
    R
    Grandmaster-at-Arms

Items

Starting items
Tunneler item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good damage items
Stridebreaker item.
Sundered Sky item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Experimental Hexplate item.
Black Cleaver item.
Bruiser defensive items
Death's Dance item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Situational damage items
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Good Armor items
Unending Despair item.
Frozen Heart item.
Thornmail item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Situational items
Zeke's Convergence item.
Knight's Vow item.
Trailblazer item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Plated Steelcaps item.
Sundered Sky item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.