Talk:Jax/@comment-24227129-20131219064608/@comment-24227129-20140205004707

Jax's role: CArRy

I play him toplaner too so no need for caps. In fact toplaners are usuually carries but nevermind,.

Yeah i agree trynd and jax are different. I can point out the difference too: Tryndamere is a crazy damage dealer who benefits from neglecting defense and is more ad heavy, Jax is a multi-source damage dealer who is slightly less ad heavy and tailor made for toe to toe combat.

Of course, there are areas where building defense on Tryndamere is strategic like GA on him works almost as well as with Zilean. The same for Jax but only for standard carry reasons - like, you jump on enemy carry in teamfight and suddenly find yourself in a bad situation because youre teams out of reach. So I sympathize with building GA on Jax but tank Jax is an abomination.

The shield? it scales of ad and ap and lasts for 8 seconds, which makes it ideal for 1v1 or similar encounters. Otherwirse if you want to take advantage of it you'll want light armor and resisitence because anything else blows its importance horribly out of proportion since every other detail of his kit is designed for killing and chasing people.