Talk:Jax/@comment-4006117-20110527003448/@comment-99.240.60.236-20110529005246

It's probably because he's not a very good laner in many cases, him lacking spammable ranged abilities. He'll need a lane partner that synergizes with him. With one, though, it'll help his ability to get into carry mode by a lot. Also, he's not quite as durable as other bruisers, and using his Leap Strike early on to get in range is fairly risky since it's also his escape (not to mention it's unlikely your lane partner will be a fair enough distance to make leaping at them to get away worth it).

After the laning phase, he does get fairly straightforward to play.