Talk:Jax/@comment-118.210.41.166-20110309081045

I've played all variants of Jax: AD, AP and hybrid, and I have to say that pure AP is definitely the best. There are many things in favor of AP:

AP items are more cost efficient than AD items. For example: BF Sword 50AD = 1850g, Large Rod 80AP = 1600g. Pickaxe 25AD = 975g, Blasting Wand 40AP = 860g. Last Whisper 40AD = 2290g, Void Staff 70AP = 2295g.

And because of the AP efficiency, AP items give Jax more health through his passive than AD. Eg. BF Sword = 150HP, Large Rod = 160HP, for 250g less.

Rabadon's Deathcap is amazing. Nothing comes close to its damage increase per cost. AD builds have no equivalent item, while going hybrid with this item means you lose some of its value from lower AP.

Lichbane damage proc > Trinity Force damage proc.

Almost every Jax gets some type of slowing effect. AD builds usually get Frozen Mallet/Phage, hybrid builds get Gunblade/Trinity Force, and AP builds get Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Out of those items, Rylai's Crystal Scepter is the most consistent and the best.

Leap Strike does not proc slowing effects like Trinity Force and Frozen Mallet, but it procs Rylai's. There will be times where you will Leap Strike a running enemy, but you won't be able to land an auto attack afterwards to proc a slow. Both Rylai and Gunblade solves this problem, but Gunblade has a 60sec CD.