Talk:Jax/@comment-187.56.60.160-20130115040456/@comment-5980521-20130115162418

He can, but it causes him to be a bit weak compared to hybrid. This is because building him AD means that armor will shut him down and AP magic resist will do the same. If the enemy team is a bunch of idiots with no knowledge of resistances a pure build is perfectly fine (if a bit boring in my honest opinion as it usually means that at least two of your attacks are a bit useless).

Also, not all hybrid champions can go full in either direction. Akali can't do enough damage and is less assasiny with full AD; Eve AD (while still fairly viable) loses a lot of her killing potential with her ultimate; and the list goes on (usually AD being weaker then AP, but there are exceptions). In the same vein not all champions that can go either way can go hybrid, Twisted Fate being a prime example.