The mid-range update plan for general Jax was quickly implemented with changes worth waiting for.
Not long ago, Riot August – the head of League of Legends champion design department revealed that Jax will be a mid-range updated champion in the near future. And recently, he shared the expected changes with this champion, of which the most notable detail is the ultimate.
Until now, Jax’s ultimate, Mastery of Power, has not received much attention because its strongest point is the Passive that increases Damage every third hit. Meanwhile, the ability to activate is quite bland with the increase of Armor and Magic Resist.
Therefore, in order for Jax to catch up with the trend of recently released champions, Riot must rework this move to be more effective. According to what Riot August shared on his personal Twitter, Jax’s new ultimate will have a more active Activation ability, while retaining the characteristics of the Passive, details as follows:
Ultimate Skill – Master Power
Passive: Deals 100-150 (+60% AP) Magic Damage every third hit.
Active: Jax spins the Lantern around himself, dealing 150-350 (+100% AP) to nearby enemies. If this move hits an enemy champion, Jax gains 10-40 (+10% bonus AD) Armor and Magic Resist, gaining 14-22 Armor and Magic Resist if it hits additional enemy champions for the next 8 seconds. Also during the active time, the Passive will apply after only 2 attacks instead of the normal 3.
The rest of Jax’s moves do not have many mechanical adjustments, instead, they slightly reduce the Damage to balance with the new ultimate. In addition, both Jax’s E and ultimate have a fairly high bonus damage ratio based on AP, thus opening up more avenues for this champion.
In addition, all of Jax’s ability icons have been changed and the visual and sound effects have also been slightly upgraded. Because this adjustment is not too complicated, Jax will be quickly uploaded to the PBE server today, December 2, and ready to launch the official servers in the first update of the 2023 season, expected on the first week of January in the new year.