Jax Legend ability
Paying 1 Energy and depleting it, attach a loose piece of equipment to a unit of yours. Exhausting it at no cost, passes an already attached team to another unit of yours.
Letter text: [1], [Exhaust]: Attach a detached Equipment you control to a unit you control. [Exhaust]: Attach an attached Equipment you control to a unit you control.Your legend is in play from the first turn and cannot be removed, so this ability is the foundation on which the entire deck is built.
How to play Jax
In other decks, losing the equipped unit is losing the equipment. With Jax you reposition it for free every turn and you also attack with the weapon where it is needed. Jax, Unrelenting draws when receiving equipment, Jax, Unmatched lets the equipment play in reaction and Counter Strike prevents damage and draws a card.
Domains: Calm and Body
Calm
Defence and patience: protect your units and punish the attacker.
Body
Big units and more resources: win on size on the board.
A Jax deck can only include cards from Calm and Body; its 12 Runes are split between those two Domains.
Phased game plan
- First shifts
Play a unit and a cheap team as soon as possible.
- Midrange
Move the team each turn towards the unit that is going to fight.
- End of game
With two or three teams on the table, any unit of yours is a threat and the opponent does not know which one to respond to.
Cards for Jax
As well as its Legend, Jax has its own Champion Units and Signature cards. Choose one as your Chosen Champion; it starts the game outside the deck.
| Letter | Type | Domain | Cost | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jax - Unrelenting | Champion unit | Body | 4 +1 Power | 3 |
| Jax - Unmatched | Champion unit | Calm | 5 +1 Power | 5 |
| Counter Strike | signature spell | CalmBody | 2 +1 Power | — |
Strengths
- Equipment is never wasted
- Very flexible in combat
- Draw cards with your champions
Weak points
You need equipment and units at the same time. Effects that destroy equipment take away your plan.
Who should play Jax?
Players who like to adjust the table every turn.
Jax FAQ
What domains does Jax use in Riftbound?
Calm and Body. Your deck can only carry cards from those two domains.
What does Jax's legend ability do?
Paying 1 Energy and depleting it, attach a loose piece of equipment to a unit of yours. Exhausting it at no cost, passes an already attached team to another unit of yours.
Is Jax a good legend to start with?
You can, but Jax performs better when you already know the rules of combat. It has medium difficulty.
In which collection did Jax come out?
In Spiritforged.