Ejector flings enemies away and hauls allies out of danger.
Jawhead is a roam/EXP fighter built around Ejector, a shield that can be redirected to fling the nearest unit — ally or enemy — to a target location. He uses that displacement to yank a diving ally to safety or throw an enemy carry back into his own team, then finishes with Unstoppable Force, a CC-immune charge that stuns and knocks back everyone around his target.
Ejector's fling direction and Unstoppable Force's single-target charge both require a precise read of enemy positioning to pay off instead of backfiring.
Max Ejector first for its low cooldown and displacement value, then Smart Missiles for wave clear and poke; take Unstoppable Force at 4, 8 and 12.
Jawhead's attacks apply a stack of Mecha Suppression on hit (up to 10 stacks). Each stack lasts 3 seconds and increases the damage of Jawhead's Basic Attacks to the enemy by 8%.
Always active — no cooldown
Jawhead launches up to 12 missiles at random nearby enemies over 5 seconds, each missile dealing 135–260 (+30% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the enemy hit.
Jawhead gains 30% Movement Speed and a 250–600 (+180% Total Physical Attack) shield for S seconds. Use Again: Jawhead flings the nearest unit (prioritizes heroes) to the target location, dealing 300–500 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area and stunning them for 0.5 seconds. Can used on allied heroes and they will not take damage.
Jawhead charges into the target enemy hero, dealing 350–600 (+150% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and briefly stunning them. Enemies around the target are knocked back and dealt the same amount of the damage. Jawhead is immune to control effects during the charge.
Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
6,930g total
Default pick when soloing the EXP lane against a mixed-damage matchup.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Immortality — Second life when Jawhead is the one initiating with the ultimate.
Antique Cuirass — Against skill-combo fighters and assassins stacking burst on him.
Dominance Ice — Against a lifesteal-heavy frontline that outlasts his burst.
7,150g total
When drafted purely as the fifth roam slot to peel and displace for a hyper-carry.
Battle spell
Petrify75s CDPetrify's short stun window is enough to force a follow-up teammate combo but not to solo-lock a target — pair it with an ally's burst rather than expecting to win the fight alone.
Swap in when needed
Immortality — Insurance against being the first target dived by the enemy assassin.
Athena's Shield — Against a magic-burst-heavy enemy team.
Blade Armor — Against a crit-focused marksman auto-attacking his carries.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
GlooTankHardSticky stacks pile on the instant Unstoppable Force lands Jawhead in the fight, and at full stacks Grab, Grab rides him and pipes 80% of the damage Gloo takes straight into his HP bar.
AamonAssassinHardEndless Shards scales with Jawhead's lost HP and Invisible Armor drops Aamon into Camouflage after every skill hit, so there is no targetable body left to fling.
LolitaSupport · TankHardNoumenon Blast charges into a slam that stuns for up to 2 seconds, and Unstoppable Force is a committed charge straight into it.
TerizlaFighter · TankHardPenalty Zone lands exactly where Unstoppable Force parks Jawhead, knocking him up and letting Scaffold hook him back in three times, while Body of Smith gives Terizla more Damage Reduction the lower his HP goes.
SunFighterSoftEndless Variety and Swift Exchange both leave a Doppelganger behind, handing Sun a decoy or a swap at the exact moment Jawhead commits to the charge.
EsmeraldaTank · MageSoftFrostmoon Shield devours Ejector's shield right off Jawhead and converts it into her own HP, so his engage funds her sustain instead of killing her.
Popol and KupaMarksmanSoftIn Alpha Wolf Form, Bite 'em, Kupa! stuns Jawhead for a full second before he can commit Unstoppable Force, and Kupa keeps chewing on him afterwards.
ChipSupport · TankSoftShortcut's portals move an ally out of Ejector's fling range entirely, and Overtime's charge knocks Jawhead back before he can close the distance.Heroes whose own counter list names Jawhead — the same matchup, read from the other side.
ZilongFighter · AssassinHardUnstoppable Force grants CC immunity during its dash, meaning Spear Flip can't stop the engage, and Ejector can fling Zilong himself away from the fight entirely, erasing his positioning.
NolanAssassinSoftJawhead's Ejector flings Nolan away mid-combo, physically separating him from his target and breaking a Rift chain before it can detonate.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
SunFighterJawhead can Ejector-fling a diving enemy straight into Sun's clone-and-basic-attack range, cutting off the escape route for a target Sun's sustain damage can finish.
EstesSupportEstes's continuous team heal keeps Jawhead topped up through repeated Unstoppable Force engages, letting him dive back in before the enemy can punish the commitment.
Chang'eMageJawhead can fling an isolated enemy into Chang'e's burst radius, turning his displacement into a guaranteed follow-up nuke.
NatanMarksmanUnstoppable Force knocks a cluster of enemies together, and Natan's Interference! gravity pull can shove a survivor right back into that same kill zone.
AulusFighterJawhead can throw a fleeing enemy back into axe range, keeping Aulus at full Fighting Spirit stacks so his Basic Attacks land at maximum penetration.
BaneFighter · MageEnemies knocked back by Unstoppable Force land in the range Bane punishes with Deadly Catch's shark wave and the Tidal Energy Basic Attacks that follow it.
BelerickTankBelerick can hold the front line and taunt while Jawhead uses Ejector to peel and fling stragglers, letting the pair trade attrition all game.LolitaSupport · TankGuardian's Reflection turns back the projectiles aimed at Jawhead and her Noumenon Energy Core keeps a shield on him, buying a clean window before he commits Unstoppable Force.ChipSupport · TankOvertime's charge shoves stragglers back into Jawhead's ultimate knockback, and Shortcut's portals give him a fast rotation into position for the charge.
RafaelaSupportHoly Healing's burst heal, 30% Movement Speed and Slow Immunity let Jawhead dive first with Unstoppable Force knowing she can follow in and keep him alive.Save Ejector's Use Again for a diving assassin — fling them back into your own frontline instead of just shielding an ally.
Smart Missiles hits random nearby enemies, so cast it into a grouped wave or fight rather than saving it for a single target.
Charge Unstoppable Force through a stun or slow using its control immunity to interrupt a channeled ultimate.
Stack Mecha Suppression on a target with basic attacks before your ultimate lands so the follow-up finishes them.
Use Ejector's shield-and-speed phase to scout a bush before committing to the fling.
Jawhead is moderate difficulty — Smart Missiles and the ultimate are simple to land, but Ejector's fling direction takes practice to use for saves and throws instead of accidental misplays.
Tough Boots into Blade of the Heptaseas, Hunter Strike and Queen's Wings covers damage and survivability for most matchups; swap toward Dominance Ice and Antique Cuirass when drafted as a pure roam.
Lolita's Noumenon Blast stuns him mid-charge, Gloo sticks to him and turns his own engage against him, and burst assassins like Aamon kill him before Ejector comes off cooldown.
Jawhead is classified as a Fighter and can be played in the EXP lane as a bruiser or full roam as a peeling initiator — his kit provides both engage and utility either way.
