I've been playing Jax in 3v3's and Dominion lately. Usually in Dominion, I can start with a straight up Spelldrinker and quickly upgrade to the Maw.

Is it worth it, though? I really like these items, and it helps me alot in 1v1's, but I'm not sure if there aren't better options to rush.

Any comments appreciated.

Edit: Got the name wrong. It's Hexdrinker. Silly me.

Powerful and annoying as heck against a mage, lackluster against others.

It depends on who you see as major threats.

Hexdrinker is strong and cost-efficient, Maw isn't. You pay 1900 for like 30 AD, 5 MR, and a slightly stronger shield, and the passive. That 1900 could go to a brutalizer + ruby crystal, or a giant's belt + negatron

The passive alone makes up for most of the lost gold, I think. Especially when you catch a guy going for a point by himself, a gank goes wrong in 3v3, or you are fighting under their tower.

hex is strong, maw is terrible

Hexdrinker is one of my go to items since Wit's End has become a joke, for bruisers and assassins. Maw isn't so much... usually start building another item like brutalizer, phage, sheen, or zeal.