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Jinx

Jinx, the Loose Cannon

Who beats Jinx in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Bot
  • Marksman
  • Ranged · 525 range
  • 325 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Jinx

These champions have the tools to beat Jinx.

  1. Draven
    Draven

    Draven's spinning axes win every early trade, and Jinx has no dash to escape his all-in before her items arrive.

  2. Lucian
    Lucian

    Lucian dashes past her rocket range and bursts her with his passive double shots while she is still weak.

  3. Samira
    Samira

    Samira dashes onto Jinx, blocks Zap! and Super Mega Death Rocket! with Blade Whirl and wins the all-in.

  4. Tristana
    Tristana

    Tristana jumps onto Jinx with Rocket Jump and kills her before Flame Chompers can arm.

  5. Caitlyn
    Caitlyn

    Caitlyn outranges Jinx's minigun by a wide margin and wins the lane with poke and headshots.

Worst picks against Jinx

Jinx usually wins these matchups.

  1. Vayne
    Vayne

    Jinx pokes Vayne with rockets from outside her short range, and traps punish Tumble engages.

  2. Kog'Maw
    Kog'Maw

    Jinx outranges Kog'Maw before Bio-Arcane Barrage and matches his scaling later.

  3. Twitch
    Twitch

    Flame Chompers catch Twitch when he comes out of stealth, and Jinx outranges him in lane.

  4. Aphelios
    Aphelios

    Jinx's rocket range lets her poke Aphelios early, and her takedown resets win long teamfights.

How to counter Jinx

  1. Pressure her in the first levels; Jinx is weak until her attack speed items.

  2. Never walk over her Flame Chompers: the root is the start of most of her kills.

  3. Super Mega Death Rocket! deals more damage the lower your health is, so recall instead of staying low.

  4. Dive her with gap closers. She has no dash, only a speed boost after takedowns.

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Draven, Lucian, Samira, Tristana and Caitlyn are strong picks against Jinx. Draven's spinning axes win every early trade, and Jinx has no dash to escape his all-in before her items arrive.
Jinx usually has the advantage against Vayne, Kog'Maw, Twitch and Aphelios, so avoid those picks when Jinx is likely in the bot lane.
Pressure her in the first levels; Jinx is weak until her attack speed items. Never walk over her Flame Chompers: the root is the start of most of her kills.
Jinx has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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