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How to Win Jax vs Jinx Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Jax

based on 13,966 Jax vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Jax resulted from an examination of 13966 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jax is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.3% of his rounds.

Jax vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Jax does a ok job of countering Jinx. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Jax against Jinx games, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Jinx.

Best Jax vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSterak's GageSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinKaenic RookernDeath's DanceTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jinx as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Jinx

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Advice to Win Against Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Jax vs Jinx Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Jinx Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
5.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
115
< Minions Killed >
174
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
11,774
< Physical Damage >
18,466
7,733
< Magic Damage >
1,000
653
< True Damage >
403
20,161
< Damage Dealt >
19,869
29,891
< Damage Taken >
19,638
11,883
< Gold Earned >
11,985
2.11
< Towers >
2.45
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,932
< Total Healing >
4,826
14,341
< Experience >
12,568
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
193
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Jinx with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Jax against Jinx counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..

Jax often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Jinx

Who is Better, Jax or Jinx?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Jinx, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Jinx.

Moreover, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Jinx matchups, Jax is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Jax is a decent counter to Jinx. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Jax, we analyzed 13,966 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Jinx as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often picks up less CS compared to Jinx. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Jax versus Jinx build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Jinx than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 50.6% battling Jinx with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Jinx as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Jax vs Jinx fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Jax vs Jinx tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every round played with these champs.