Jinx vs Kalista
How to Beat Kalista as Jinx
based on 1,678 Jinx vs Kalista matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Kalista Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Kalista
Rockets aren't always the best choice! Jinx's minigun is incredibly powerful when fully ramped up. Switch to it whenever an enemy champion gets too close.
Jinx's rockets deal full damage to all enemies in the explosion. Use them on minions in lane to hit nearby enemy champions without drawing minion aggro.
When a fight starts try to stay on the edge of fray by poking with rockets and Zap!. Do not run in and unload with the minigun until you feel it is safe.
Advice to Win Against Kalista
Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.
If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.
Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.
Jinx vs Kalista Counter Stats
How to Counter Kalista with Jinx in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Jinx vs. Kalista counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..
Jinx typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jinx and Kalista
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Who is Better, Jinx or Kalista?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually wins when playing against Kalista, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes a good counter for Kalista.
While Jinx does have a higher win rate compared to Kalista, when facing one another, Jinx also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jinx into Kalista.
Furthermore, Jinx also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Kalista matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Jinx is a good counter to Kalista. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Kalista.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jinx to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Kalista build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Jinx combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Kalista than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jinx boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Kalista with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kalista as Jinx, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jinx vs Kalista clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.
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