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How to Win Jinx vs Katarina Counter MatchupJinx is in the a tier of champions

Jinx vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Jinx in LoLJinx is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Jinx

based on 6,722 Jinx vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Jinx fought Katarina 6722 times. Including so many games with Jinx versus Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative stats and a pro build to crush Katarina. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Jinx is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Jinx vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Jinx has done a average job of beating Katarina. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Jinx vs Katarina matches, Jinx’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Jinx vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Jinx Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMortal ReminderImmortal ShieldbowBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jinx to level upq
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Second ability for Jinx to level upw
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Last skill for Jinx to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jinx's passive ability p
Jinx's q ability q
Jinx's w ability w
Jinx's e ability e
Jinx's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Jinx

Tips for Playing as Jinx against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Jinx vs Katarina Counter Stats

Jinx Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Katarina Image
6.8
< Kills >
9.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.9
7.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
171
< Minions Killed >
153
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.36
18,397
< Physical Damage >
2,166
997
< Magic Damage >
21,203
397
< True Damage >
964
19,791
< Damage Dealt >
24,334
19,753
< Damage Taken >
24,796
11,877
< Gold Earned >
12,198
2.42
< Towers >
1.48
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,562
< Total Healing >
3,388
12,399
< Experience >
14,109
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Jinx in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Jinx against Katarina counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Jinx usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Katarina. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jinx and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Jinx
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jinx
Katarina

Who is Better, Jinx or Katarina?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when playing against Katarina, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Jinx makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Jinx does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Jinx also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Katarina.

Additionally, Jinx also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Katarina matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jinx is a decent counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jinx against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jinx

Jinx Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateFizzFizz46.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.2% winrateBraumBraum46.2% winrate

Jinx Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.5% winrateLuluLulu54.2% winrateKennenKennen53.9% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 12837 GamesFizzFizz+ 53.3% 10699 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.2% 11843 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55% 280 Games

Additional Information for Jinx Players

How We Calculated Our Jinx vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Jinx, we analyzed 6,722 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 Katarina as Jinx 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

Jinx Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jinx in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jinx on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Katarina build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Katarina than with many other common builds. In fact, Jinx had an average winrate of 50.9% battling Katarina with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Katarina as Jinx, Jinx players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Jinx vs Katarina clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.

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