Jinx vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Jinx
based on 8,080 Jinx vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Jinx vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Jinx in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Jinx against Malphite matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malphite..
Jinx typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jinx and Malphite
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Who is Better, Jinx or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jinx usually loses when facing off against Malphite, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes a bad counter to Malphite.
While Jinx does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Jinx also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Malphite.
Furthermore, Jinx also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Jinx is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jinx to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many 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 Malphite build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Jinx used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Malphite than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jinx boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when countering Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Malphite as Jinx, Jinx players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jinx vs Malphite face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.
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