Jinx vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Jinx
based on 690 Jinx vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Skarner
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 Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Jinx vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Jinx in LoL
The stats shown here show some important Jinx vs. Skarner matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner..
Jinx normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Skarner. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jinx and Skarner
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Who is Better, Jinx or Skarner?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when taking on Skarner, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes an ok counter for Skarner.
While Jinx does have a higher winrate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Jinx also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jinx into Skarner.
Moreover, Jinx has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Skarner matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Jinx is a decent counter for Skarner. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jinx against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jinx in order to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx most often accumulates much more CS compared to Skarner. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Jinx versus Skarner build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Runaan's Hurricane, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Skarner than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jinx had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Skarner with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Skarner as Jinx, Jinx players 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 rune builds players used for Jinx vs Skarner clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
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