Naafiri vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Naafiri
based on 2,716 Naafiri vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Jinx
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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.
Naafiri vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Naafiri in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several vital Naafiri against Jinx matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..
Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Jinx. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Jinx
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Jinx?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when playing against Jinx, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Jinx.
While Naafiri does have a higher winrate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Jinx.
Furthermore, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Jinx matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a decent counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Jinx build consist of Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better versus Jinx than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Jinx with these items in their kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Jinx as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Naafiri vs Jinx matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.
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