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Nami vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Nami

based on 5,246 Nami vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Nami came out of an evaluation of 5246 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Nami fights Jinx in only 4.9% of her rounds.

Nami vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Nami does a average job of countering Jinx. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Nami against Jinx rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Nami vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Ardent CenserMikael's BlessingRedemptionSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jinx as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Jinx

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Jinx Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Jinx Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6
15.1
< Assists >
6.7
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
23
< Minions Killed >
177
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.56
833
< Physical Damage >
18,316
8,222
< Magic Damage >
990
546
< True Damage >
380
9,602
< Damage Dealt >
19,686
16,087
< Damage Taken >
19,164
8,416
< Gold Earned >
11,860
2.33
< Towers >
2.58
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,964
< Total Healing >
4,709
10,601
< Experience >
12,339
56
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
194
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Jinx with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Nami versus Jinx counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jinx. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Jinx

Who is Better, Nami or Jinx?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when facing off against Jinx, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Jinx.

Additionally, Nami also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Jinx matchups, Nami 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.

Nami is a decent counter for Jinx. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Nami, we analyzed 5,246 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 Jinx as Nami 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nami in order to counter Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average gets a lot less CS as Jinx. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nami versus Jinx build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Jinx than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Jinx with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Jinx as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Nami vs Jinx fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Nami x Jinx tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games completed with both champions.