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Rengar vs Jinx

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How to Beat Jinx as Rengar

based on 6,294 Rengar vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Rengar battled Jinx 6294 times. With so many matchups for Rengar vs Jinx provides us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable data and a solid build to suppress Jinx. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Rengar is forced to battle against Jinx in only 4.7% of his games.

Rengar vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a dismal job of countering Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions face one another in. In Rengar vs Jinx rounds, Rengar’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Rengar vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightMaw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Jinx

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Jinx Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
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8
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.5
6
< Assists >
7.2
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
42
< Minions Killed >
175
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,087
< Physical Damage >
18,283
1,322
< Magic Damage >
971
1,103
< True Damage >
354
19,513
< Damage Dealt >
19,609
33,634
< Damage Taken >
20,194
12,779
< Gold Earned >
12,019
1.3
< Towers >
2.48
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,062
< Total Healing >
4,821
13,990
< Experience >
12,573
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
232
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Jinx with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Rengar vs. Jinx matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Rengar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Jinx

Who is Better, Rengar or Jinx?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when facing off against Jinx, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a poor counter to Jinx.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Jinxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar also has almost no amount 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Jinx.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Rengar, we analyzed 6,294 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 Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rengar versus Jinx build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Rengar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Jinx than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Jinx with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Jinx as Rengar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Rengar vs Jinx matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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