Skarner vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Skarner
based on 690 Skarner vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Jinx
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
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.
Skarner vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Skarner in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Skarner versus Jinx counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx..
Skarner normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Jinx. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Jinx
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Who is Better, Skarner or Jinx?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually fairs equally well when playing against Jinx, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes an ok counter for Jinx.
While Skarner does have a lower winrate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Skarner also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Skarner into Jinx.
Furthermore, Skarner has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Skarner vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Skarner is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Skarner in order to counter Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Skarner versus Jinx build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Skarner bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Jinx than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Jinx as Skarner, Skarner players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Skarner vs Jinx counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
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