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How to Win Xayah vs Jinx Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Xayah

based on 3,287 Xayah vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our dataset, Xayah engaged Jinx 3287 times. With so many matchups for Xayah versus Jinx provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to shatter Jinx. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Xayah is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.5% of her games.

Xayah vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a below average job of countering Jinx. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Xayah vs Jinx games, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Xayah vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Jinx

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Jinx Counter Stats

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Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
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6.5
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
7.3
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
179
< Minions Killed >
178
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.56
19,386
< Physical Damage >
19,963
379
< Magic Damage >
1,059
377
< True Damage >
437
20,144
< Damage Dealt >
21,460
20,230
< Damage Taken >
19,464
11,911
< Gold Earned >
12,195
2.38
< Towers >
2.61
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,830
< Total Healing >
5,138
12,633
< Experience >
12,673
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Counter Jinx with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Xayah vs. Jinx counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Xayah usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Jinx

Who is Better, Xayah or Jinx?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Jinx, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter to Jinx.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Jinx.

Furthermore, Xayah has only a small amount of utility and CC, 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 a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a trash counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Jinx.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Xayah, we analyzed 3,287 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 Xayah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah 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 will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jinx. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Jinx build include Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Jinx than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 47.4% battling Jinx with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Jinx as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xayah vs Jinx LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Xayah are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.