In League of Legends: Wild Rift, Jinx is an extremely popular and powerful Marksman. Out of all the Marksman in the game, she is tied for the longest auto-attack range once her Q is maxed. Her exceptional range allows her to safely output damage where most cannot retaliate with ease and with proper protection; consequently, she can feel nearly undefeatable in team fights.
Having the knowledge to counter a League of Legends Champion such as Jinx will be extremely valuable for all players since, currently, she is one of the most played Champions in the game. Let's discuss how to defeat Jinx in LoL: Wild Rift.
Champions
Seraphine
Seraphine is great at countering Jinx due to her exceptional range and great Poke and Burst Damage. It's much harder for her E and Ult to be dodged by Jinx due to Jinx's immobility. Jinx also lacks any form of sustain, without hindering her ideal build order.
Seraphine also has long-range on her abilities, which makes one of Jinx's biggest strengths neutralized since Jinx won't be able to gain an advantage by her range alone.
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune is very dominant in the Early to Mid-Game, which is where Jinx is the weakest. Miss Fortune is great at dealing Poke Damage and can easily burst Jinx with her Ultimate if given the chance to.
Miss Fortune's E is also very good against Jinx because it has a slowing effect, which is extremely powerful against Champions who don't have any forms of mobility.
Veigar
Veigar has one of the strongest single-target Burst Damage combos in LoL: Wild Rift. However, that is only the icing on the cake when it comes to countering Jinx. His E Ability limits Jinx's walking room due to fear of getting stunned by the wall Veigar surrounds her with.
Jinx has no way out of this Champion's E since she cannot dash, which makes her a sitting duck for any nearby enemies. If her health drops anywhere near the 50% mark, a simple tap from Veigar's Ultimate Ability will immediately kill Jinx.
Jhin
Jhin is great at keeping lane priority with his wave clear from Q and can Poke Jinx relatively easily with it. Jhin is also strong in the Early to Mid-Game while Jinx is mostly a Mid to Late-Game champion.
Jinx has no easy way to dodge Jhin's W, and if she gets hit by it, she will become snared. The former can't afford to be hit by CC, as it usually results in her losing the majority of her Health or she dies. Jhin's Ultimate Ability also packs a huge punch and is not easy to dodge when you lack mobility or dashes.
Ashe
Ashe has an Auto Attack Range advantage over Jinx, even when she's in Rocket Form, at least for the first few levels of the laning phase. Ashe's Auto Attacks slow the enemy on every hit and Slows are extremely useful against Champions that are immobile, such as Jinx.
Once Ashe unlocks her Ultimate Ability, Jinx can no longer contest for farm without fearing for her life. The Stun + Slow from Ashe's Ultimate will usually set up an easy kill on Jinx and once she falls behind in the Early Game, it makes it that much harder for her to get back into the game to be effective.
Crowd Control
Crowd Control (CC) is an effect that can interrupt or disrupt the Movement or Attacking of a Champion. Jinx is extremely susceptible to CC, due to her low defense and lack of mobility. Most Champions aren't too afraid of soft CC (Slows, Cripple, Blind) but even basic forms of CC like these can spell doom for Jinx.
Slows hurt her a lot because Jinx's immobility is her biggest weakness. However, hard CC (Stuns, Silence, Snare) nearly ensures Jinx's demise because most Assassins and Bruisers can kill her quickly if given the chance.
Itemization
- Thornmail is an exceptionally effective item against Jinx because it is excellent against Physical Damage Auto Attack Reliant Champions, which is exactly what Jinx is defined as. Not only does it give a large amount of Armor, and reduce healing effects, but it even reflects a portion of the Auto Attack damage to the attacker.
- Frozen Heart is perfect against Jinx as it slows the Attack Speed of nearby enemy Champions and provides a big chunk of Armor. Attack Speed is one of the most important stats for Jinx, and it's even a part of her Passive Ability and her Passive on her Q.
- Randuin's Omen provides Champions with Armor and Health, but it also reduces the enemy Attack Speed and Critical Damage of the enemy that attacks Champions using this item. Similar to Frozen Heart, this item has all the stats that counters all of Jinx's main stats, and lowering Critical Damage is game-changing against Jinx.
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