Champion Guide

Jinx Guide

By LoLSuggest

ADC

Jinx is a hyper-scaling marksman who swaps between two guns: Switcheroo! toggles a minigun that ramps up attack speed and a rocket launcher with extra range and splash damage. Zap! slows and reveals from long range, Flame Chompers! lays traps that root, Get Excited! gives a burst of speed after takedowns, and Super Mega Death Rocket! is a global execute. Her range makes her a strong laner, and in teamfights she can deal damage safely from further away than almost any other ADC.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Jinx build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

Start Doran's Blade and a Health Potion. The default build is Yun Tal Wildarrows, Berserker's Greaves, Infinity Edge and Runaan's Hurricane, then Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster and Guardian Angel. Stormrazor is a strong alternative first item that spikes harder at one item and adds mobility; Kraken Slayer or Hexoptics C44 are good first buys when you cannot afford an early B. F. Sword. Mercurial Scimitar helps against heavy crowd control. Run Lethal Tempo with Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline and Coup de Grace, plus Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm. Take Flash with Barrier, or Cleanse against hard crowd control. Max Q, then W, then E.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Skill Max Order

Strengths

Rocket range lets her poke and keep dealing damage from a safe distance in fights.
The best level 1 wave clear among ADCs, which makes winning the push to level 2 easy.
Get Excited! resets in teamfights turn one takedown into a cleanup of the whole enemy team.

Weaknesses

No dash, so champions who close the gap, such as Twitch or Tristana, neutralize her range.
Weak in straight level 1 fights before Zap! and minigun scaling.
Assassins and divers can zone her from fights for a long time.

Laning Phase

On the first wave, poke with rockets when the enemy steps up to their minions, and win the push so you reach level 2 first without crashing the wave into their tower. Take Zap! at level 2 for trading, or Flame Chompers! if your support can land a hook. If you are low on mana at level 3, a second point in Switcheroo! gives more rocket range and attack speed at no mana cost. Each point in Q increases your range, so lanes against short-range ADCs like Draven or Kai'Sa get easier as the game goes on. From level 6, harass low targets under their tower with Super Mega Death Rocket! fired from fog of war.

Mid & Late Game

In the mid game Jinx is the best ADC at absorbing farm, especially with Runaan's Hurricane, so funnel waves and jungle camps onto yourself. In teamfights identify the threats that can reach you and stay outside their range, using rockets to keep damaging the frontline from safety; switch to the minigun only when a single target is safely in range. If the enemy frontline cannot threaten you, you can push past it onto overextended backliners, since your rockets outrange other ADCs.

Key Tips

Super Mega Death Rocket! deals maximum damage from roughly your Zap! range and beyond.
Cast your ultimate from fog of war: the projectile is fast and hard to dodge without seeing the cast.
Follow a Zap! hit with your ultimate, because slowed enemies struggle to dodge it.
Your ultimate can steal jungle monsters if it hits an enemy standing next to them.

Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.