Get Jinxed!

[quote=Wayne3100][center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/jinx-classic.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/jinx-classic.jpg width=550][/url][/center] [rule] Today, we place a spotlight on [[Jinx]], the Loose Cannon, in celebration of her one year anniversary. [[Get excited!]] [size=6]Release[/size] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=300 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B][url=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130925191727/leagueoflegends/images/8/87/Jinx_Teaser.jpg][img=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130925191727/leagueoflegends/images/8/87/Jinx_Teaser.jpg width=300][/url][/td] [td width=350 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]"The name's Vi. I'm an enforcer. And this is my town - Piltover. They call this place the City of Progress - or they did until she showed up. Her name is Jinx. That's what they call her, anyway. No one knows who she is, or where she came from. This scrawny pain in the neck shows up one day, firing heavy guns in the air. And laughing – always with the laugh. I can't stand her. Everything changed the day she arrived in town. They might as well call it the City of Crime. Panic among the people. Chaos in the streets. Mayhem everywhere you look. The worst part is: none of it makes any sense. Ask her why she's doing it, and she'll give you a million different reasons. But the only one that matters is: She's having fun. Piltover is just a plaything to her. She's enjoying the time of her life, and she doesn't care who gets hurt. Well, I'm here to shut down the party. It doesn't matter what she wants. I don't care what her sob story is. I'm gonna put her away for a long, long time. And right before I do, I promise you: I'm gonna wipe that stupid grin off her face. Permanently." - [[Vi]][/td] [td width=250 padding=5] Jinx' champion preview (left) introduced her as a troublemaker, a maniac, a criminal. Referred to as the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn]Harley Quinn[/url] of League of Legends on more than one occassion, she is a perfect example of the Lunatic archetype as her only motive for leaving a trail of panic and destruction behind her seems to be that she wants to avoid being bored. [center][size=4][i]"Stay still! I'm trying to shoot you!"[/i][/size][/center] Leading up to her release, Riot found a number of ways to showcase her chaotic personality and put emphasis on her rivalry with [[Caitlyn]] and [[Vi]]. Not only does this rivalry play a big part in the champion preview and Jinx' lore, but Jinx also [url=http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130924193031/leagueoflegends/images/7/7a/X_Vi1.jpg]vandalized Vi's champion page[/url] on the League of Legends website (as well as various other pages on the site), [url=http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130924193034/leagueoflegends/images/1/18/X_Vi4.jpg]leaving her mark[/url] for all to see. Combined with the fact that Jinx also received [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlJuwO0GDs]her own music video[/url], it was no surprise that there was a huge hype surrounding her as she first set foot on the Fields of Justice. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6]Playstyle & Itemization[/size] [table width=900][tr] [td width=700 padding=5]Jinx is a very unique AD Carry due to her Q, [[Switcheroo!]]. This ability allows her to switch between the use of a low range weapon which grants her high attack speed ([[Pow-Pow, the Minigun]]) and a high range weapon which deals AoE damage ([[Fishbones, the Rocket Launcher]]). Effective use of these two weapons is extremely important when trying to master Jinx.[/td] [td width=200 padding=5] [icon=Pow-Pow, the Minigun size=65][color=transparent]..[/color][icon=Fishbones, the Rocket Launcher size=65] [/td][/tr][/table] Another important aspect of [[Jinx]]' kit is her passive, [[Get Excited!]] (no, this time I'm not using it as a pun). The movement speed granted by this ability can allow Jinx to escape from sticky situations easily or catch up with fleeing enemies. With the high damage from [[Zap!]] and [[Super Mega Death Rocket!]], it is not uncommon for Jinx to gain this speed boost and snowball a fight by picking up several kills in a row. One of the biggest challenges for a Jinx player is to deal with her lack of mobility (when she's not excited): incorrect use of the slow from [[Zap!]] or the snare from [[Flame Chompers!]] can prove to be extremely punishing. [center][icon=Infinity Edge size=55][color=transparent]...[/color][icon=Statikk Shiv size=55][color=transparent]...[/color][icon=Last Whisper size=55][color=transparent]...[/color][icon=the Bloodthirster size=55][/center] Although originally being a champion that favored a rush of [[The Bloodthirster]], Jinx has adapted fairly well to the AD Carry itemization changes which were introduced in patch 4.10, as the fact that the long range AoE damage from Fishbones can crit allows her to bully her opponents with the rush of an [[Infinity Edge]]. The item path that she has most commonly followed in competitive play is therefore quite standard. Two other (less common) items which have seen play on her during the World Championships are [[Hexdrinker]] and [[Youmuu's Ghostblade]] (both used by KaBuM's Minerva). [size=6]Popularity: Solo Queue & Competitive Play[/size] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=650 padding=5] Upon release, Jinx quickly became a popular choice for the AD Carry position due to her insane ability to take down towers with the attack speed provided by [[Pow-Pow, the Minigun]] and because of the high early damage of [[Zap!]]. Though Riot quickly realised that she was too powerful on release and both abilities received nerfs shortly after, Jinx has remained a popular AD Carry with a fairly consistent >50% win rate in ranked games across all servers ever since. [/td] [td width=250 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B] S4 Jinx: Most Ranked Games Played (EU/NA) 1. [url=http://www.elophant.com/league-of-legends/summoner/na/42920249]SKT T1 Jinx[/url] (NA): 1207 2. [url=http://www.elophant.com/league-of-legends/summoner/na/48116356]danfx66[/url] (NA): 1043 3. [url=http://www.elophant.com/league-of-legends/summoner/na/45103662]Topdaytrader[/url] (NA): 1008 [/td][/tr][/table] [columns width=425] [table width=425] [tr] [th colspan=1 padding=5 bgcolor=000000][color=#ffffff]League[/color][/th] [th colspan=1 padding=5 bgcolor=000000][color=#ffffff]Picks[/color][/th] [th colspan=1 padding=5 bgcolor=000000][color=#ffffff]Wins[/color][/th] [th colspan=1 padding=5 bgcolor=000000][color=#ffffff]Losses[/color][/th] [th colspan=1 padding=5 bgcolor=000000][color=#ffffff]Win Rate[/color][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]NA LCS Spring Split[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]29[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]15[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]14[/td] [td width=75 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]51.7%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]EU LCS Spring Split[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]45[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]26[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]19[/td] [td width=75 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]57.8%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]NA LCS Summer Split[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]21[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]8[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]13[/td] [td width=75 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]38.1%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]EU LCS Summer Split[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]4[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]1[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]3[/td] [td width=75 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]25%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]S4 Worlds Group Stage[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]7[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]2[/td] [td width=50 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]5[/td] [td width=75 padding=5 bgcolor=#18181B]28.6%[/td] [/tr] [/table] [nextcol width=1][nextcol width=400]At first, Jinx was also a popular champion in competitive play, being picked often in both the NA and - especially - EU LCS Spring Split while maintaining a solid win rate. Although her popularity in NA didn't change much during the Summer Split, she was still only ranked 6th as an AD Carry, behind [[Lucian]] (54), [[Kog'Maw]] (36), [[Corki]] (34), [[Tristana]] (33) & [[Twitch]] (27). Her win rate also went down significantly. In EU, her pick rate plummeted completely as she was only called into action 4 times, placing her far behind the most popular AD Carry ([[Lucian]], 74) and only one appearance ahead of [[Ashe]]. [/columns] During the currently ongoing World Championships, Jinx has continued to struggle to impress, with only 7 appearances during the group stage and a poor win/loss record. Luckily, this does not seem to worry her. [center][img=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140914205118/leagueoflegends/images/thumb/3/3f/Jinx_quote.png/600px-Jinx_quote.webp][/center] [size=6]Share Your Thoughts![/size] What do you think of [[Jinx]]? Do you like her design or hate it? Is she fun to play, or annoying to play against? Let us know![/quote]

[quote=oxide110]Nice, post. Quite interesting see her decrease in popularity over summer. [img=http://puu.sh/c8628/a3de38db32.jpg][/quote]

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[quote=MyBloodisBlack]I will forever hate that she is called the Harley Quinn of League of Legends when she is far closer to the JOKER. I mean when I argue this with people I am the one that provides proof that she is more the Joker with stuff like she joins the carnage because she thinks its fun, she has an arch nemesis that is giving strength by their gadgets, she is continously smiling and laughing etc. What is the best (and only) argument for her being Harley Quinn? She's a girl...thats it so far, she has to be Harley Quinn because she is a girl too[/quote]

[quote=Nighthawk]Can't believe it's been a freaking year since I was super excited for her and instantly bought her.[/quote]

[quote=utopus]Did you [[get excited!]]?[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Me and GMD have talked quite a bit about how [[Jinx]] makes no god damn sense. She's fun and fun to play but she leaves much to be desired in terms of story, personality and so on.[/quote]

[quote=DillButt64]shes still my wife and karma still doesnt know im cheating on her[/quote]

[quote=MyBloodisBlack]Jinx does have that look like she is the character the happily married man meets and somehow they end up in bed together although the guy can't quite figure out how this has happened[/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend][quote=MyBloodisBlack]Jinx does have that look like she is the character the happily married man meets and somehow they end up in bed together although the guy can't quite figure out how this has happened[/quote]Does this have a story attached to it? :P[/quote]