Hm....How should I start....Uff....Don´t know....

First of all, I will explane you what the name "Jinx" stands for. Jinx stands for Jinx

Sounds arbitrarily, I know. Ok...Bla Bla I think a Jinx Guide doesn´t need a Intro ^^

Pros

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Cons

Get Excited!|Passive

Whenever a champion or tower that Jinx has dealt damage to within the last 3 seconds is killed or destroyed, she gains 175% Movement Speed that decays over 4 seconds.

Use it to escape from Teamfight´s or escape from downed Turrets.

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Switcheroo!|Q

TOGGLE OFF—POW-POW, THE MINIGUN: Jinx's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed for 2.5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. The stacks decay one at a time when she stops attacking with her minigun.

Switching to her Rocket Launcher will not clear any active stacks, but they will not grant attack speed after her first attack.

COOLDOWN: 1

Max. it first. If u level it at begin you dont need some Attack Speed Items. The Attack Speed Bonus is insane.

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TOGGLE ON—FISHBONES, THE ROCKET LAUNCHER: Jinx gains bonus attack range and deals 10% AD bonus damage on her attacks, at the cost of mana per attack.

Additionally, her attacks will splash to nearby enemies - dealing 110% AD to all enemies within ??-radius area. The bonus damage to her target and the splash damage both scale with critical strikes.

COOLDOWN: 1
COST: 20 MANA PER ATTACK
BONUS RANGE: 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175

Dont waste your mana. Use it wisely. It´s a really good Wave clearer and it have a longer range then your Pow-Pow, the Minigun

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Zap!|W

After a short delay, Jinx fires a shock blast that deals physical damage to the first enemy hit, also granting true sight and slowing it for 2 seconds.

RANGE: 1500
COOLDOWN: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
COST: 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 MANA

Use it to check bushes, poke enemies and slow enemies

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Flame Chompers!|E

Jinx tosses out 3 chompers that, once armed, explode on contact with enemy champions dealing magic damage over 1.5 seconds to nearby enemies. The champion that sets off the chomper is also rooted the same duration. Chompers explode automatically after 5 seconds.

RANGE: 950
COOLDOWN: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16
COST: 50 MANA

Use it to shut off the escape route

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Super Mega Death Rocket!|R

Jinx fires a rocket that gains damage over the first second it travels. It explodes on the first enemy champion hit, dealing Physical Damage plus a percentage of the target's missing health. Nearby enemies take 80% damage.

RANGE: Global
COOLDOWN: 90 / 75 / 60
COST: 100 MANA

I think thats why the most people play Jinx. It´s really funny and something special to play with two guns at the same time.
Dont waste your Gold for to many Attack Speed Bonus. You dont need it. With Pow-Pow, the Minigun at level 5 and a Phantom Dancer you will have a 1,9 Attack Speed. And thats enough. Spend your Gold for damage Items.
Because I only buy damage Items at early and mid game, I must use my Pow-Pow, the Minigun in every fight. You need the extra Attack Speed. Only use Fishbones, the Rocket Launcher to farm or if you need a longer range.

Zap! is a really nice slow and damage Skillshot. You can use it to poke your enemys, or to slow them. Extraordinary in teamfights. Poke your enemys before you fight.

Max it out second for a better slow and a lower CD. The reason why I dont level it at first is that the slow is good enough at level 1. And its not so easy to hit Zap! in lane. Minions will block it.

If enemys walk on Flame Chompers!, they get stunned. They are only able to be stunned once.
Use it to shut off the escape route.

Max. it out last, because it makes magic damage and the stun time dont increase per level.

If you jungle comes or you just want to engage use flame chompers to root the enemys. But be carefull, its just an root and not a stun. The enemys can attack you while they are rooted.

Super Mega Death Rocket! is in my opinion the best skill of Jinx. It makes tons of damage, have a global range and a short CD at level 18. Use it to win team fights and make surface damage. With my build order you don´t have attack speed, only attack damage. So your Super Mega Death Rocket! makes tons of damage. Thats another reason why I build Jinx without attack speed.

TIPP: Use it at the end of the teamfight, because it makes more damage when your enemys have missing health. And place it right to hit as much enemys as possible.

Core Items:

Infinity Edge is a realy nice item for Jinx. The attack damage bonus and the crit chance are really nice in lane. Buy it as your first item.

Since patch 4.10 the Bloodthirster is a late game item. With Doran's Blade and a Vampiric Scepter you have nearly the same lifesteal as Bloodthirster. The shield is very nice for late game fights but in early its nearly useless. Cleanse a CC-Spell is much powerfull in early game.

Statikk Shiv vs. Phantom Dancer:

Just the best early attack speed and crit item for Jinx. With the passive of Statikk Shiv you will kill enemys faster. Its really good for the early and mid game. Take it as 3rd item.

If you bought Statikk Shiv in early game, sell it in late game and buy Phantom Dancer. Its the better late game attack speed item for Jinx. The additional crit chance is much better than Statikk Shiv´s passive in late game.

Defensiv Items:

Guardian Angel is good if you are the important player on your team. It revives your Champion upon death, restoring 30% of your maximum Health and Mana, but this effect can only occur once every 5 minutes.

The passiv of Banshee's Veil is good on Jinx, because it can save your life if your opponent wants to catch you with cc spells or something. The +health and +MR are good against heavy Ap Teams.

ADC-Matchups:

1/5 = Easy

5/5 = Hard

Ashe: 1/5 Versus: Ashe isn´t really a problem for Jinx. She has no escape spell and no stun until level 6. You outrange her with your Switcheroo!. Start with Doran's Blade and harrass her as much as possible.

Caitlyn: 3/5 Versus: Caitlyn has a long range. Everytime she´s going to poke you, attack her with your Switcheroo! and be carefull with her passive Headshot. It´s really hard to play aggressiv against her. 90 Caliber Net is a long escape spell. It´s hard to kill her. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Corki: 3/5 Versus: After his Nerf it´s not so hard to lane against Corki, but it´s still not easy. With his Valkyrie he can simply escapes your Flame Chompers! and your Zap!. It´s almost impossible to gank and catch him. Also he is a better mid-game champion as Jinx. It´s hard to kill her. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Draven: 3/5 Versus: It´s not too hard to lane against Draven. He cant dodge your Skills, but he deals more damage with his auto attacks. So harras him with abilitys and your Switcheroo! and wait until your jungler or support engage. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Ezreal: 4/5 Versus: I think its hard to lane against Ezreal. Jinx has no gap closer or escape spell. So its hard to dodge his skillshots. He can easy jump over your Flame Chompers!. Only use Flame Chompers! when his jump is on Cooldown. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Graves: 3/5 Versus: Graves could be a very big problem for you. He can dodge your skills with his Quickdraw and his burst is really hard. Just harras him with your Switcheroo! without getting damage of him. But it doesn´t matter, if you farm you destroy him in late-game. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Kog'Maw: 2/5 Versus: It´s not too hard to lane against Kog'Maw. He cant dodge your Skills, and has no escape spell. If you have a high cc support you can destroy him easy. You outplay his passive Icathian Surprise with Get Excited!. You are faster then him. Start with Doran's Blade.

Lucian: 4/5 Versus: Lucian´s mobility is very high. He can dodge your skills with his Relentless Pursuit, so its really hard to catch him. Just dodge his skills and farm. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Miss Fortune: 2.5/5 Versus: I think its not easy to lane against Miss Fortune, but you outdamage her in mid- and late-game. Her Double Up can hit you hard. Just stay back in early game, farm and wait for ganks. Dont play risky against her. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword

Quinn: 3/5 Versus: I think you should play passive against her. Quinn´s blind is really hard in 1v1. So only fight with your support. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Sivir: 5/5 Versus: Sivir is the heaviest matchup for Jinx. With her Spell Shield she can dodge Zap!, Flame Chompers! and Super Mega Death Rocket! and thats really hard for you. With her Boomerang Blade she can outpoke you hard. I think you should play passive and wait for ganks. If you are ahead with farm and kills or Sivir wasted her skills to farm, harass her. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Tristana: 4.5/5 Versus: Tristana is a really big problem for Jinx. In early game she outtrade you easy with her Explosive Shot. Dont stant near the minions she´s going to kill. You will get unnecessary damage of her Explosive Shot. Tristana has a nice escape spell and she can dodge your spells. So play passive in early game and wait for ganks. With her passive Draw a Bead she has an insane range in late-game. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Twitch: 2.5/5 Versus: To lane against Twitch isn´t really hard. Harras him with your Zap! and Switcheroo!. If he use his Ambush, escape with Zap! or Flame Chompers!. Fall back and wait until you see him. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Urgot: 1or2.5/5 Versus: In lane Urgot could be very easy and very hard at the same time. If he has Soraka as support he can poke you hard without mana problems. You must dodge his Noxian Corrosive Charge or you will loose the lane. Without Soraka, Urgot isn´t a big problem. Just outrange and harras him. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Varus: 4.5/5 Versus: Its really difficult to play against Varus. If you want to harass him he can outdamage you easily with his spells. Its really hard. You must farm and wait for ganks. If he is level 6 you must be carefull. Gank+ Chain of Corruption = Easy Kill. Just be carefull and flash away if he is Chain of Corruption. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Vayne: 2/5 Versus: Vayne is a late-game monster, but shes weak in early-game. She can dodge your Zap! and Flame Chompers! with her Tumble so be carefull if you lane against her. If she complete her Blade of the Ruined King never fight her alone. Just discourage her farming or he will f*** all in late-game. Start with Doran's Blade or Long Sword.

Support-Matchups:

Alistar: 2/5 Versus: If you play against Alistar you must be carefull. If he hits his Headbutt+ Pulverize-Combo you could be instant down. He can play aggresiv and passiv as the same time. He has a heal and a knock back. 2/5 Allied: Alistar isn´t the best Support for Jinx, because he is a passive Support. Place your Flame Chompers! under the enemys if he Pulverize him. Play passive and let him heal you.

Annie: 3/5 Versus: It´s not so hard to play against Annie. You can harrass and outrange her with your Switcheroo!. Be carefull if she has her passive Pyromania. 4.5/5 Allied: Annie is one of my favorite supports for Jinx. With her stun and her AP-damage you will dominate the lane. The damage output is really high. If she got Summon: Tibbers engage and kill the enemys.

Blitzcrank: 3/5 Versus: Just stay behind your minions and dodge his Rocket Grab. You have no escape spell so be carefull. 4/5 Allied: If you have a really good Blitzcrank-Player you will dominate the bot-lane. Just place your Flame Chompers! under the Power Fist.

Fiddlesticks: 1.5/5 Versus: It´s not so hard to play against Fiddelsticks. Hes really low in early game and you can harass him easily. Just hit him with you Rockets and stand away from minions if he makes his Reap and dont forget his ult. If he reached level 6, you should ward every lane bush so you can note early if he will ult. 1/5 Allied: At the moment he is not a good support. Just try to hit your Flame Chompers! when he fears the enemys.

Janna: 4/5 Versus: It´s very annoying to play against Janna. With her siengage skills its very hard to catch her and the enemy AD-Carry. I think you must play passive against her. Just farm and wait for ganks. 4/5 Allied: Janna is a really passive support. If you want to farm and play for late game, take her as support. If she gives yu her Eye of the Storm attack with your Jinx´s rocket to deal as most damage as possible.

Leona: 5/5 Versus: To lane against Leona is really hard. She can zone you and she deald tons of damage with her combo. Just play passive against her. Maybe you should take Cleanse as summoner spell, because Jinx has no escape spell. 5/5 Allied: One of my favorite supports for Jinx. With Leonas engage spell and her stuns you can dominate bot-lane. You can play a really aggresive lane. If she stun an enemy put Flame Chompers! under him.

Morgana: 4/5 Versus: With her Black Shield she can block all your cc. It´s really hard to play against her. If she´s level 6 and you get hit by her Dark Binding, you can say Good Bye. Jinx has no escape spell so you are helpless against her Soul Shackles 4/5 Allied: It´s really cool to have a Morgana support. Her Black Shield protect you from any cc. Thats cool against Leona, and Annie. With her Dark Binding you can easily get a kill. Just place Flame Chompers! under the enemys.

Nami: 3/5 Versus: If Nami hits her spells you will get a problem with Jinx. You have no escape spell and her Ebb and Flow is a really nice damage dealer and heal. But Nami is squishy 4/5 Allied: Nami is a really nice support for jinx. Just use your Flame Chompers! when she hit her bubble. Also her ult and her E are very good with Jinx. You will have fun in lane. She has everything what a good support needs.

Nidalee: 2/5 Versus: Not so much to say, just dodge her spears and wait with your Flame Chompers! until her jump is on cooldown. 1.5/5 Allied: She is not really good with Jinx. Her heal and her attack speed buff´s are kinda nice, but in late game you will have enough attack speed. Since the rework she´s more an assasins as a support or mage.

Sona: 3/5 Versus: s 2.5/5 Allied: s

Soraka: 3/5 Versus: s 1.5/5 Allied: s

Taric: 3/5 Versus: s 4.5/5 Allied: s

Thresh: 5/5 Versus: s 5/5 Allied: s

Zilean: 3.5/5 Versus: s 3/5 Allied: s

Karma: 3.5/5 Versus: s 3/5 Allied: s

Jinx is a very cool harassing champion. With her Switcheroo! she can harass enemys easily without taking damage. Everytime when the enemy adc comes near to kill a minion, hit him with Jinx´s rocket´s. But dont forget to last hit. Last hitting is much important than harassing. Only harass if you cant make last hits at the moment. Harassing is really important to zone the enemy adc.

Dont forget your Trinket and use it everytime you can.


What you should do in Lane:

1. Last Hitting
   
2. Harrass your enemy
   
3. Play safe
   
4. Play for farm, not for kills
   
5. make it difficult to farm for the opponents

Dont flame if your support fails. Just be polite and play! If you start flaming you will loose the game. Have fun , its just a game !

I think Jinx is really niec in mid game. Now she has her full attack speed bonus from Pow-Pow, the Minigun and her nice Ultimate Super Mega Death Rocket!.

Now you should engage with your support. Fight with your support and push back the enemy team. Zone the enemy AD-Carry that you can farm better. And dont forget to ward. Help your support warding bot. Jinx has no escape spell and when you see the enemy jungler early, you can slow him with your Zap!.

And dont be affraid of ganking mid. You have a stun and a slow. And maybe your support too.

Easy to gank










Hard to gank

In late game you must be carefull. Jinx has no escape spell to flee from assasins like Talon, Rengar or Zed. Stay with your support and tank. Communicate with them and tell them that they must protect you. They cant fight without you.

No protection + bad positioning = GG

Jinx isn´t the best late game AD-Carry. She cant keep up with Vayne or Kog'Maw, but she makes much damage and have a nice Ultimate to dominate fights.

Especially with Jarvan IV´s Ult or Oriannas.

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Hidan159

29.09.2013

• started Guide "Overly Attached Jinx"

11.10.2013

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• updated "1. How to lane with Jinx"

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