14.8 Jinx? Stands for Jinx! Durr.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Pros & Cons

Abilities

Game Plan as Jinx

Summoner Spells

Trinkets & Consumables

Stats To Consider

Which Boots & Why?

Itemization

Runes

Rune Shards

Summary

Introduction

Greetings, I am Demonsedge.

As a player in bot lane, I possess extensive knowledge of the champion and can provide insight into how she functions. Throughout this guide, I will delve deeper into her team setup and itemization options.

My tips and suggestions can enhance your gameplay with .

So, without further ado, let's begin with my guide on - The Loose Cannon.

Jinx - The Loose Cannon
, Bot

Specialties: Sustained Damage, Ranged
Why choose Jinx?:
- She has an easy-to-learn kit with straightforward combos and mechanics.
- Has excellent trading potential when duelling with the enemy and is very impactful in the lanes and when getting objectives (/ & ).
- Has the potential to carry the game, make big plays, and is a great team fight asset.

I always enjoy taking her on the rift when playing league matches, and I hope you will, too.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Increased range (with )
+ Global ultimate
+ Strong area of effect damage
+ Fast tower pusher
+ Good objective securing
+ Hyper carry

Cons

- Squishy
- Immobile, no dash
- Weak into burst champions
- Weak laning
- Positioning is important
- Skills shots require preparation

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Ability Rundown

Get Excited!

Scoring a takedown with against an enemy champion, an epic , , or inhibitor within 3 seconds of damaging them, gain bonus movement speed.

Additionally, gains a percentage of her total attack speed and is allowed to exceed the attack speed cap for the same duration.

is a champion who specializes in having raw and very high damage per second but is vulnerable to crowd control. As the game progresses, may be able to survive even a one-on-one duel with an enemy champion, as well as take advantage of to achieve multiple takedowns.

Switcheroo!

serves to clean the off the lane, as well as in close confrontations with her enemies. She gains additional attack speed with but has a short attack range. Conversely, provides distance for safe confrontation and extra area of effect damage. However, it is slow and uses mana per auto attack, so it is best suited for efficiently poking enemy champions in team fights.

If you prioritize her first in the early game, will attack very fast in the mid to late game.

Zap!

is a powerful skill with long-range and decent damage. It is handy when checking for hidden champions in the brush and to slow enemies who are running away or trying to engage you. But, it has a visible trajectory and a short delay before launching, so the enemy can easily dodge. However, in the early or mid-game, her is the perfect engagement tool if used at the right moment.

Flame Chompers!

or grenade-trap, if you want, serves to root opponents and keep them from moving. It is handy in team fights and self-defence, but it does very low magic damage and has a very long cooldown, so it's the ability with the lowest priority to level up, leaving it for late game.

can save your skin (or her own) if is placed at a closed distance to catch an opponent when being attacked. Once they are rooted, can move away to counterattack with or .

Super Mega Death Rocket!

While 's doesn't get blocked by and deal damage directly to , the explosion upon hitting a champion does damage surrounding . The damage is increased against missing large portions of health but is limited to 800 damage.

With that in mind, can look to steal objectives such as and , but make sure that you hit an enemy champion next to it. More aware enemies will be looking to block 's ult safely, so look for creative angles. It can be better to save your ult for fights against skilled who have their up.

Combos:

In this section, I will share some of the effective combos for that are simple to understand and that you can apply while playing summoners rift (draft and ranked) games.

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Tips & Tricks:

Playing As :
- 's first attack after switching to will benefit from the attack speed stacks gained from .
- With , you'll deal maximum damage to all enemies in the explosion. Use them on in the lane to hit nearby enemy champions without drawing aggression.
- can immediately after using and avoid being locked in the cast time; she can also use into and .

Playing Against :
- 's takes time to ramp up; therefore, if you see her poking with , try to jump on her and burst her down.
- will do less damage the closer you are to her.
- Since 's have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself, though if she misses them, it will be harder for her to disengage from combat.

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Game Plan as Jinx

When playing , it's crucial to have a solid understanding of your primary objectives for each game stage. Keeping this in mind can make all the difference in your performance. I will outline the things to focus on/consider at each game stage.

- Early game: Your primary focus should be to farm , earning as much gold & experience as possible to acquire your core items while also getting ahead in your matchup.

Setting up a freeze (holding the just outside your ) or trading with the enemy can ultimately deny them gold & experience.

Another good tip is to ward often, which helps to avoid overextending into being dived on by the enemy .

- Mid-game: By now, you should be gathering with your team and focusing on fighting to secure objectives such as , or . If there is a chance to grab waves or neutral camps, do so only if you know the enemy's position since getting ambushed while trying to farm can mean certain death for you.

- Late game: If your games reach this stage, you'll want to be with your team at all times since you are vulnerable on your own (unless you have an item advantage on the enemy), Grabbing soul, & are essential to close out the game if ahead, also make sure to deny your opponent these objectives.

Things to consider:

Before prioritizing early objectives like , one must consider the potential dangers of wandering around the map:
- Do I get any kills or objectives when roaming?
- What outcomes could occur during the roam?
- Do I come out ahead or not?

- If a team fight erupts during your games, always be sure to consider if you will gain anything from it, meaning will you impact the outcome of the battle or objective, or does your team come out on top without you being there?

- When deciding to enter combat with , you should be mindful of where you are during the fight (positioning) and also be aware of where the enemy is when attempting to engage with your abilities.

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Summoner Spells

An integral summoner spell for , taking 100% of the time in all your games. Another reason it's necessary is that if you get caught out and can't quickly escape, you can to safety or dodge a crucial ability from the opponent.

A must-have spell for , providing early-game sustain and movement speed, which can be helpful to escape skill shots or get you and a teammate out of a jam. The downside is that subsequent spells applied to you cause them to be less effective; therefore, avoid it should your get it. If you both take it, coordinate them appropriately for the best results.

Excellent for against champions who could take you down quickly, such as , , or . It is also great to use on targets for whom you want to slow down or reduce their incoming damage (includes bonus damage from -related items champion abilities).

It's best to take this reliable summoner spell into champions with heavy crowd control abilities such as, 's , 's /, 's //, or 's , along with gaining protection from future disabling effects and increased tenacity for a few seconds. Removes , , & grounded effects while being ineffective against

crowd control effects such as suppression, nearsightedness, stasis or airborne. These can include: 's , 's and 's .

If you are under the effect of damage over time, attack speed reduction, armor shredding, or grievous wound effects, will not remove them.

Note that you can only activate this spell after the

immobilizing status has been applied to you, not beforehand.

Grants % movement speed, helping enter or attempt to exit a fight. It is efficient while fighting ranged foes or against champions; you'd need assistance with. Excellent when paired with mobility items ( options) for more chasing potential.

With the ability to avoid colliding with friendly minions, you can dodge a scary situation if you use to escape combat.
(Note: You can't walk through enemy minions with the active effect of ).

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Trinkets & Consumables

When removing enemy vision from the map, always consider buying s. They function similarly to the trinket, dealing with stealth & camouflaged based champions (, , and ) that approach them. When returning to the fountain, do your best to acquire one or two if you have spare gold.

(available at level 9) is picked in 99.5% of games as when split pushing, getting deep vision on objectives or target locations from a safe distance. Effective when side laning (similar to the ), but unlike s, they are visible to the enemy and fragile, meaning they will die the instant they are spotted.

It's great to have when dealing with stealth champions who plant traps such as , , & . It's also beneficial against champions who use stealth to engage/disengage, like , , or .

is your main trinket in all games as , revealing a target location and granting sight of the enemy. With the maximum allowable s to place being three, you'll gain more vision around crucial regions of the rift. A good choice when side laning/creating deep vision zones in enemy territory or having sightlines on objectives ( & ).

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Stats To Consider

- Attack Speed: The best stat you can acquire when playing as . Improves duelling and skirmishing efficiency when triggering or along with increasing the effectiveness of and .

- Attack Damage: The next best stat to acquire for . Any increase will improve your damaging abilities and give you more power in fights.

- Life Steal: An excellent healing stat to have on . Very efficient when applied through auto attacks & on-hit effects.

- Omni Vamp: Currently, there are no solid choices for us to consider regarding omni vamp. Therefore, we should avoid this for the time being on .

- Health: Can improve survivability and make it harder for you to perish in combat. However, since a doesn't typically build health through items and runes by default ( and bruisers more so), you could skip this option and focus on improving other stats when playing as .

- Ability Haste: In certain instances, it can be effective on , but overall, we should avoid itemizing for it as it doesn't improve our duelling potential enough to warrant it.

- Armor/Magic Resistance: will itemize this when possible, but on (being a ) you should only ever consider itemizing for it when duelling assassins or burst champions, who have the potential to kill you fast. Similar to building health, this isn't mandatory and is only situational.

- Movement Speed: Effective for kiting and escaping fights, though compared to the other stats, we don't spec for it as .

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Which Boots & Why?

Berserker's Greaves > Attack Speed
are the default option in fights as . They give you plenty of attack speed needed to trade and farm while providing consistent damage against objectives such as / or .

Boots of Swiftness > Slow Reduction
Consider them for combat when dealing with teams with slowing effects. These could include 's ///, or other movement impairing slowing effects that would leave you vulnerable and make it hard for you to escape combat.

Mercury's Treads > Magic Resistance & Tenacity
If crowd control could impair your survivability and you can't afford to bring , I recommend these for tenacity and magic resistance. Potent against teams who are magic damage heavy.

Plated Steelcaps > Basic Attack Damage Reduction
Choosing is an optimal selection against auto-attack-based opponents or when you need extra armor in combat. It is also potent against teams who heavily stack physical damage.

, & aren't picked often as when compared to . However, the other selections can be viable if your matchup has the perfect condition for them (needing extra armor, magic resistance or slow resist).

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Itemization

Starter Items

If you are dealing with poke matchups where you must be more patient, take a slower approach, or need the extra health/healing to sustain longer in the early fight and skirmishes, I would consider .

In games where you can snowball quickly, it's best to go . Additionally, you can gain a faster advantage over your opponent when looking to complete your first item faster than your opponents.

Each of these starts can be very efficient but will depend on whom you are facing and what items you need to build for each matchup.

Core Items

Now might not scale with crit like other , though is her best option compartively to the other crit items out there. Once acquired, it's an insane power spike and helpful at amplifying your overall base damage in combat.

is a powerful option for when taking extended trades with the enemy. Provides additional physical damage every third auto-attack, increasing strength as you strike the same target. It's a solid rush option for improved early-game combat.

's has powerful synergy with . gains a stack of the attack speed buff for each bolt that hits, and splash damage will stack on all enemies for all three projectiles. An excellent choice for for creating turret pressure, or just for hitting targets from afar, while also pairing nicely with other on-hit effects & critical strike chance modifiers.

Situational Items

Deals % current health damage, and steals movement speed, making bork and great when shredding and certain squishy champions. A very strong option for if you decide to stack on-hit items.

An excellent sustain option for as your late game purchase, allowing you to heal during and after combat. With 's high life steal rating, and additional attack damage, you'll maintain pressure on the map and pose a significant threat to your opponents.

Note that the added damage scales slowly in the mid-game, becoming more noticeable as you approach the late game.

It provides with a necessary revive when you want to stay alive longer while carrying in the game. Be mindful that dying in a large crowd means being swarmed after resurrecting; therefore, consider your positioning to avoid this scenario.

A great complementary option for that works well with , enhancing her on-hit item effects, allowing her to apply them more frequently. is now even more effective on since it no longer consumes critical strike chance. When combined with and , becomes a formidable threat in team fights and duels.

is a solid defensive option can build for that mix of damage/sustain & durability. Provides a shield and bonus attack speed, making it excellent when fighting burst or champions (, , or ).

is a great % armor penetration item that's helpful against champions such as , or who have more max health (through items or runes) than . It's also advantageous against champions who have high armor ratings ( or ).

Upgrades from , and is effective when dealing with crowd control/spell effects (except airborne, , or ), while also effective against the following champion abilities: 's , 's , 's , 's , 's , or 's , that would impair or displace you during combat. Aside from the magic resistance & and critical strike chance base stats, the active effect grants bonus movement speed and ghosting for 1.5 seconds to escape fights or dangerous situations easily. However, the long active cooldown makes careful ability blocking paramount.

is a strong % armor penetration option with that applies grievous wounds on your target after damaging them—an excellent selection when against with enemies who possess item or ability healing effects.

An excellent bruiser item option for , providing a magic shield, along with sustained healing until the end of combat. Building it against champions with heavey dot damage (, & ) or have strong magic damage output that threaten your survival.

is a strong option for , pairing nicely with , granting an on-attack ghosting effect, & stacking attack speed in combat.

Helpful by providing more duelling potential in extended trades and skirmishes.

enhances 's attack range and, when combined with , while also adding on-hit magic damage to your next auto attack. It can be very effective when looking to kite around difficult melee champions (, or ).

Having on can give you an advantage in fights against tough opponents such as , , , or . It lets you poke from a distance and trim down minion waves for easier trading with the enemy.

Provides additional on-hit magic damage, and mobilty in combat, which help when looking to chase down targets during fights and skirmishes.

A nifty setup that has been proven effective for is combining (increased range), & (on-hit magic damage), which in turn increases your burst potential in each fight and skirmish you are part of. While it can be quite gold intensive to build, it does pay out in the long run.

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Runes

The following keystone and rune choices are great for and will complement her in combat. Always pay attention to the enemy team comp, plus your item builds when selecting your runes to get the most value in each game.

Keystone Runes:

- synergizes nicely with , giving you increased attack range (after reaching max stacks in combat), providing increased chase down of your target(s) while also breaking the attack speed cap. It is helpful when damaging the enemy with from a safe distance. Best paired with enchanter champions such as or .

- on helps by recovering health before or after combat, upon attacking an enemy champion or /. An efficient healing option that builds up throughout the game and gives you time to scale and be a late-game monster. An alternative to consider when versus champions with high poke pressure (// & ) or versus ranged duo lanes.

Domination Runes:

- When looking for a decent sustain option for , look no further than , healing you upon damaging an enemy champion. It's a very effective rune option for early lane fights and skirmishes and is effective when getting through the early game.

- is a formidable rune for granting increased attack damage once maxed out, allowing for more damage with autos/abilities.

Inspiration Runes:

- allows to delay building to focus on getting your core items sooner. Once added, gain extra movement speed in your current pair of purchased.

- is effective by accelerating your core item purchases faster. Assists in reaching your power spikes much sooner, gaining more potency in team fights.

- is helpful when you need additional sustain after trades and skirmishes while giving you more maximum mana per biscuit (max 3)—a staple rune taken by in most of her tough matchups.

Precision Runes:

- is useful for , restoring health and providing additional gold. An excellent option for when seeking extra sustain and income after securing takedowns.

- provides mana per second when damaging champions. After scoring a takedown, you'll gain a portion of your maximum mana, ensuring you can cast your abilities during a new fight or skirmish.

- With on , you'll deal more damage with your auto attacks, allowing for more pressure in fights. It helps reduce the cast time animation on .

- The life steal from is low early on but builds up nicely into the late game. It is helpful for when against poke lanes or for early healing—an excellent option in duels and skirmishes/team fights.

- for , increasing our damage to low health targets. The damage amplification can be very impactful when we seek to secure kills and dish out damage in team fights and skirmishes.

- , good against /bruisers (, , ) & some bot lane champions (, , . When choosing , be mindful of your starter item ( or ) and other health based options, as it will affect your damage output significantly.

Resolve Runes:

- is a good durability rune choice for , increasing your armor and magic resist. It is helpful when fighting champions such as , , , or other champions that make it hard for you to survive fights.

- offers an additional source of durability during fights and trades. With every or killed, her maximum health increases; with the ability to gain more percentage maximum health as you absorb .

- for , increases the total value of healing & shielding gained in combat from buffs ( soul), from runes (), from life steal ( or ) & omni vamp ().

Sorcery Runes:

- increases your maximum mana pool, along with providing regeneration of your missing maximum mana. A good rune option since it will prevent you from having to back multiple times for mana, allowing you to poke the enemy with continuously.

- increases 's all-around pressure in fights and duels, which is excellent when looking for more aggressive trades. Ensure you have sustained healing from , , or other healing sources to keep the bonus active.

- is effective by increasing your overall damage (autos and abilities) against targets and scales indefinitely. A staple rune choice when playing as .

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Rune Shards

When deciding on what rune shards (whether offensive or defensive) to pick for in each of your games, you have to factor in a few things.

Offensive Shards

• Do I need extra attack speed? The best shard to have in any matchup with .

• Do I need additional attack damage? For , we always take one adaptive damage shard.

• Do I require any ability haste? We don't select it; therefore, it's best to skip it.

Defensive Shards

• Do you need more movement speed? It's a viable option because she is an immobile champion, though we'll usually skip this option as .

• Do you need tenacity & slow resist? An excellent choice when duelling champions with dangerous

immobilizing effects that will inhibit your ability to apply pressure on the map.

• Do I require more health? We rarely select this option as . Both scaling health and flat health shards are good options for , viable when going against mixed-damage team comps.

Always pay attention to the team compositions you are fighting when mixing and matching the rune shards listed above with your and items. It's a sure way to improve your overall survivability in games.

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Summary

There are many ways to build , but hopefully, I've made it easier for you to understand what abilities/items and runes work well together and how to make the most of her kit.

I hope you enjoyed the guide and will refer it to your friends and fellow gamers looking for tips and tricks.

If you have any questions or thoughts, please get in touch with me in the discussion section. I'll be happy to discuss things with you and see how I can make sense of anything you need answers for to the best of my ability.

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14.8 Jinx? Stands for Jinx! Durr.

14.8 Jinx? Stands for Jinx! Durr.

Recommended Items

Runes: Lethal Tempo (Standard)

Spells:

Flash

Heal

Exhaust

Flash

Cleanse

Flash

Flash

Ghost

Items

Ability Order Standard

Get Excited! (PASSIVE)

Switcheroo! (Q)

Zap! (W)

Flame Chompers! (E)

Super Mega Death Rocket! (R)

Threats & Synergies

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