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Jinx: The Mini-Gun of Destruction

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Spells:

Barrier

Flash

Items

Start

Alt start

Early Core

Core Items

Vs Armor

Offensive options

Defensive options

Example build

Ability Order

Jinx Passive Ability

Introduction

Welcome to Jinx: The Mini-Gun of Destruction!

is a short-ranged Attack Damage champion that scales well with pure damage and crit chance. She loves to kill champions and Towers as they activate her passive . Her specialty is dominating opposing champions by chasing them down as they turn to run: Her ult and her W are perfect for finishing off weak enemies trying to escape.

During the laning phase, prefers sustain and poke supports like and , not kill supports like .

Pros and Cons

Pros:

*Excellent damage and a great dueler
*Good siege ability
*Global finisher skill shot
*Snowballs team fights
*Hard and soft CC abilities

Cons:

*No escapes
*Susceptible to being out poked
*Goes mana heavy vs poke champs like
*Not a face-roll champion, aka: high skill cap.(is this a con?)

Runes

Precision

Press the Attack

Lethal Tempo

Phase Rush

Damage Marks are standard: they give Jinx the damage she needs early game for last hitting minions and poking champs.

Armor Seals and Magic Resist Glyphs are also standard takes so pokes don't hurt as hard.

Life-steal Quints give Jinx some good sustain in lane, especially early game; However, mixing in Damage Quints is also encouraged.

Masteries

For masteries, I take the entire AD side of the Offensive tree, except for , because we don't take . If you do take it, then please do put a talent here.

Make sure to talent into because, I mean, it's Jinx: She likes to kill buildings!

The rest of the points go into the defensive tree to give Jinx some early survivability. Note the talent into for the extra 20 shield on .

Summoner Spells

is currently the main summoner spell for the AD carry: It's pretty much a with a lower cooldown.

is another pick for since she is frequently close enough to her targets to cast this spell. Use this to counter life-steal or regen centered champs like and .

is mandatory. Accept no substitutes. No, not even : Jinx has no re-positioning spells like or do, so this is a must.

Spells

Get Excited! (passive)

This is 's trademark feature. Everytime a champion or tower she is attacking dies, she gains 175% movement speed for 3 seconds! Fyi, that's a LOT. This passive gives an escape when over extended trying to take down a tower, and a chase if diving a weak tower.

Same concept goes for champions in lane or team fights: once one enemy goes down, gets really fast and can chase down most anyone trying to get away from the failed team fight.

Another tactic is to dive into a team fight, kill a target to proc , then run back to the edge of the fight to re-engage from safety.

Switcheroo!

Pow-Pow, The Mini-gun:

This is what makes so lethal. Lots of champs have a passive that stacks something, like resistances () or damage (), but just stacks attack speed. Think of it as 's with half the auto-attack range, but with it on all the time! In close quarters, and with a lot of damage from , this becomes a nightmare to deal with.

Unlike most stacks, the mini-gun side of loses only 1 stack at a time instead of all at once; so, if you can't attack the target for a few seconds, you won't have to start from zero.

Fishbones, The Rocket Launcher

This is a really handy toggle of : it transforms 's auto-attack from a 525 range mini-gun into a 600/625/650/675/700 ranged AoE rocket launcher! Yes, it costs mana, but only 20 at all ranks!

This is handy when you are being zoned by the other carry in lane as it allows to last hit minions she wouldn't otherwise be able to get. Additionally, it is great for wave clear!

The AoE is about a 50 radius, so not crazy big, but enough to hit a minion and the ones to it's immediate left and right. Note that the AoE does full splash damage!

Be sure to max this ability first!

Zap!

This is a tricky spell to work with. Its main use is in scouting brush and slowing champions. It's 1 second cast time is a challenge to deal with as anyone with half a brain can see the path of the cast long before it casts. Preferably, use this spell on champions moving directly towards or away from . Any attempt to skill shot this spell at an angle is almost guaranteed to miss.

On a positive note, if it does hit, it grants true-sight, meaning stealth champions! Meaning , , and can be revealed and slowed!

As handy as this ability is, it doesn't scale well and is pretty expensive mana-wise early game; meaning, only level this once pre-lvl 6, then only as needed after.

Flame Chompers!

This is 's main CC spell. While it takes a whole second to arm after casting, they do last for 5 seconds, creating a wall that nobody wants to get caught in. Perfect for deterring an oncoming jungler, or when retreating from a bad situation.

Conversely, this ability can be cast to prevent a weak enemy from fleeing, or to interrupt and lockdown a target.

The damage is negligible, so don't put more than 1 point into it before level 14.

Super Mega Death Rocket!

This is 's global ultimate and specializes in finishing off weak enemies!

First, it deals a minimum of 150/200/250 (+50% AD).

The farther it goes, the more damage it does, up to a maximum of 300/400/500 (+100% AD).

It also does an additional 35% of missing HP, all as Attack Damage. Nearby enemies, to a radius of 100, receive 80% splash damage.

Level this ability at 6, 11, and 16, then prepare to

Items

Early Focus

Item Sequence

These are your early items to get. Rush as fast as you can, but don't forget to snag a as well for the life-steal. Keep in mind that we are pushing for an first.

Resist the urge to rush , stay focused on getting first: You will be so glad you did!

Core build

Item Sequence

These are Jinx's main tools of destruction: Pure Damage and Crit Chance! should ALWAYS be your first finished item. The straight damage and crit chance is core to all of Jinx's abilities.

and add onto what started with more damage and crit chance, plus the life-steal and move speed are excellent bonuses!

An mental picture for & :

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Last Whisperer

is a key item for as her ult and auto-attacks greatly benefit from the extra armor-penetration. This is best taken as a 4th item since by this time, the other team's bruisers will have stacked enough armor to annoy or thwart your team's damage. Take sooner if you are having trouble killing bruisers.

A word about :

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6th item

Item Sequence

Here are Jinx's options for a 6th item. These are totally situational, and maybe even eccentric. My preference is for and , but never underestimate a well-chosen .

When to get a :
Other team only has 1-3 initiation spells.

When to get a :
When you're team can't peel for you and you die early in team fights.

Support Synergy

In general, is best paired with a sustain or poke support. As much as loves killing things, she is not a burst champion. She has some soft and hard CC abilities, but they are there to buy her time to auto-attack. Having a support that can augment this paradigm is preferred.

Preferred

is a great combination of hard CC and sustain. His tanky from his is much appreciated when diving or being dived. His Q and W combo work well with 's W and E and gives her time to auto-attack.

brings a lot to the table that likes: extra damage, a shield, three forms of cc, poke, and extra movement speed!

is always a handy choice for a support: Her and are outsanding, especially since is always diving, or getting dived.

is another great sustain support with good poke. Her synergizes well with and and they can all be chain cast together. Nami's passive is also nifty to give Jinx some extra move speed.
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is a great poke support with good sustain. is amazing for team-fights.

is another excellent sustain champion. His is great at locking down a target for , and the armor aura and heal help survive the laning phase when dueling.

While is not a common pick for support, his kit synergizes PERFECTLY with : His is an excellent poke; gives Jinx more move speed to chase or retreat; and is the perfect dive spell as it is a cast-able . already brings cc to the table, so is fine to poke away with his bombs, and revive with .

is a great choice for a support: since is a short-ranged ADC, zyra's longer range of all her spells is much appreciated when facing enemies such as .

Summary

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