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Akali vs Jinx

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How to Beat Jinx as Akali

based on 11,928 Akali vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our database, Akali faced off against Jinx in 11928 rounds. Including so many matchups for Akali vs Jinx gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a supported build to destroy your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Akali encounters Jinx in only 5.2% of her matches.

Akali vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Akali does a ok job of beating Jinx. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Akali against Jinx matches, Akali’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Akali vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassCryptbloomVoid StaffShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Jinx

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Akali vs Jinx Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Jinx Image
8.9
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
5
< Assists >
7.2
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
150
< Minions Killed >
171
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,307
< Physical Damage >
18,889
20,888
< Magic Damage >
1,037
738
< True Damage >
406
22,934
< Damage Dealt >
20,333
26,259
< Damage Taken >
19,679
11,507
< Gold Earned >
11,914
1.44
< Towers >
2.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,236
< Total Healing >
4,686
14,169
< Experience >
12,442
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
71
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Jinx with Akali in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Akali versus Jinx matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jinx..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Jinx. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akali and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Jinx

Who is Better, Akali or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when playing against Jinx, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Akali makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Akali does have a lower win rate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Jinxas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Akali has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter to Jinx. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Akali, we analyzed 11,928 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Jinx as Akali comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali to counter Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Akali versus Jinx build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Jinx than with many other common builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Jinx with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Jinx as Akali, Akali players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Akali vs Jinx matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Akali are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.