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How to Win Alistar vs Jinx Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Alistar

based on 3,224 Alistar vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Alistar resulted from an examination of 3224 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Alistar is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.0% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a below average job of countering Jinx. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Alistar vs Jinx rounds, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Jinx.

Best Alistar vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailHollow RadianceFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
>
Second ability for Alistar to level upw
>
Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Jinx

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

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.

Alistar vs Jinx Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Jinx Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
13.6
< Assists >
7.7
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
33
< Minions Killed >
173
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,308
< Physical Damage >
20,392
6,809
< Magic Damage >
1,089
863
< True Damage >
507
8,980
< Damage Dealt >
21,989
25,965
< Damage Taken >
18,713
8,390
< Gold Earned >
11,965
1.81
< Towers >
2.58
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,142
< Total Healing >
4,557
10,328
< Experience >
12,238
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
275
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Jinx with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Alistar against Jinx matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between this pair of champions. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Jinx

Who is Better, Alistar or Jinx?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when trying to fight Jinx, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes a bad counter for Jinx.

While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Jinxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Alistar is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.4% 3276 GamesZileanZilean+ 53.6% 125 GamesTaricTaric+ 55% 80 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 4162 Games

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Alistar, we analyzed 3,224 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 Alistar 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average gets a lot less CS as Jinx. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Alistar versus Jinx build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Alistar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Jinx than with most other common builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Jinx with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Jinx as Alistar, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Alistar vs Jinx battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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