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Bard vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Bard in LoLBard is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Bard

based on 5,203 Bard vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.42
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Bard faced off against Jinx 5203 times. Including so many matchups for Bard versus Jinx provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to crush your enemy. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Bard is forced to battle against Jinx in only 4.8% of his games.

Bard vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Bard does a decent job of countering Jinx. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Bard vs Jinx games, Bard’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Bard vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionKaenic RookernShurelya's BattlesongForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard'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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Jinx

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

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.

Bard vs Jinx Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Jinx Image
2.7
< Kills >
6.5
4.8
< Deaths >
6.1
13.7
< Assists >
6.9
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
30
< Minions Killed >
180
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,857
< Physical Damage >
19,393
7,900
< Magic Damage >
1,037
1,000
< True Damage >
469
11,758
< Damage Dealt >
20,899
20,661
< Damage Taken >
19,332
8,911
< Gold Earned >
11,944
1.79
< Towers >
2.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,340
< Total Healing >
4,716
11,279
< Experience >
12,399
59
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
484
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Jinx with Bard in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Bard versus Jinx matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the two. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Bard normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Jinx

Who is Better, Bard or Jinx?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Jinx, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a good counter for Jinx.

While Bard does have a higher winrate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Bard into Jinxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Bard also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Bard is a decent counter for Jinx. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Jinx.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Bard, we analyzed 5,203 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 Bard 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Bard to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Bard versus Jinx build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Jinx than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Jinx with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Jinx as Bard, Bard players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Relentless Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Bard vs Jinx counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

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