Ekko vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Ekko
based on 9,160 Ekko vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Jinx
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several influential Ekko vs. Jinx matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..
Ekko typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Jinx
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Who is Better, Ekko or Jinx?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when facing off against Jinx, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a good counter to Jinx.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Jinxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Jinx matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Jinx. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko to counter Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually accumulates less CS relative to Jinx. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Jinx build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Jinx than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Jinx as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ekko vs Jinx battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.
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