Gangplank vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Gangplank
based on 2,681 Gangplank vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Jinx
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Gangplank versus Jinx matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Jinx. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Jinx
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Jinx?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes an ok counter for Jinx.
While Gangplank does have a higher winrate than Jinx, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Jinxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also has almost no 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Jinx matchups, Gangplank 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.
Gangplank is a decent counter to Jinx. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Jinx. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Jinx build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Jinx than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Jinx as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gangplank vs Jinx battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.
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