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How to Win Gragas vs Jinx Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Gragas

based on 3,218 Gragas vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Gragas fought Jinx 3218 times. With so many matchups for Gragas versus Jinx provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative data and a supported build to shatter Jinx. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Gragas is forced to battle against Jinx in only 4.9% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a below average job of countering Jinx. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs face each other in. In Gragas versus Jinx games, Gragas’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Gragas vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceRod of AgesCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
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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 Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Jinx

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Jinx Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Jinx Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
7
< Assists >
7.2
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
104
< Minions Killed >
177
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,409
< Physical Damage >
19,092
17,783
< Magic Damage >
1,020
631
< True Damage >
412
19,824
< Damage Dealt >
20,524
29,415
< Damage Taken >
19,772
11,070
< Gold Earned >
12,118
1.45
< Towers >
2.56
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
12,242
< Total Healing >
4,912
13,756
< Experience >
12,605
20
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
404
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Counter Jinx with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Gragas against Jinx matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..

Gragas usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Jinx

Who is Better, Gragas or Jinx?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Jinx, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a poor counter to Jinx.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Jinx.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a bad counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Gragas, we analyzed 3,218 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often picks up less CS relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gragas versus Jinx build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Jinx than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 47.1% battling Jinx with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Jinx as Gragas, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Gragas vs Jinx fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Gragas are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.