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How to Win Jinx vs Kalista Counter MatchupJinx is in the a tier of champions

Jinx vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Jinx in LoLJinx is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Jinx

based on 1,678 Jinx vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our database, Jinx engaged Kalista in 1678 games. Including so many matchups for Jinx vs Kalista gives us faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a supported build to annihilate your rival. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Jinx encounters Kalista in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Jinx vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Jinx has done a good job of beating Kalista. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.7% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Jinx vs Kalista rounds, Jinx’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Kalista.

Best Jinx vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Jinx Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonStormrazorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jinx's passive ability p
Jinx's q ability q
Jinx's w ability w
Jinx's e ability e
Jinx's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Jinx

Tips for Playing as Jinx against Kalista

Rockets aren't always the best choice! Jinx's minigun is incredibly powerful when fully ramped up. Switch to it whenever an enemy champion gets too close.

Jinx's rockets deal full damage to all enemies in the explosion. Use them on minions in lane to hit nearby enemy champions without drawing minion aggro.

When a fight starts try to stay on the edge of fray by poking with rockets and Zap!. Do not run in and unload with the minigun until you feel it is safe.

Advice to Win Against Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Jinx vs Kalista Counter Stats

Jinx Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Kalista Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
7.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
169
< Minions Killed >
169
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.36
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.51
19,460
< Physical Damage >
17,479
1,038
< Magic Damage >
2,773
419
< True Damage >
472
20,917
< Damage Dealt >
20,725
18,808
< Damage Taken >
22,553
11,914
< Gold Earned >
12,637
2.62
< Towers >
2.44
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,538
< Total Healing >
6,753
12,184
< Experience >
12,201
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Kalista with Jinx in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Jinx vs. Kalista counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..

Jinx typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jinx and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Jinx
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jinx
Kalista

Who is Better, Jinx or Kalista?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually wins when playing against Kalista, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes a good counter for Kalista.

While Jinx does have a higher win rate compared to Kalista, when facing one another, Jinx also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jinx into Kalista.

Furthermore, Jinx also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Kalista matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Jinx is a good counter to Kalista. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Kalista.

Additional Information for Jinx Players

How We Calculated Our Jinx vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Jinx, we analyzed 1,678 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 Kalista as Jinx 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jinx to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jinx typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kalista. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Kalista build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Jinx combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Kalista than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jinx boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Kalista with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Kalista as Jinx, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jinx vs Kalista clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

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