Jinx vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Jinx
based on 2,496 Jinx vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Jinx vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Jinx in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Jinx vs. Karthus matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Jinx normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jinx and Karthus
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Who is Better, Jinx or Karthus?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Jinx makes a good counter for Karthus.
While Jinx does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when on opposite teams, Jinx also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jinx into Karthus.
Furthermore, Jinx also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Karthus matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Jinx is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jinx against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jinx to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind 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.
Jinx typically picks up more CS compared to Karthus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Jinx versus Karthus build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Jinx used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Karthus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jinx boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against Karthus with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Karthus as Jinx, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jinx vs Karthus clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
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