Jinx vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Jinx
based on 6,042 Jinx vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Jinx vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Jinx in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Jinx versus Kayle counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayle..
Jinx often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jinx and Kayle
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Who is Better, Jinx or Kayle?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when taking on Kayle, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Jinx makes an ok counter to Kayle.
While Jinx does have a lower win rate than Kayle, when facing one another, Jinx also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Kayle.
Furthermore, Jinx has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Jinx is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jinx against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jinx in order to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Jinx versus Kayle build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Kayle than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jinx had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Kayle with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kayle as Jinx, Jinx players should equip 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 players picked for Jinx vs Kayle face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.
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