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

Jinx vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Jinx in LoLJinx is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Jinx

based on 6,592 Jinx vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Jinx faced off against Sylas 6592 times. With so many games with Jinx versus Sylas provides us faith in our capability to produce useful data and a solid build to suppress your rival. This matchup is relatively rare. Jinx fights Sylas in only 3.3% of her games.

Jinx vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Jinx has done a ok job of countering Sylas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Jinx vs Sylas games, Jinx’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Jinx vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Jinx Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterRapid Firecannon

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneImmortal ShieldbowGuardian AngelMortal Reminder

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Jinx

Tips for Playing as Jinx against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Jinx vs Sylas Counter Stats

Jinx Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Sylas Image
7
< Kills >
8.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
7.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
171
< Minions Killed >
120
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.38
19,177
< Physical Damage >
689
1,028
< Magic Damage >
20,934
397
< True Damage >
778
20,603
< Damage Dealt >
22,402
19,322
< Damage Taken >
29,916
11,907
< Gold Earned >
11,275
2.47
< Towers >
1.5
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,643
< Total Healing >
7,615
12,363
< Experience >
13,418
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
90
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Sylas with Jinx in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Jinx against Sylas counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Jinx normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jinx and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Jinx
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jinx
Sylas

Who is Better, Jinx or Sylas?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Jinx makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Jinx does have a higher winrate than Sylas, when they face off with one another, Jinx also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Sylas.

Moreover, Jinx also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Sylas matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jinx is a decent counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jinx

Jinx Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateFizzFizz46.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.2% winrateBraumBraum46.2% winrate

Jinx Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.5% winrateLuluLulu54.2% winrateKennenKennen53.9% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 12837 GamesFizzFizz+ 53.3% 10699 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.2% 11843 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55% 280 Games

Additional Information for Jinx Players

How We Calculated Our Jinx vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Jinx, we analyzed 6,592 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 Sylas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Jinx Build Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jinx to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jinx most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Sylas build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Jinx bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Sylas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jinx had an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Sylas as Jinx, Jinx players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Jinx vs Sylas counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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