Jinx vs Thresh
How to Beat Thresh as Jinx
based on 7,485 Jinx vs Thresh matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Thresh Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Thresh Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Thresh
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 Thresh
Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.
Jinx vs Thresh Counter Stats
How to Counter Thresh with Jinx in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Jinx against Thresh matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Thresh. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Jinx usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jinx and Thresh
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Who is Better, Jinx or Thresh?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when playing against Thresh, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Jinx makes an ok counter for Thresh.
While Jinx does have a higher winrate than Thresh, when they face off with one another, Jinx also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jinx into Thresh.
Furthermore, Jinx also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Thresh matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Jinx is a decent counter to Thresh. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Thresh.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jinx to counter Thresh during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx often picks up much more CS relative to Thresh. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Jinx versus Thresh build include Runaan's Hurricane, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Thresh than with most other typical builds. In fact, Jinx boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Thresh with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Thresh as Jinx, you 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Jinx vs Thresh counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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