Jinx vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Jinx
based on 7,752 Jinx vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Varus Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Varus as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Varus
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 Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Jinx vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Jinx in LoL
The stats provided here feature several critical Jinx against Varus matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus..
Jinx typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Varus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Jinx or Varus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when taking on Varus, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Jinx does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Jinx also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Varus.
Additionally, Jinx has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Varus matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jinx is a decent counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jinx to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Varus build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Jinx used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jinx boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Varus with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Varus 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 used for Jinx vs Varus counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.
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