Jinx vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Jinx
based on 4,119 Jinx vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Vel'Koz
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 Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Jinx vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Jinx in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Jinx vs. Vel'Koz matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..
Jinx normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jinx and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Jinx or Vel'Koz?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Jinx makes an ok counter to Vel'Koz.
While Jinx does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when facing 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 Vel'Koz.
Moreover, Jinx has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz 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 somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jinx against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jinx in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx typically racks up more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well 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 case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Jinx versus Vel'Koz build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Jinx incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jinx had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Vel'Koz with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Jinx, Jinx players should take 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 chose for Jinx vs Vel'Koz clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.
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