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

Jinx vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Jinx in LoLJinx is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Jinx

based on 6,898 Jinx vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zed as Jinx resulted from an analysis of 6898 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Jinx fights Zed in only 3.4% of her games.

Jinx vs Zed Matchup Summary

Jinx has done a ok job of beating Zed. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Jinx against Zed matches, Jinx’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Jinx vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Jinx Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Mortal ReminderLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterRunaan's Hurricane

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: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zed as Jinx

Tips for Playing as Jinx against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Jinx vs Zed Counter Stats

Jinx Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
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6.9
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
5.3
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
174
< Minions Killed >
155
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.37
18,531
< Physical Damage >
21,694
989
< Magic Damage >
1,235
395
< True Damage >
1,185
19,915
< Damage Dealt >
24,115
20,598
< Damage Taken >
22,784
12,060
< Gold Earned >
12,368
2.41
< Towers >
1.6
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,916
< Total Healing >
3,671
12,676
< Experience >
14,624
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Zed with Jinx in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several important Jinx against Zed counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zed..

Jinx usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jinx and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Jinx
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jinx
Zed

Who is Better, Jinx or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually fairs equally well when playing against Zed, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Jinx makes an ok counter to Zed.

While Jinx does have a higher winrate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Jinx also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jinx into Zed.

Additionally, Jinx also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Zed matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Jinx is a decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jinx against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Jinx, we analyzed 6,898 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 Zed 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jinx to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jinx often racks up a similar amount of CS as Zed. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Jinx versus Zed build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jinx had an average winrate of 50.4% battling Zed with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zed as Jinx, you 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 rune builds players chose for Jinx vs Zed battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.

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