Jinx vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Jinx
based on 2,151 Jinx vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jinx vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Jinx vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Jinx
Tips for Playing as Jinx against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Jinx vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Jinx in LoL
The stats shown here feature some important Jinx vs. Zilean counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. Jinx’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jinx may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Jinx typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jinx and Zilean
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Who is Better, Jinx or Zilean?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jinx usually loses when taking on Zilean, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Jinx makes a bad counter to Zilean.
While Jinx does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Jinx also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jinx into Zilean.
Moreover, Jinx has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jinx vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Jinx is a somewhat poor counter to Zilean. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jinx against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jinx to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jinx on average picks up much more CS relative to Zilean. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Jinx versus Zilean build consist of Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Jinx used at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Zilean than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jinx had an average win rate of 48.5% battling Zilean with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of beating Zilean 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Jinx vs Zilean counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.
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