Lucian vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Lucian
based on 11,607 Lucian vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Jinx
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Advice to Win Against Jinx
Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.
Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.
Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.
Lucian vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several important Lucian vs. Jinx counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..
Lucian normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Jinx
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Who is Better, Lucian or Jinx?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes an ok counter to Jinx.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Jinx.
Furthermore, Lucian also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Lucian versus Jinx build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Jinx than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Jinx with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Jinx as Lucian, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lucian vs Jinx clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Lucian are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.