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How to Win Rakan vs Jinx Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Rakan

based on 5,557 Rakan vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jinx as Rakan came out of an evaluation of 5557 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Rakan is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.0% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rakan does a dismal job of beating Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Rakan against Jinx matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Rakan vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureShurelya's BattlesongFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
>
Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Jinx

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

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.

Rakan vs Jinx Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Jinx Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
14
< Assists >
7.4
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
31
< Minions Killed >
176
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,233
< Physical Damage >
18,790
4,872
< Magic Damage >
1,012
723
< True Damage >
431
6,828
< Damage Dealt >
20,233
19,606
< Damage Taken >
18,648
8,208
< Gold Earned >
11,891
1.78
< Towers >
2.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,634
< Total Healing >
4,633
10,228
< Experience >
12,228
62
< Vision Score >
17
29
< Wards Placed >
8
180
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Jinx with Rakan in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Rakan versus Jinx counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jinx. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Jinx

Who is Better, Rakan or Jinx?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Rakan does have a lower winrate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Rakan into Jinx.

Additionally, Rakan also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Rakan, we analyzed 5,557 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 Jinx as Rakan 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 truly master Rakan in order to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan often racks up a lot less CS as Jinx. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Rakan versus Jinx build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Jinx than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Jinx with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Jinx as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Rakan vs Jinx clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Rakan x Jinx tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every match played with these champs.