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How to Win Soraka vs Jinx Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Soraka

based on 4,673 Soraka vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Soraka resulted from an evaluation of 4673 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Soraka encounters Jinx in only 5.3% of her games.

Soraka vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a dismal job of countering Jinx. On average, she wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Soraka against Jinx matches, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Soraka vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserDawncoreShurelya's BattlesongDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Jinx as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Jinx

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Jinx Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Jinx Image
0.9
< Kills >
6.1
5.2
< Deaths >
5.5
13.9
< Assists >
6.6
0.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
25
< Minions Killed >
173
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.56
601
< Physical Damage >
19,508
4,911
< Magic Damage >
983
344
< True Damage >
400
5,856
< Damage Dealt >
20,892
15,848
< Damage Taken >
18,647
7,910
< Gold Earned >
11,645
2.1
< Towers >
2.57
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
22,883
< Total Healing >
4,816
10,184
< Experience >
12,153
52
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
205
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Jinx with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Soraka against Jinx counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Jinx

Who is Better, Soraka or Jinx?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually loses when playing against Jinx, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes a bad counter for Jinx.

While Soraka does have a lower winrate than Jinx, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Jinx.

Additionally, Soraka has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Soraka, we analyzed 4,673 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 Soraka 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 Soraka to counter Jinx 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 will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Jinx. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Soraka versus Jinx build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Jinx than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Jinx with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Jinx as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Soraka vs Jinx counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you want to see Soraka versus Jinx tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every match played with both champions.