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How to Win Sylas vs Jinx Counter MatchupSylas is in the a tier of champions

Sylas vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Sylas

based on 6,592 Sylas vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Sylas came out of an evaluation of 6592 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Sylas encounters Jinx in only 5.1% of his games.

Sylas vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sylas does a poor job of countering Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Sylas against Jinx matches, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Sylas vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCosmic DriveCryptbloomRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jinx as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Jinx

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

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.

Sylas vs Jinx Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Jinx Image
8.1
< Kills >
7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
120
< Minions Killed >
171
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.54
689
< Physical Damage >
19,177
20,934
< Magic Damage >
1,028
778
< True Damage >
397
22,402
< Damage Dealt >
20,603
29,916
< Damage Taken >
19,322
11,275
< Gold Earned >
11,907
1.5
< Towers >
2.47
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,615
< Total Healing >
4,643
13,418
< Experience >
12,363
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
273
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Jinx with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Sylas against Jinx matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Sylas often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Jinx. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sylas and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Jinx

Who is Better, Sylas or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter for Jinx.

While Sylas does have a lower winrate than Jinx, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Jinx.

Furthermore, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a somewhat poor counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Jinx.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Sylas, we analyzed 6,592 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 Sylas 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

Sylas Build Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order to counter Jinx during both the early game 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 tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sylas versus Jinx build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Jinx than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Jinx with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Jinx as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Sylas vs Jinx counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

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