Xerath vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Xerath
based on 7,799 Xerath vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Jinx
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Xerath against Jinx matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..
Xerath usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Jinx. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Jinx
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Who is Better, Xerath or Jinx?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Jinx.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate compared to Jinx, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Jinxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Jinx matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often accumulates less CS as Jinx. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Xerath versus Jinx build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Shadowflame. When Xerath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Jinx than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 50.8% battling Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating Jinx as Xerath, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Xerath vs Jinx fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.
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