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Yasuo vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jinx as Yasuo

based on 14,156 Yasuo vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Jinx as Yasuo resulted from an evaluation of 14156 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Yasuo is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.4% of his games.

Yasuo vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a ok job of beating Jinx. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Yasuo versus Jinx rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Yasuo vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeDeath's Dance

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTerminusKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
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Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
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Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Jinx

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Jinx Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Jinx Image
7
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
181
< Minions Killed >
172
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,268
< Physical Damage >
18,058
1,862
< Magic Damage >
979
966
< True Damage >
424
21,097
< Damage Dealt >
19,461
24,212
< Damage Taken >
19,271
12,441
< Gold Earned >
11,892
2.33
< Towers >
2.46
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,633
< Total Healing >
4,854
14,311
< Experience >
12,538
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
201
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Jinx with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Yasuo against Jinx matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Yasuo normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Jinx

Who is Better, Yasuo or Jinx?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo 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, Yasuo also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Jinx matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Yasuo is a decent counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Jinx.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Yasuo, we analyzed 14,156 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 Yasuo 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo to counter Jinx during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Jinx build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Death's Dance. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Jinx than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Jinx with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Jinx as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Yasuo vs Jinx counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Yasuo are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.