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How to Win Ziggs vs Jinx Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Jinx as Ziggs

based on 2,882 Ziggs vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Ziggs came out of an analysis of 2882 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Ziggs fights Jinx in only 5.2% of his games.

Ziggs vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a average job of beating Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Ziggs versus Jinx matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Jinx.

Best Ziggs vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusVoid StaffStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Jinx

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Jinx Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Jinx Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
162
< Minions Killed >
174
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.52
772
< Physical Damage >
18,010
23,841
< Magic Damage >
1,002
340
< True Damage >
391
24,955
< Damage Dealt >
19,403
17,393
< Damage Taken >
20,869
11,397
< Gold Earned >
12,015
3.03
< Towers >
2.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,531
< Total Healing >
5,574
13,434
< Experience >
12,852
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
249
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Jinx with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Ziggs versus Jinx counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jinx..

Ziggs normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jinx. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Jinx

Who is Better, Ziggs or Jinx?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes an ok counter to Jinx.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Jinx.

Moreover, Ziggs 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 ton of burst damage.

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

Ziggs is a decent counter for Jinx. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Jinx.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Ziggs, we analyzed 2,882 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs to counter Jinx during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ziggs versus Jinx build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Jinx than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Jinx with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Jinx as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Jinx counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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