Arrr, good patterns
- Can maintain ranged damage when positioning and target access remain seaworthy.
- Ranged basic attacks can contribute without entering melee distance when spacing be preserved.
Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
Jinx
the Loose Cannon
Jinx be a ranged damage dealer who needs seaworthy spacing and time to keep attacking. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleBot◆ClassMarksman
6DifficultyArrr, medium · 6/10
◎Arrr, basic attacksRangedArrr, ranged basic attacks · 525 range.
◈Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.
#Arrr, reference patch16.20.1
Arrr, strengths and limits
What Jinx does well, and what can go wrong
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
Arrr, limits to respect
- Loses reliable output when forced astern, controlled or reached afore creating distance.
- Needs th' sailor to respect cooldowns, resources and th' foe's course into th' fight.
Arrr, riot ally tips
Use these while learning th' championRockets aren't always th' best choice! Jinx's minigun be incredibly powerful when fully ramped up. Switch to it whenever an foe champion gets too belay.
Jinx's rockets deal full damage to all enemies in th' explosion. Use them on minions in course to hit nigh th' ship foe champions without drawing minion aggro.
When a fight starts try to stay on th' edge o' fray by poking wit' rockets and Zap!. Do nay run in and unload wit' th' minigun until ye feel it be seaworthy.
Riot foe tips
What an foe be told to watch ferJinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If ye see her poking wit' rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.
Jinx's ultimate does less damage th' closer ye be to her.
Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and be her primary means o' protecting herself. If she misses wit' them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Arrr, how to read Jinx in a real fight
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
Arrr, primarily physical pressure
Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.
Arrr, repeated access matters
Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.
Arrr, spacing protects repeated output
Ranged attacks be useful only while a seaworthy line to th' target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
Maintain seaworthy, repeatable damage
Target access and survival time most often matter more booty than one ambitious hit. Reposition betwixt attacks and avoid giving up th' seaworthy damage line.
Identify th' exact movement restriction
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.
Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight
Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.
Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter
A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive gear reference
What can help against Jinx?
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS
Plated Steelcaps most often fit better
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.
Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Where Jinx fits on Summoner's Rift
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
TopUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Jinx be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
JungleUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Jinx be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
MidUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Jinx be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
BotArrr, primary role
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Jinx has an established Bot carry course that can scale through shared-course farm and work wit' a Support partner.
SupportUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Jinx be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Arrr, kit reference
Jinx tricks
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Get Excited!
Arrr, what it doesEnglishJinx receives massively increased Move Speed and Attack Speed whenever she helps kill or destroy an enemy champions epic jungle monster, or structure.
Arrr, practical readGet Excited! be an automatic part o' th' kit involving basic-attack interaction. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Q
Q trick
Switcheroo!
Arrr, what it doesEnglishJinx modifies her basic attacks by swapping between Pow-Pow, her minigun and Fishbones, her rocket launcher. Attacks with Pow-Pow grant Attack Speed, while attacks with Fishbones deal area of effect damage, gain increased range, but drain Mana and attack slower.
Arrr, practical readSwitcheroo! be a ranged cast involving a slowing effect and basic-attack interaction. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
CooldownArrr, 0.9 secCost20Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 600 units
W
W trick
Zap!
Arrr, what it doesEnglishJinx uses Zapper, her shock pistol, to fire a blast that deals damage to the first enemy hit, slowing and revealing it.
Arrr, practical readZap! contributes a slowing effect and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
CooldownArrr, 8/7/6/5/4 secCost40/45/50/55/60Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 1450 units
First aboard target
Th' first aboard valid unit in th' course receives or stops th' effect, so minions, monsters or champions can change th' result where th' tooltip allows them.
E
E trick
Flame Chompers!
Arrr, what it doesEnglishJinx throws out a line of snare grenades that explode after 5 seconds, lighting enemies on fire. Flame Chompers will bite enemy champions who walk over them, rooting them in place.
Arrr, practical readFlame Chompers! be a ranged cast involving its listed effect. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
CooldownArrr, 24/20.5/17/13.5/10 secCost90Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 925 units
R
Ultimate
Super Mega Death Rocket!
Arrr, what it doesEnglishJinx fires a super rocket across the map that gains damage as it travels. The rocket will explode upon colliding with an enemy champion, dealing damage to it and surrounding enemies based on their missing Health.
Arrr, practical readSuper Mega Death Rocket! be a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
CooldownArrr, 85/65/45 secCost100Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 25000 units
Close shot
If the rocket hits almost immediately, its flat damage is lower because it has not had time to power up.
Full power after about one second
After the rocket has been flying for about one second, its flat damage is fully powered. Flying farther after that does not keep adding damage.
Low-health bonus
The explosion also deals damage based on how much health the target has already lost. A close shot can still hurt a badly wounded target.
Stops at the first champion
The rocket explodes on the first enemy champion it hits, then also damages nearby enemies.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Jinx · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Basic trickSwitcheroo!
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, all ranksArrr, 0.9 sec
Basic trickZap!
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 7 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 6 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 4 sec
Basic trickFlame Chompers!
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 24 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 20.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 17 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 13.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 10 sec
UltimateSuper Mega Death Rocket!
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 85 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 65 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 45 sec
Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18
| Rank | Health, arr | Mana, arr | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 630 | 260 Mana, arr | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 706 | 296 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 785 | 334 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 868 | 373 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 954 | 415 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 1,045 | 458 Mana, arr | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,139 | 502 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 1,236 | 549 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,338 | 597 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,443 | 647 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,551 | 699 Mana, arr | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,664 | 752 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,780 | 808 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,899 | 865 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 2,023 | 923 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 2,150 | 984 Mana, arr | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,281 | 1,046 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 2,415 | 1,110 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
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