Jinx is a hyper-carry marksman who starts games modestly and snowballs into one of the most dangerous late-game threats in League of Legends. Her weapon-swapping kit and reset passive reward positioning and patience. This guide is an editorial companion to her current data: her champion page, build and counters.
Champion Overview
Jinx is a ranged hyper-carry played in the bot lane. She swaps between a fast minigun and a long-range rocket launcher, controls space with traps and a slow, and snowballs hard thanks to a passive that grants a burst of speed and attack speed on takedowns. She is fragile and immobile, so her whole game is about positioning safely and letting her damage ramp.
See her full kit, lore and skins on her champion page.
Abilities at a Glance
Jinx switches weapons for either rapid single-target damage or slower area rockets, fires a long-range slowing shot, drops traps that root, and launches a global ultimate that grows more dangerous the further it travels. Her passive reset is what makes her terrifying once a fight breaks in her favour.
Exact values change with patches — confirm on her champion page and patch notes.
Build and Runes
Jinx builds attack speed and critical strike to maximise her ramping damage, with survivability added as needed. Follow the current items and runes on her build page, and see our best ADC items guide for the itemisation logic behind marksmen.
Matchups and Teamfighting
Early on, Jinx farms and pokes with rockets while staying safe. In fights she positions at maximum range, uses her minigun once she is rolling, and looks for the passive reset that lets her clean up. Respect early-aggressive lanes — her counters page shows who pressures her before she scales.
Pro Builds
Jinx is a professional favourite in team compositions that protect her. See current professional setups in the Jinx pro builds.
Practical Tips
- Position at maximum range — Jinx is fragile and immobile.
- Use rockets to poke and clear, minigun once fights are in your favour.
- Chase the passive reset to snowball won fights.
- Follow the current setup on her build page.
- Respect early lanes shown on her counters page.
