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Jinx ADC build & stats

Marksman S 19,979 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.8%
Pick rate
16.3%
Ban rate
6.3%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
57.1% 28 games

Build in this order

Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
3,000 gold
Infinity Edge 2
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
Runaan's Hurricane 3
Runaan's Hurricane
2,650 gold
9,150 gold
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
1,100 gold
17.6% 17 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
54.8% WR
314 games · 2% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
57.4% 329 games

Max order

Switcheroo! Q Zap! W Flame Chompers! E
60.0% 355 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Jinx

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Jinx wins 51.8% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (19,979 games).
  • Most common core: Hexoptics C44 → Runaan's Hurricane → Infinity Edge — 61% win rate over 218 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 60% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Twisted Fate (75% over 12 games). Hardest: Heimerdinger (36% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Hexoptics C44 1
Hexoptics C44
Runaan's Hurricane 2
Runaan's Hurricane
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
65.7% WR
140 games · 1% pick
Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Runaan's Hurricane 2
Runaan's Hurricane
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
60.0% WR
30 games · 0% pick
Hexoptics C44 1
Hexoptics C44
Runaan's Hurricane 2
Runaan's Hurricane
Lord Dominik's Regards 3
Lord Dominik's Regards
59.3% WR
27 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
54.3% WR
385 games · 2% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
57.1% WR
28 games · 0% pick
Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
17.6% WR
17 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
65.7% 1% (283)
63.2% 0% (87)
59.1% 1% (235)
58.8% 13% (2,636)
57.7% 3% (529)
57.6% 6% (1,228)
57.4% 2% (479)
56.9% 4% (775)
53.7% 15% (2,950)
51.1% 15% (3,018)
48.8% 1% (217)
46.4% 0% (69)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
53.2% WR
1,244 games · 6% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
46.3% WR
423 games · 2% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Coup de Grace Absolute Focus Gathering Storm
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
54.8% WR
314 games · 2% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Absolute Focus Gathering Storm

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 51.0%16% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 46.2%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 50.4%12% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 57.4%2% pick
  • Cleanse Flash Cleanse + Flash 50.7%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Switcheroo! Q Zap! W Flame Chompers! E 60.0%355 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (53%), Q → E → W (53%), Q → W → Q (77%).

  • PGet Excited!

    Jinx receives massively increased Move Speed and Attack Speed whenever she helps kill or destroy an enemy champions epic jungle monster, or structure.

  • QSwitcheroo!

    Jinx 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 increase...

  • WZap!

    Jinx uses Zapper, her shock pistol, to fire a blast that deals damage to the first enemy hit, slowing and revealing it.

  • EFlame Chompers!

    Jinx 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.

  • RSuper Mega Death Rocket!

    Jinx 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.