Tier list / ADC / Jinx

Jinx matchups

Tier 1#4 ADC3Full build
You playJinx

Tier 150.8% win · #4 adc

Jinx favoured51.7%Jinx wins 51.7% of games into Kai'Sa, a little above the 50.8% Jinx wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

51.7%49.0%

16,503 gamesSample A 51.4%Sample B 53.3%Sample C 51.7%Gold at 15 −116Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Jinx: Gold 51.4% · Plat 51.0% · Emerald 51.0% · Diamond 50.7%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

Use the longer range on Fishbones to harass Kai’Sa when she is trying to farm lane early game! If Kai’Sa closes in with Supercharge(E), switch to Pow-Pow to engage, and switch back to Fishbones to punish Kai’Sa when she decides to retreat

Lane tip from this patch's games, play defensive
  • Hexoptics C44

    You complete Hexoptics C44 at ~11 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Flame Chompers! (E) is 24s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 85s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 74.1% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (79.1%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 6,629 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

    88.5% of games · 53.5% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion51.8%
    • Doran's Bow56.4%

  2. First back

    Long SwordDaggerBoots

    Long Sword, Dagger, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Hexoptics C44

    Hexoptics C44

    68.4% of games · 53.8% win
    • Yun Tal Wildarrows55.8%
    • Kraken Slayer50.4%

  4. 2nd item17 min

    Runaan's Hurricane

    Runaan's Hurricane

    67.1% of games · 55.3% win
    • Infinity Edge55.4%
    • Phantom Dancer56.4%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    44.7% of games · 60.9% win
    • Lord Dominik's Regards56.0%
    • Runaan's Hurricane58.4%

  6. Boots12 min

    Berserker's Greaves

    Berserker's Greaves

    91.5% of games · 53.4% win
    • Gluttonous Greaves59.3%
    • 33.3%

  7. Late27–32 min

    Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeMortal Reminder

    Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge or Mortal Reminder

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 6,532 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Lethal TempoLethal Tempopicked in 98.5%
  2. Presence of MindPresence of Mindpicked in 95.0%
  3. Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodlinepicked in 92.5%
  4. Cut DownCut Downpicked in 62.4%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cash BackCash Backpicked in 55.6%
  2. Triple TonicTriple Tonicpicked in 42.3%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealthAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 1,486 games
Q14579
W28101113
E31415
R612

Max

  1. QWE97.7% pick · 6,242 games54.4%
  2. QEW1.8% pick · 115 games54.8%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW603 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier79.1% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 74.1%4,914 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Jinx's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Get Excited!Passive
  2. Q Switcheroo!0.9s cooldown · 20 mana · 600 range0.9s0.9s0.9s0.9s
  3. W Zap!8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4s cooldown · 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 mana · 1450 range—8s8s5s
  4. E Flame Chompers!24 / 20.5 / 17 / 13.5 / 10s cooldown · 90 mana · 925 range—24s24s24s
  5. R Super Mega Death Rocket!85 / 65 / 45s cooldown · 100 mana · 25000 range——85s85s

Flame Chompers! (E) is the long one early: 24s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 32 adc matchups

Jinx's win rate into each one · green beats Jinx's average, rose falls short
36.0%38.0%40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.