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Jinx as of now? (Lack of a better title)

Kasando·2/27/2016, 2:03:19 AM·2 votes·1,145 views

Alright so ever since recent patches and the beginning of season 6 I think. Sorry I don't keep up with the seasons correct me if I'm wrong or something but since the newest season Jinx isn't strong anymore or she's just not all that good. I remember that last season she got nerf after nerf after nerf and not that many buffs to counter all those nerfs. And yes this opinion is biased because I love Jinx and not a lot of Marksmen are like her at all. She's risk reward and I love that but it's so hard to get the reward from the risk now since she's so weak compared to all the other Marksmen. It seems as if every marksman has gotten a buff or a change and Jinx has gotten a buff, that 15% increase to total attack speed, but it really does make much of a difference. Sure you can now build her straight AD and have the possibility of reaching 2.0 att spd but she's still incredibly weak. Well not incredibly but very weak. As she is now it is risky to play her in any game when all other marksmen have much better kits than she does. I can understand why she was nerfed a lot last season due to tank meta and how strong she was at pushing, but Tristana was the same and she's still pretty strong compared to other marksmen. Jinx lost her touch and I'm wondering if there are any possible ways to buff her without making her waaaaaay too OP or just like rework her? I would love for a rioteer to reply or anyone else to put their input because I'm just sad about where she stands right now in the meta. Sorry about complaining just feel like I'm not the only person who thinks this.

22 Comments

PhantomGG2/27/2016, 2:06:49 AM2 votes

were the nerfs harsh?

Sure

Did the destroy her?

no

What was nerfed?

Damage ratios Attack speed in rocket and gattling Ultimate damage ratios by 75 percent in the flat damage

What did this hurt?

Lane phase Solo one v ones

What buffs has she received

Now interacts with runnans hurricane (this was actually a major buff for team fights)

Conclusion While her lane phase was severely nerfed along with her solo split pushing, she is still a remarkable team fighter that rewards good positioning with aoe rockets and can still become a solid late game hyper carry. I also believe this was a positive nerf, for a champion is meant to have strength and weaknesses, it made little sense to have a late game hyper carry have such a dominate lane phase.

-A jinx main

Nekusen2/27/2016, 2:10:10 AM2 votes

She is still good, there is no reason not to use it, the problem is other ADCs like Lucian and such being seen in every game, but to be fair, before that Jinx was seen every game so whatever.

Rabid Husky2/27/2016, 4:05:37 PM2 votes

personally i think jinx is no longer god but that's not exactly a bad thing, i play jinx almost every time i'm adc unless shes picked or banned and to be honest i welcome other adcs being on par with her. i won't lie it got boring as all hell dealing with jinx or vayne last season every game now tho other adcs see play bringing jinx and vayne down a notch and making them options as opposed to the only option. i think jinx is in a perfect spot right now i would like to see her ult get buffed in the minimum damage department but then again i like having some way to fight someone in my face lol

Albetrax2/27/2016, 3:58:16 AM1 votes

I love Jinx as well, and i still play her more often than any other marksmen but i do agree she is not as strong as some of the other choices. I think the main reason for this is that her early game is probably the worst of all marksmen. She can't seem to keep up in damage until she hits the two item power spike and with Riot pushing for faster paced games it makes it hard sometimes to become a powerhouse for your team before the back end of mid-game. Her lack of mobility combined with the attack speed nerf she got makes it dangerous to skirmish until after you secure a lead. Look at all the meta marksmen on the rift now, they all have some form of mobility jinx has a very minor mobility aspect in her kit but that requires a kill or assist to get. She is still a good champion and dosen't require a rework but perhaps just a little buff to the early game in order to make her less reliant on her team to get her to late game is all she needs.

But thats just my two cents. [slayer-jinx-catface] - Peace!

stealthfox942/27/2016, 4:01:15 AM1 votes

I'm no expert on balance but my platinum adc main friend said she's currently one of the worst adc's in the game. I think thee nerfs took a while to catch up.

PhantomGG2/27/2016, 9:30:48 AM1 votes

Honestly I feel the the gattling and rocket nerfs need to stay, they still scale amazingly well, however I feel the ultimate nerfs should be somewhat reverted, I don't even consider hitting level six a power spike from how useless it is, in terms of dueling. early game without items the damage is none existent.

EcchiOtakuTM2/27/2016, 1:35:22 PM1 votes

The only question is why not use trist who's a better jinx?

Trist has always been a champ who does what jinx does but better

Edit: (I'm joking btw even if it's true trist is a better jinx, jinx herself has different fun points.)

BornAgainVirgin2/27/2016, 2:26:34 AM1 votes

Still good, I am struggling to win lane early on though. Still makes bases evaporate and still high team fight potential, the trick is getting there. I seem to get alot of supports that just want to all in early (Like level 2) and I'm like Pleeeease. Just. Let. Me. Scale.