Is jinx the worst adc in lane?

LegitBusinessman·Apr 27, 2016·3 votes·2,145 views

Insanely abusable. A couple attack speed nerfs coupled with an ult nerf makes her laning phase an atrocity.

I just want to actually mention the ult nerf and I wonder why this was put in place. In order to meet max damage in has to travel for a minimum amount of time, but this minimum amount is almost rarely reached in short lane like bot early on and using it in teamfights isn't often effective either. This makes her ult more of a hail mary cross map execute, something that happens probably less than once a game.

Provided she can actually get through mid game to +25 minutes she's great, but I've been spamming Jinx, who was my old main, and I feel like her lane pressure is non-existent, and getting to her point of ideal power is almost impossible now.

During the reworks EVERY SINGLE ADC got buffed, had some considerable mechanic added to them, and Jinx got... a Q nerf? Wtf O_o

21 Comments

BaunjoApr 27, 20162 votes

She is most certainly not the worst laner. I would give that badge to Vayne Quinn Twitch

Hayaishi2Apr 27, 20161 votes

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She is most certainly not the worst laner. I would give that badge to

Twitch is not even close to being the worst laner.

BaunjoApr 27, 20161 votes

ADC wise. I didn't mean as a broad statement of all champions.

Hayaishi2Apr 27, 20161 votes

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ADC wise. I didn't mean as a broad statement of all champions.

He's not the worst laner in bot lane either. Not even close, he outtrades Lucian.

BaunjoApr 27, 20163 votes

O_O is that Lucian drunk? There is no way a twitch can out trade a sober Lucian.

67chromeApr 27, 20162 votes

He's not the worst laner in bot lane either. Not even close, he outtrades Lucian.

Only if a trade lasts for 10+ seconds, Twitch has no burst damage.

LycanoonApr 27, 20161 votes

Quinn -- Not funny. her Q and E when timed properly can drop anyone quite quickly. In team fights, her R comes in handy, especially if the whole team has Oppressor on their masteries line-up.

Twitch -- This Rodent (who i main) when fed and built properly, can be the biggest pain in your ass. He can carry a lane very well depending on who he's up against. Twitch has the vantage point over Melee and Ability champs, and I stress this because his stealth can be VERY annoying in team fights, making it hard to Flee when you're getting your ass kicked.

Vayne -- BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You got this one right.

BaunjoApr 27, 20161 votes

Well, Quinn E is indeed good but honestly, hitting Q in lane isn't easy if the enemy isn't stupid.

But regarding Twitch and Vayne I have stomped lane with both of them, you don't have some severe handicap on these champions that cannot be overcome but compare twitch and vayne to jinx where they have short range ( atleast pre 6 for twitch ) and are really auto attack reliant, jinx zap and cc as well as having rockets means she can really go hard when she needs to, and do so pretty damn well.

But I feel like the argument " It depends on the matchup " can apply to every champion, but some have severe issues early.

LycanoonApr 27, 20161 votes

GentzerApr 27, 20162 votes

Meanwhile, Vayne gets poked out by ADCs with superior range (read: Most of them). Twitch loses to any opponents that can trade quickly and not let him stack passive, and Urgot is just...Urgot.

LycanoonApr 27, 20163 votes

Twitch ---- IF PLAYED RIGHT!...and gets fed early (within the first 5 minutes) can carry the entire match! With the right masteries and runes, twitch can be a nightmare!

LegitBusinessmanApr 27, 20161 votes

TLDR Urgot more useful than Jinx. That's a true statement honestly.

OurLestradeApr 27, 20161 votes

I've never seen her as a bad laner. Wuh?

Icestar1186Apr 27, 20161 votes

Jinx got nerfed because she was, at the time, arguably the strongest ADC in the game. She's still good in lane and has phenomenal scaling.

Her ult hits max damage at about her w range. That's not too hard to hit.

LegitBusinessmanApr 27, 20161 votes

Urgot is a notorious lane bully, to say that Urgot is actually weaker than Jinx in lane is crazy.

AnagsApr 27, 20161 votes

Jinx got nerfed because of her aoe crits. She is still a solid adc and still can take turrets pretty fast. Are there better adcs? Sure. Is she horrible? No.

LegitBusinessmanApr 27, 20161 votes

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Jinx got nerfed because of her aoe crits. She is still a solid adc and still can take turrets pretty fast. Are there better adcs? Sure. Is she horrible? No.

My point is she needs items to do this, her damage is purely from autos, shes the only adc who is pidgeon holed like that. Everyone has other forms of damage, she is PURE auto attack because W is pretty bad honestly.

AmarajahApr 27, 20161 votes

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My point is she needs items to do this, her damage is purely from autos, shes the only adc who is pidgeon holed like that. Everyone has other forms of damage, she is PURE auto attack because W is pretty bad honestly.

"Her damage is purely from autos", no that is vayne, draven, ashe and (caitlyn in teamfights)

W is not bad, I've seen it along with ult used for a lot of finishers

LegitBusinessmanApr 27, 20161 votes

Twitch has better harass than Jinx.

Quinn is a bad laner? Wtf no.

Vayne is a bad laner? You have a dash that costs almost no mana and self peel. She's at least self sufficient in that respect.

AmarajahApr 27, 20161 votes

Ashe and Ezreal also don't have particularly strong laning phases unless they are vs the right champions with the right supports