JInx used to be a lone counter... (primarily)

StealthyWolf52·8/28/2016, 11:29:42 PM·2 votes·667 views

I remember back towards the end of season 4 and early season 5, Jinx was strong because she excelled against tanks or bruisers with her minigun passive attack speed build, but now, the only thing jinx has over most other ADC's is her E.

Ashe Now has the same if not more tank melting potential than jinx, and a stun. KogMaw ^ minus the stun. Lucian melts everything. and every other popular ADC does the same thing. Why?

item 3085 item 3036 item 3147 item 3156 item 3142 with other options like item 3153 item 3094 item 3087 item 3046 to work with as alternate "melt a tank" options.

These items are built on almost all ADC's right now and tanks can't defend from it. All adc's have insane attack speed, armor shred, and damage thrown in with it. I'd say that kog and ashe have ruined jinx, but really, jinx has just lost her place amongst the common tank melter because every adc can do it without the bonus of abilities that can do more than jinx. At this point, jinx needs a small rework to make her unique again, her R it a high damage no stun version of Ashe's R and her Q is a worse version of Ashe's Q with some AOE. Her E and W are fine, but the rest of Jinx's kit is just wasy to aquire on other's now with more utility rhan jinx.

Bonus, mages have item 3001 item 3151 item 3135 item 3020 to work with, considerably less options.

7 Comments

Dynikus8/28/2016, 11:35:12 PM1 votes
UberAffe8/28/2016, 11:35:22 PM1 votes

If i'm not mistaken isn't the common build for jinx item 3085 item 3031 item 3508 for the aoe crits which puts her as a team fight adc rather than a tank melting adc.

MunchCrunchLunch8/28/2016, 11:42:43 PM1 votes

isn't her winrate this patch 55% or some shit. shes the most strong adc throughout the game. shes not weak early and shes a hypercarry.

PermabannedGaren8/29/2016, 6:19:14 AM1 votes

Jinx has never been the late game tank killing ADC, lol.

Kog'maw and Vayne take those spots, but honestly? ALL ADCs are meant to kill tanks and bruisers. It's why they are taken every game. You need someone who can safely melt the front line.

Jinx is the AOE crit nuke ADC, and she's still the best ADC at doing that. She is also the best ADC for snowballing mid team fight due to her passive.