Jinx vs Lux Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Jinx is a marksman, Lux a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. The sample behind this page is 683 games from patch 16.13.1, and Jinx wins 43.3% of them. A deficit of 6.7 points is what earns Lux its counter flag in this matchup.
Both champions are ranged (Jinx at 525, Lux at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Mismatched profiles here: physical on Jinx’s side, magic on Lux’s. Jinx carries 630 base health to Lux’s 580, and 26 armour to 21. Jinx absorbs early autos better by 5 armour. Level 18 armour lands at 97 for Jinx and 109 for Lux. On autos alone the numbers read 59 AD for Jinx and 54 for Lux. Jinx walks at 325 and Lux at 330, so Lux dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Jinx looks for Flame Chompers! (E); Lux answers with Light Binding (Q). Super Mega Death Rocket! and Final Spark are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
This lane rebuilds from live ranked data each cycle.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Lux has the statistical edge. Jinx wins 43.3% of the recorded games.
43.3% from Jinx's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
683 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Jinx build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Jinx build page.