MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Jinx vs Aphelios
How often does Jinx beat Aphelios in ADC?
Jinx into Aphelios in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 8,486 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Jinx behind by 167 gold.
Does Jinx counter Aphelios?
The numbers say yes: across 8,486 ranked ADC games into Aphelios, Jinx takes 53% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Aphelios's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Aphelios: the Jinx game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Jinx at 66% across 3,784 games. Flip the lead and Jinx falls to 42% across 4,699.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 66% | 3,784 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 42% | 4,699 |
| First blood | 61% | 4,242 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 3,082 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 3,747 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 2,228 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 864 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Jinx's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Jinx finishes Yun Tal Wildarrows first most often: 54.2% over 1,490 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hexoptics C44, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge: 61.6% across 575 games.
The most-finished Jinx core is Hexoptics C44, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge: 58.4% across 16,790 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hexoptics C44 (42,484 games).
Skill plan: Jinx players max Q first and take Q at level 1.