MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Lux vs Jinx
How often does Lux beat Jinx in ADC?
Lux into Jinx in ADC: 51% observed win rate across 649 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Lux ahead by 449 gold.
Does Lux counter Jinx?
Too close for a counter call: Lux sits at 51% over 649 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Jinx: the Lux game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Lux at 57% across 391 games. Flip the lead and Lux falls to 43% across 258.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 57% | 391 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 43% | 258 |
| First blood | 54% | 383 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 320 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 356 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 188 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 91 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Lux's ADC build, with receipts
Into Jinx specifically, Lux finishes Malignance first most often: 56.1% over 189 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 61.1% across 72 games.
The most-finished Lux core is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 53.5% across 1,220 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Malignance (3,484 games).
Skill plan: Lux players max E first and take E at level 1.