Pyke vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Pyke
based on 6,515 Pyke vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Jinx
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
Advice to Win Against Jinx
Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.
Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.
Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.
Pyke vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Pyke against Jinx counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..
Pyke normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Jinx
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Who is Better, Pyke or Jinx?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Jinx, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter to Jinx.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Jinx, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Jinxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Jinx matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Jinx. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke on average racks up a lot less CS as Jinx. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Pyke versus Jinx build consist of Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Pyke combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Jinx than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 50.1% battling Jinx with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Jinx as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Pyke vs Jinx fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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