Everything You Need to Know About Jinx in League of Legends
Since Arcane on Netflix, Jinx has been one of the most popular champions League of Legends. So if you want to pick her up here is everything you need to know about jinx in League of Legends!
From dominating Bot Lanes across the world, to stealing hearts with her performance in Arcane, Jinx has skyrocketed and become one of the most popular champions in the whole of League of Legends, so there is no wonder why you'd be interested in trying her out!
There are not many ADCs that scale more dangerously, or who are better at carrying team fights and games than Jinx, and while she has a relatively simple kit there are a lot of nuances that separate a good Jinx from an absolutely insane one.
Jinx’s abilities in League of Legends
Passive: Get Excited!
Jinx's Passive is that whenever she gets to takedown against an enemy champion, epic monster, turret, or inhibitor within three seconds of damaging them, she will gain a bonus movement speed increase of 175% which decays over the next six seconds.
She will also get a stack of Get Excited! and she's allowed to exceed the attack speed cap for the duration of this. Each stack grants her 25% total attack speed which can stack up to five times. That will reach a maximum of 125%. Any stack beyond the first of this can only be stacked from killing another enemy champion.
Q: Switcheroo!
Jinx can toggle her Q to switch between her two guns, Pow-Pow which is a minigun, and Fishbones which is a rocket launcher.
When she has Pow-Pow active, her basic attacks generate a stack of Rev’d Up for two and a half seconds, which refreshes on every attack and stacks up to three times
Each stack of this grants Jinx up to 65% bonus attack speed at maximum rank, but the second and third stacks are only 50% of this increase.
With Fishbones active, Jinx’s basic attacks cost her mana, but they damage enemies for 110% of her AD as physical damage and also explode on hit. This damage is also increased by her Critical Strike chance and Jinx gets a bonus attack range of up to 200 at max rank, but loses 10% of her bonus attack speed.
W: Zap!
Jinx’s W, Zap!, fires a laser in whatever direction she chooses, dealing physical damage to the first enemy it hits. This will be up to 210 at max rank plus 160% of her Ad. Additionally this also reveals the target and slows them for up to 80% for two seconds at max rank as well.
E: Flame Chompers!
Chompers explode on contact with enemy champions, interrupting their dashes and rooting them for 1.45 / 1.55 / 1.65 / 1.75 seconds. Enemies hit by the explosion take 70 / 140 / 210 / 280 (+100% AP) magic damage. Chompers last for 5 seconds and will explode automatically if no champion triggers them.
These will also knock down enemy champions and rootthem for 1.5 seconds whenever they walk into Flame Chompers!
R: Super Mega Death Rocket!
Jinx fires a massive rocket at the target location, which can be fired all the way across the map, dealing physical damage to enemies based on the distance it traveled. Jinx's R deals up to 25 / 35 / 45 to 250 / 350 / 450 (+15% to 150% AD) physical damage +25% / 30% / 35% of their missing health.
This can also deal extra AOE damage to nearby targets of up to 80% damage, plus up to 28% of the target’s missing health.
When was Jinx released in League of Legends?
Jinx has been in the game for just over a decade now, being released in the middle of Season 3 in Patch 3.12.
This was on October 1, 2013 and Jinx didn't actually get a skin on release, but did have Crime City Jinx release nine days later on October 10, 2013.
Where is Jinx from in League of Legends?
As per Arcane, Jinx is from Zaun and her real name is Powder!
However, Riot Games have recently announced that all the events of the Arcane TV show is now canon to the League of Legends lore. This means if you want to true envisioning of Jinx’s backstory go and watch Arcane!
Jinx’s Age in League of Legends
Jinx was born in 975 AN, which places her at 22 years of age in League of Legends. In Arcane we do see a younger version of Jinx who goes by Powder, and then we see the older Jinx that we know and love. However, we don't get an official age confirmation for either of these variations.
Jinx’s Voice Actor in League of Legends
So Jinx's voice actress in League of Legends is Sarah Anne Williams, who also voices Jinx in Legends of Runetera, as well as the Star Guardian Jinx and Odyssey Jinx skins.
In Arcane, however, Jinx is voiced by Ella Pernell and you Jinx, other wise known as Powder is voiced by Mia Sinclair Jenness.
Why is Jinx so popular in LOL?
Jinx is popular because she feels different from most other champions. She brings a lot of energy, noise, and chaos to the game. Her “Get Jinxed” music video made her stand out with her wild style and explosive weapons. Her rockets, traps, and global ultimate make her exciting to play.
When the Arcane series came out, her story became deeper. Fans saw her as more than just a crazy gunner. They watched her grow from Powder into Jinx and saw how her past shaped her. This emotional story made many players connect with her character even more.
Who is Jinx's crush?
Jinx does not show any crush in the main story. Ekko had a crush on her when they were kids. He even talks about it in one of his game lines.
In Arcane, there is a small moment where they dance, and he kisses her on the cheek. But this only happens in the show and not in the main lore.
So whether you've watched Arcane or not, we highly recommend going to watch it if you want to learn more about Jinx, but don't forget there are other champions in the game! Who knows they might appear in Arcane season 2, but in the meantime our guides are the perfect place to get started!