Win Rate

51.2%

Pick Rate

9.8%

Jinxvs Katarina

AMarksman

Patch26.17

Matches543,090

LaneAll Lanes

TierAll Tiers

Last UpdatedAug 30, 2026 UTC

MethodologyData Methodology

AuthorDakota Chinnick

Jinx vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.17. Katarina wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Jinx based on 24 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Jinx build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jinx vs Katarina matchup.

Jinx Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jinx performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Jinx

37.5% WR

Katarina

62.5% WR

Who Wins the Jinx vs Katarina Matchup?

Winner

Katarina

Matches: 24

37.5%

Win Rate

62.5%

7.0

CS / min

6.0

894

DMG / min

970

15,607

Gold / game

16,010

170

Heal / min

221

386

DMG Mitigated / min

739

0.6

CC / min

0.1

16.7%

Early Game WR

83.3%

44.4%

Late Game WR

55.6%

Jinx vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Jinx vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 24 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Jinx's 37.5%, giving Katarina a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Katarina dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jinx players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jinx leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina has a strong advantage in this matchup. Jinx players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Katarina overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Jinx vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Jinx, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming

7.0Jinx

6.0Katarina

Jinx significantly out-farms Katarina by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Jinx a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Katarina players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.

Damage

894Jinx

970Katarina

Katarina deals 75 more champion damage per minute than Jinx. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Jinx choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Katarina's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.

Economy

15,607Jinx

16,010Katarina

Katarina earns 403 more gold per game than Jinx, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Katarina slightly faster item completions.

Utility

0.6Jinx

0.1Katarina

Jinx provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Katarina, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Jinx coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.

Sustain

556Jinx

960Katarina

Katarina vastly out-sustains Jinx, healing and mitigating 405 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Katarina can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Jinx is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Jinx, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Early Game vs Late Game

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Early Game

Katarina

83.3%

+66.7% advantage

Jinx16.7%

Katarina83.3%

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Late Game

Katarina

55.6%

+11.1% advantage

Jinx44.4%

Katarina55.6%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 83.3% win rate — a 66.7 percentage point lead over Jinx. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Jinx. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Katarina holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Jinx players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Jinx Runes Against Katarina

Precision

Sorcery

42.9% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Jinx the best tools to compete against Katarina in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.

See this matchup from Katarina's perspective

Jinx matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.17. The table below shows Jinx's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Jinx build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Jinx matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.17
Opponent	Win Rate	Matches	CS/min	DMG/min	Gold/game	Early WR	Late WR
Caitlyn	49.56%	1,249	6.9	805	13,098	49.0%	50.2%
Jhin	48.48%	788	6.9	812	13,469	49.9%	47.3%
Miss Fortune	53.22%	776	6.7	839	13,678	51.7%	54.3%
Kai'Sa	54.04%	631	7.2	882	13,441	51.4%	56.9%
Tristana	48.92%	601	7.0	853	13,273	46.0%	51.6%
Ashe	53.78%	543	6.9	824	13,278	54.2%	53.4%
Ezreal	53.46%	419	7.0	856	13,588	50.5%	56.0%
Twitch	51.63%	368	6.7	741	13,219	53.8%	50.0%
Yunara	53.93%	356	7.2	821	13,174	57.5%	49.7%
Lucian	55.21%	288	7.1	830	13,461	54.9%	55.6%
Vayne	54.78%	272	7.0	884	13,463	55.6%	54.2%
Smolder	51.37%	255	7.2	938	14,163	53.5%	49.6%
Samira	51.46%	239	6.8	835	13,147	53.9%	48.6%
Aphelios	54.29%	210	7.2	868	13,039	61.2%	44.9%
Xayah	45.85%	205	7.1	857	13,113	41.7%	49.5%

Draven	52.22%	203	6.8	907	14,074	55.3%	49.5%
Zeri	58.06%	186	7.3	900	13,457	60.6%	55.2%
Sivir	50.55%	182	7.3	856	13,704	48.2%	52.6%
Kog'Maw	43.28%	134	6.9	881	14,001	41.9%	44.4%
Veigar	50.38%	133	7.1	902	14,138	50.0%	50.7%
Seraphine	43.18%	132	7.1	760	13,557	43.6%	42.9%
Yasuo	51.20%	125	6.8	821	13,615	50.8%	51.6%
Varus	46.67%	120	6.7	826	12,999	46.4%	46.9%
Ziggs	50.94%	106	6.9	764	12,599	50.9%	51.0%
Viktor	46.08%	102	7.2	769	13,636	38.6%	51.7%
Mel	52.48%	101	6.7	819	13,822	45.2%	57.6%
Syndra	55.13%	78	7.2	755	14,106	63.0%	51.0%
Nilah	53.25%	77	7.0	817	12,860	51.2%	55.6%
Xerath	48.53%	68	6.7	678	12,237	57.9%	36.7%
Hwei	53.03%	66	6.9	774	13,952	52.0%	53.7%
Kalista	63.08%	65	6.9	907	12,976	55.0%	76.0%
Senna	41.27%	63	6.9	823	13,481	34.8%	45.0%
Corki	47.46%	59	7.1	783	13,314	48.5%	46.1%
Swain	50.91%	55	6.6	879	12,391	50.0%	52.4%
Brand	46.51%	43	6.7	741	13,335	44.4%	48.0%
Lux	45.00%	40	6.5	694	12,309	36.8%	52.4%
Aurelion Sol	46.88%	32	7.3	836	12,945	61.1%	28.6%
Katarina	37.50%	24	7.0	894	15,607	16.7%	44.4%
Malzahar	40.00%	20	7.1	750	14,391	11.1%	63.6%
Vladimir	55.56%	18	7.0	1,035	13,585	62.5%	50.0%
Vel'Koz	38.89%	18	7.1	981	14,065	33.3%	41.7%
Karthus	44.44%	18	7.4	934	15,657	50.0%	42.9%
Teemo	41.18%	17	6.0	823	14,366	40.0%	41.7%
Yone	43.75%	16	7.0	769	13,514	42.9%	44.4%
Tahm Kench	38.46%	13	7.0	946	11,810	37.5%	40.0%
Cassiopeia	46.15%	13	7.7	727	11,836	33.3%	75.0%
Twisted Fate	58.33%	12	7.1	775	14,276	80.0%	42.9%
Akshan	63.64%	11	6.7	860	13,747	60.0%	66.7%
Irelia	63.64%	11	6.7	699	11,445	33.3%	100.0%
Zyra	60.00%	10	6.7	649	13,242	60.0%	60.0%

Heimerdinger	50.00%	10	6.7	805	15,914	66.7%	42.9%
Anivia	33.33%	9	6.2	1,063	15,143	0.0%	42.9%
Morgana	62.50%	8	5.8	555	10,210	40.0%	100.0%
Sett	71.43%	7	7.3	1,030	15,603	0.0%	83.3%
Vex	50.00%	6	6.5	1,055	14,805	50.0%	50.0%
Nidalee	83.33%	6	7.3	1,000	14,125	50.0%	100.0%
Aurora	66.67%	6	6.2	657	13,661	0.0%	66.7%
Azir	66.67%	6	6.8	855	15,306	0.0%	80.0%
Briar	50.00%	6	6.4	812	11,084	33.3%	66.7%
Darius	33.33%	6	7.0	759	14,802	50.0%	25.0%
Sion	20.00%	5	5.9	906	13,747	0.0%	25.0%
Quinn	20.00%	5	6.3	795	10,413	0.0%	33.3%
Xin Zhao	40.00%	5	6.8	823	15,138	0.0%	66.7%
Viego	20.00%	5	6.0	695	13,200	0.0%	33.3%
Orianna	40.00%	5	7.3	683	12,334	33.3%	50.0%
Master Yi	60.00%	5	6.5	720	11,852	66.7%	50.0%
Ekko	60.00%	5	6.4	708	13,457	50.0%	66.7%
Ahri	80.00%	5	7.6	844	15,807	0.0%	100.0%
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Jinx vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Jinx do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Katarina wins the Jinx vs Katarina matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Jinx's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 24 recent ranked games in patch 26.17.

How does Jinx do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Jinx with a 83.3% win rate versus 16.7%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Jinx do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Katarina takes over the Jinx vs Katarina matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Jinx vs Katarina matchup?

Katarina wins the matchup against Jinx with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.17. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 24 games analyzed.

What is the best Jinx build against Katarina?

The best Jinx build against Katarina includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Jinx runes against Katarina?

The best Jinx runes against Katarina use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 42.9% win rate in the Jinx vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Jinx counter Katarina?

No, Jinx struggles against Katarina with only a 37.5% win rate. Katarina has the advantage in this matchup. Jinx players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Katarina's lead.

How do I play Jinx against Katarina?

When playing Jinx against Katarina, play cautiously and avoid Katarina's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Katarina has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.