Lux, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
51.1%
Pick Rate
9.7%
Ban Rate
15.9%

Lux vs Jinx

Lux S TierMageSupport
Patch
26.19
Games
19,295
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 7, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Lux vs Jinx is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Lux wins with a 61.0% win rate (+22.0%) over Jinx based on 41 games. Lux holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Jinx matchup.

Lux Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux 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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Lux
Lux
61.1%
VS
Jinx
38.9%
Jinx

Who wins Lux vs Jinx?

Slight Lux edgeLow confidence

Lux wins 61.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 49.6% and 71.5% (95% range).

Expected
51.2%
From both champions' overall Bot win rates
Matchup effect
+9.9 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
72 games
Lane: Bot
vs patch 26.18
+7.8 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Lux, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Lux wins 61.1% of 72 games (95% range 49.6–71.5%).
  • Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 51.2% for Lux; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Lux usually wins the lane: 575 gold ahead of Jinx at 15 minutes on average (70 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Lux players pick Axiom Arcanist far more often against Jinx: 7.0% of their other Bot games, 15.3% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Lux and Jinx played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Lux's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Lux vs Jinx Laning Stats

LuxJinx

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+575
Lux ahead
95% range +176 to +974
XP difference
+671
Lux ahead
95% range +422 to +920
CS difference
+7.4
Lux ahead
95% range +1.5 to +13.4
3.69
Kills before 15 min
2.16
2.09
Deaths before 15 min
3.33
0.24
Solo kills before 15 min
0.11
11.1%
First blood
6.9%

Whole-game averages

6.6
CS / min
6.9
1,013
DMG / min
713
14,257
Gold / game
13,789
64
Heal / min
179
449
DMG Mitigated / min
373
1.5
CC / min
0.6

Lux vs Jinx Win Rate by Game Length

Lux's win rate against Jinx by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
9 games
Too few games
20–25 min
5 games
Too few games
25–30 min
21 games
Too few games
30–35 min
15 games
Too few games
35+ min
22 games
Lux vs Jinx95% rangeLux usual (Bot)

No game length stands out: Lux's results against Jinx in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Lux vs Jinx Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)LuxLux gold at 15: +575
  2. First itemLuxLux: 10.7 min · Jinx: 13.0 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Lux Changes Against Jinx

Choices Lux players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.

Best Lux Build vs Jinx

Usual Lux build (Bot)

82.6% win rate · 23 games

Against Jinx

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 17 of 54 Lux games against Jinx carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Lux's standard build instead.

  • Lux usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.7 min (median of 36 games).
  • Jinx usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 13.0 min (median of 47 games).
  • Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Lux Runes vs Jinx

Usual Lux runes (Bot)

Arcane CometArcane Comet
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Domination
Cheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

57.9% win rate · 321 games

Against Jinx

Arcane CometArcane Comet
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Domination
Cheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

63.6% win rate · 22 games

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Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Lux'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 Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Lux Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Lux vs Jinx FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Lux vs Jinx?

Current data slightly favors Lux, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Lux wins 61.1% of 72 games (95% range 49.6–71.5%).

What is Lux's win rate against Jinx?

Lux wins 61.1% of 72 Bot games against Jinx on patch 26.19 (95% range 49.6–71.5%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 51.2% would be expected.

Does Lux counter Jinx?

Not clearly. Lux wins 61.1% of 72 games against Jinx, and the 95% range (49.6–71.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Lux or Jinx?

Lux usually wins the lane: 575 gold ahead of Jinx at 15 minutes on average (70 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Lux outscale Jinx?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Jinx strongest against Lux?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Jinx is ahead of Lux beyond the margin of error.

What should Lux build against Jinx?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Lux's usual Bot core: Stormsurge, Malignance, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Jinx: Liandry's Torment (1.0% usually, 5.6% here).

What runes should Lux use against Jinx?

Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Domination — 63.6% over 22 games against Jinx. The biggest change against Jinx: Axiom Arcanist (7.0% usually, 15.3% here).