- Win Rate
- 49.6%
- Pick Rate
- 2.5%
- Ban Rate
- 2.2%
Smolder vs Jinx
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 2,320
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 6, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Smolder vs Jinx is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Jinx wins with a 54.1% win rate (+8.2%) over Smolder based on 207 games. Jinx holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Jinx matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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.
Who wins Smolder vs Jinx?
Smolder wins 43.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.2% and 48.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.7% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 395 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.6 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
- Jinx consistently wins this matchup across a large current-patch sample: Smolder wins 43.0% of 395 games (95% range 38.2–48.0%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 47.7% for Smolder; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Jinx usually wins the lane: 598 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (386 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Smolder players pick Adaptive Force (offense) far more often against Jinx: 90.9% of their other Bot games, 94.7% 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 Smolder 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 Smolder'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.
Smolder vs Jinx Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Smolder vs Jinx Win Rate by Game Length
Smolder'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.
No game length stands out: Smolder's results against Jinx in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Smolder 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.
- Lane (15 min)JinxSmolder gold at 15: −598
- First itemJinxSmolder: 12.1 min · Jinx: 11.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesJinxSmolder wins 36.7% of 169 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSmolder wins 48.3% of 205 games
What Smolder Changes Against Jinx
Choices Smolder players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually90.9%vs Jinx94.7%+3.8 pts42.5% WR here
Best Smolder Build vs Jinx
Usual Smolder build (Bot)
60.9% win rate · 677 games
Against Jinx
51.9% win rate · 52 games
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 12.1 min (median of 313 games).
- Jinx usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 11.2 min (median of 268 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Smolder Runes vs Jinx
Usual Smolder runes (Bot)
Deathfire Touch
52.4% win rate · 544 games
Against Jinx
Deathfire Touch50.0% win rate · 54 games
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Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Smolder Matchups
Hardest for Smolder
Easiest for Smolder
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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Smolder vs Jinx FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Smolder vs Jinx?
Jinx consistently wins this matchup across a large current-patch sample: Smolder wins 43.0% of 395 games (95% range 38.2–48.0%).
What is Smolder's win rate against Jinx?
Smolder wins 43.0% of 395 Bot games against Jinx on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.2–48.0%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.7% would be expected.
Does Smolder counter Jinx?
No — it is the other way around: Smolder wins only 43.0% of 395 games against Jinx, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Smolder or Jinx?
Jinx usually wins the lane: 598 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (386 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Smolder outscale Jinx?
Not measurably: Smolder's win rate against Jinx in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Jinx strongest against Smolder?
Jinx is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item, 20–30 min games.
What should Smolder build against Jinx?
The most successful Smolder core against Jinx is Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon (51.9% over 52 games).
What runes should Smolder use against Jinx?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Inspiration — 50.0% over 54 games against Jinx. The biggest change against Jinx: Adaptive Force (offense) (90.9% usually, 94.7% here).