- Win Rate
- 51.0%
- Pick Rate
- 3.4%
- Ban Rate
- 6.8%
Xerath vs Jinx
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,035
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Xerath vs Jinx is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Jinx wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.6%) over Xerath based on 44 games. Jinx wins the early laning phase while Xerath scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xerath vs Jinx matchup.
Xerath Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xerath 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 Xerath vs Jinx?
Xerath wins 40.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.3% and 55.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.5% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −12.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 40 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 16
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Jinx, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Xerath wins 40.0% of 40 games (95% range 26.3–55.4%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 52.5% for Xerath; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 18, within the margin of error (40 games).
- Xerath players pick Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense) far more often against Jinx: 2.2% of their other Bot games, 10.0% 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 Xerath 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 Xerath'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.
Xerath vs Jinx Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Xerath vs Jinx Win Rate by Game Length
Xerath'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: Xerath's results against Jinx in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Xerath 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)EvenXerath gold at 15: +18
- First itemEvenXerath: 11.4 min · Jinx: 11.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Xerath Changes Against Jinx
Choices Xerath players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense)Stat shardUsually2.2%vs Jinx10.0%+7.8 pts
Best Xerath Build vs Jinx
Against Jinx
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 26 Xerath games against Jinx carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Xerath's standard build instead.
- Xerath usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.4 min (median of 36 games).
- Jinx usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 11.7 min (median of 24 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 Xerath Runes vs Jinx
Usual Xerath runes (Bot)
Arcane Comet
50.4% win rate · 125 games
Against Jinx
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Xerath draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Xerath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Xerath'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 Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Xerath Matchups
Hardest for Xerath
Easiest for Xerath
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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Xerath vs Jinx FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Xerath vs Jinx?
Current data slightly favors Jinx, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Xerath wins 40.0% of 40 games (95% range 26.3–55.4%).
What is Xerath's win rate against Jinx?
Xerath wins 40.0% of 40 Bot games against Jinx on patch 26.20 (95% range 26.3–55.4%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 52.5% would be expected.
Does Xerath counter Jinx?
Not clearly. Xerath wins 40.0% of 40 games against Jinx, and the 95% range (26.3–55.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Xerath or Jinx?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 18, within the margin of error (40 games).
Does Xerath outscale Jinx?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Jinx strongest against Xerath?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Jinx is ahead of Xerath beyond the margin of error.
What should Xerath build against Jinx?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Xerath's usual Bot core: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame.
What runes should Xerath use against Jinx?
Use Xerath's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Jinx: Tenacity and Slow Resist (defense) (2.2% usually, 10.0% here).