ADC Matchup

Jinx vs Mel

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Jinx

Jinx

the Loose Cannon
ADC
Jinx ADC Overall Win Rate
51.10%

Matchup Win Rate

52.2%
Jinx vs Mel Wins
⚔
47.9%
Mel vs Jinx Wins
Mel

Mel

the Soul's Reflection
ADC
Mel ADC Overall Win Rate
48.50%

Jinx vs Mel - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Jinx ADC vs Mel ADC - Who is stronger?

Jinx ADC has an advantage against Mel (52.2% win rate) based on 857 games. The matchup leans toward Jinx.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Jinx ADC vs Mel ADC in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 62.4% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Meta staple Jinx (11.5% pick rate, 6th most popular out of 30 ADC champions) rarely faces off-meta Mel (1.5% pick rate). However, even uncommon picks can cheese unprepared players, so basic matchup knowledge provides valuable insurance. Meta strength confirmed: Jinx's superior tier rating (A+ vs C) translates into a solid 52.2% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Jinx ranks 12th in win rate among ADC champions. Optimize for consistency: Lethal Tempo paired with Coup de Grace (63.0% win rate, 2.1% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Yun Tal Wildarrows > Infinity Edge > Runaan's Hurricane with Berserker's Greaves delivers 62.4% win rate against Mel.

Lane dominance: Jinx not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (7.51/min vs 6.77 for Mel). This 0.74 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Jinx wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (708 vs 856/min), the 52.2% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Jinx wins the matchup (52.2%) despite a lower KDA (2.30 vs 2.50). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Jinx vs Mel - ADC Stats Comparison

Jinx ADC
Jinx ADC		Versus
Mel ADC
Mel ADC
A+TierC
52.2%Matchup Winrate47.9%
51.10%Role Winrate48.50%
#12Winrate Rank#24
11.5%Pickrate1.5%
2.3Average KDA2.5
439Gold per Minute452
7.51CS/Min6.77
0.29Wards per Minute0.33
708Damage per Minute856

How to Beat Mel as Jinx (ADC)

The Jinx versus Mel matchup as ADC is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Jinx deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Mel deals primarily magic damage (90.41%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Jinx is higher farming statistics (ranked 5th among role champions) (versus 15th for Mel), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.5 versus 2.3) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Jinx ADC versus Mel ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Jinx player to maintain constant pressure on Mel, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Jinx vs Mel: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
55.5% Win Rate7.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
67.3% Win Rate5.4% Pick Rate

Jinx vs Mel: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

55.9% Win Rate90.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Domination
Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) health (based on level)

Cooldown: 20s

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

63.0% Win Rate2.1% Pick Rate

Jinx vs Mel: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Cull
Cull (450 gold) 7 Attack Damage
Reap
Restore 3 HealthOn-Hit.
Killing minions grants 1 gold, up to 100. Reaching the limit grants another 350 gold.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
53.6% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
52.2% Win Rate95.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.6% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.0% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Scout's Slingshot
Scout's Slingshot (600 gold) 20% Attack Speed
Bullseye
Damaging a champion deals bonus magic damage.
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.
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Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance
Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
59.7% Win Rate20.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
58.2% Win Rate38.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
53.9% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.6% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
53.0% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
52.2% Win Rate95.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
B. F. Sword
B. F. Sword (1300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
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Yun Tal Wildarrows
Yun Tal Wildarrows (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
0% Critical Strike Chance
Practice Makes Lethal
On-Attack, gain Critical Strike Chance permanently up to 25%.
Flurry
On-Attacking an enemy champion, gain 30% Attack Speed for 6 seconds (30 second cooldown).
Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds for Critical Strikes.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Wind's Fury
Attacks fire bolts at 2 additional enemies near the target.
Each bolt deals physical damage and applies On-Hit effects.
62.4% Win Rate16.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
62.5% Win Rate11.6% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
57.9% Win Rate32.9% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
62.5% Win Rate11.6% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
59.2% Win Rate6.3% Pick Rate
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
57.9% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
56.1% Win Rate5.5% Pick Rate
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
59.8% Win Rate3.7% Pick Rate
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
58.4% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate

Jinx vs Mel: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Switcheroo! Jinx modifies her basic attacks by swapping between Pow-Pow, her minigun and Fishbones, her rocket launcher. Attacks with Pow-Pow grant Attack Speed, while attacks with Fishbones deal area of effect damage, gain increased range, but drain Mana and attack slower.
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Q
Q
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Q
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W
Zap! Jinx uses Zapper, her shock pistol, to fire a blast that deals damage to the first enemy hit, slowing and revealing it.
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W
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W
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E
Flame Chompers! Jinx throws out a line of snare grenades that explode after 5 seconds, lighting enemies on fire. Flame Chompers will bite enemy champions who walk over them, rooting them in place.
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R
Super Mega Death Rocket! Jinx fires a super rocket across the map that gains damage as it travels. The rocket will explode upon colliding with an enemy champion, dealing damage to it and surrounding enemies based on their missing Health.
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R
Max Order: Q > W > E
54.3% Win Rate75.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Switcheroo! Jinx modifies her basic attacks by swapping between Pow-Pow, her minigun and Fishbones, her rocket launcher. Attacks with Pow-Pow grant Attack Speed, while attacks with Fishbones deal area of effect damage, gain increased range, but drain Mana and attack slower.
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Zap! Jinx uses Zapper, her shock pistol, to fire a blast that deals damage to the first enemy hit, slowing and revealing it.
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Flame Chompers! Jinx throws out a line of snare grenades that explode after 5 seconds, lighting enemies on fire. Flame Chompers will bite enemy champions who walk over them, rooting them in place.
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Super Mega Death Rocket! Jinx fires a super rocket across the map that gains damage as it travels. The rocket will explode upon colliding with an enemy champion, dealing damage to it and surrounding enemies based on their missing Health.
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Max Order: Q > W > E
89.5% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Jinx tips:

  • Rockets aren't always the best choice! Jinx's minigun is incredibly powerful when fully ramped up. Switch to it whenever an enemy champion gets too close.
  • Jinx's rockets deal full damage to all enemies in the explosion. Use them on minions in lane to hit nearby enemy champions without drawing minion aggro.
  • When a fight starts try to stay on the edge of fray by poking with rockets and Zap!. Do not run in and unload with the minigun until you feel it is safe.

Playing Against Mel

  • Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
  • The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

Jinx ADC other Matchups

Jinx
+4.6%
Kalista

Jinx vs Kalista

Jinx
+4.0%
Yunara

Jinx vs Yunara

Jinx
+2.9%
Zeri

Jinx vs Zeri

Jinx
+2.7%
Sivir

Jinx vs Sivir

Jinx
+2.5%
Kog'Maw

Jinx vs Kog'Maw

Jinx
+2.1%
Varus

Jinx vs Varus

Jinx
+2.0%
Kai'Sa

Jinx vs Kai'Sa

Jinx
+2.0%
Senna

Jinx vs Senna

Jinx
+1.8%
Samira

Jinx vs Samira

Jinx
+1.8%
Lucian

Jinx vs Lucian

Jinx
+1.6%
Caitlyn

Jinx vs Caitlyn

Jinx
+1.4%
Aphelios

Jinx vs Aphelios

Jinx
+1.2%
Xayah

Jinx vs Xayah

Jinx
+1.2%
Ezreal

Jinx vs Ezreal

Jinx
+1.2%
Tristana

Jinx vs Tristana

Jinx
+1.1%
Jhin

Jinx vs Jhin

Jinx
+1.1%
Ashe

Jinx vs Ashe

Jinx
+1.1%
Corki

Jinx vs Corki

Jinx
+1.1%
Draven

Jinx vs Draven

Jinx
-1.0%
Twitch

Jinx vs Twitch

Jinx
-1.9%
Ziggs

Jinx vs Ziggs

Jinx
-1.9%
Smolder

Jinx vs Smolder

Jinx
-2.4%
Vayne

Jinx vs Vayne

Jinx
-2.7%
Nilah

Jinx vs Nilah

Jinx
-2.8%
Miss Fortune

Jinx vs Miss Fortune