Standard — crit DPS
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
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Scaling DPS build oriented toward front-to-back fights to last through combat, clean enemy lines, and explode once the first reset is secured.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Jinx build (Dragon Lane): Infinity Edge › Runaan's Hurricane › Phantom Dancer › Bloodthirster › Magnetic Blaster, boots Berserker's Greaves, keystone Lethal Tempo. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,600 total cost +400gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +400gScores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Jinx’s default build works because it respects her true win condition: surviving long enough for her sustained damage to exceed the enemy’s ability to contain her.
Long Sword
AD carry survivability, shield to compensate for the lack of a dash
Bonus range pushes Fishbones rockets even further
anti-heal + crit, proc the passive Get Excited in teamfights
Gluttonous Greaves
Quicksilver
Lethal Tempo maximizes the attack speed in Minigun Pow-Pow to DPS continuous.
Strengthens trades early before his Get Excited! passive is fully operational.
Your AoE rockets hit the full-HP frontline — the healthy-target bonus applies at the start of every fight.
Accelerates the attack speed of his Minigun and maximize Lethal Tempo.
Reduces incoming damage during his canagainst of Flame Chompers and Zap!.
Unlocks ultimate to finish targets and trigger resets from range.
Bloodthirster provides sustain and safety for extended fights.