Varus vs Jinx ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Varus vs Jinx

Confidence highUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

Varus wins short trades by landing poke before Jinx can safely respond with rockets.
Control wave near your side to punish Jinx's last-hit attempts and limit her safe farm.
Jinx scales harder in extended fights; use early poke and (R) root threat to deny her time.

Trading pattern

Step forward to auto and apply blight stacks when Jinx walks up for caster minions, only if enemy support cannot trade back.
Use (E) slow to punish Jinx locked into last-hit animations and prevent her from safely using rockets.
Avoid charging (Q) when enemy engage or support threat is in range to prevent counterall-in.

Danger windows

Avoid charging (Q) when (E) root is set on engage paths or when enemy support controls brush.
(R) root cooldown down creates vulnerability to Jinx's hard all-ins; respect enemy engage windows then.
(W) slow combined with support follow-up punishes overextensions during last-hit attempts.

Early game

Use first three waves to thin minions and create angles for charged (Q) poke.
Punish Jinx when she commits to low-health caster minions if enemy support is out of position.
Hold (R) until enemy engage or support follow-up to maximize pick threat at level 6.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) enables pick threat and self-peel; hold it for enemy engage or immobile targets.
First completed damage item increases poke damage, allowing safer wave pressure before dragon or turret fights.
Use item spike to force Jinx off the wave and deny her safe CS with charged (Q) and (E).

Win conditions

Convert poke damage and (R) root catches into lane priority to force Jinx off waves and deny plates.
Use wave control and poke to set up dragon vision and objective control before Jinx reaches item spikes.
Scale through mid-game with poke and on-hit damage to out-DPS Jinx in teamfights before she resets.