Samira vs Jinx — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Samira against Jinx · 48.33% win rate over 7,103 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Samira owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Jinx's 1, but the win rate still favours Jinx: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Samira wins 48.33% of games vs Jinx in bot lane (adc) (7,103 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SamiraYou beat immobile Jinx at level 1 since she has no way to escape your dash.
Level 2SamiraAt level 2 she's still stuck in place and exposed every time she steps up.
Level 3SamiraLevel 3 gives you the dash to punish her whenever she commits to pushing.
Levels 4-5SamiraThrough 4-5 you windwall her rockets and force melee trades she loses.
Level 6SamiraAt 6 your ult executes a stationary Jinx that her global rocket can't peel.
First itemSamiraAt first item you out-brawl her before her scaling and rocket resets arrive.
Two+ itemsJinxLate, fully-itemized Jinx with Get Excited resets kites and out-DPSes you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You crush an immobile Jinx at 1-2: she has no dash, so every step she takes to farm or push exposes her to your Q gap-close and windwall.

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The full Samira vs Jinx report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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