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An unhinged and impulsive criminal from the undercity, Jinx is haunted by the consequences of her past—but that doesn't stop her from bringing her own chaotic brand of pandemonium to Piltover and Zaun. She uses her arsenal of DIY weapons to devastating effect, unleashing torrents of colorful explosions and gunfire, inspiring the disenfranchised to rebellion and resistance with the mayhem she leaves in her wake.
As a fan favorite, it's no wonder to see Jinx amongst the first characters to join Riftbound, Introduced in the Proving Grounds box as part of the Origins set.
True to her signature play style in Legends of Runeterra, Jinx is a Fury and Chaos champion that revolves around discarding cards to trigger various abilities. Most of the time, this will lead to explosive play-patterns, allowing Jinx to sacrifice resources for the benefit of immediate tempo bursts.
The legend's ability is the best support one could hope for a discard deck. Indeed, thanks to drawing two cards when you start a turn at one or zero in hand, there is no reason to hold back on discarding.
Combined with the flurry of cheap, cost-efficient cards we have access to in both Fury and Chaos domains, Jinx clearly points towards an explosive play-style, willing to take all the risks to seize the lead. In doing so, we force our opponent to spend their cards in order to keep up with our pace, leading to one of two scenarios :
- They can keep up but are using many cards to do so. In that context, we will leverage OGN-251's ability to out-value our opponent, trying to run them out of cards to play while we draw two per turn.
- They try to slow down the pace and control the flow of resources. Here, we have to keep our foot on the gas pedal, and overwhelm them with too many problems to solve with one card per turn only.
Refined Jinx Decks
Budget Jinx Deck
Jinx's Signature Cards
OGN-030 is a very cost-efficient card if we can leverage the two discards to our advantage. As such, the 3-cost has become the staple chosen champion unit for OGN-251, as to be able to time it perfectly.
When going second, the card can be played on turn one, and is extremely difficult to deal with. However, her mix of Accelerate and Assault 2 make it a potential 6-might ready to use unit later in the match as well. That option will require to recycle two runes, quite a hefty price, but OGN-251 doesn't need that many resources to function at full speed.
As a result, OGN-202 has been relegated to a situational role. At best, the card waits in our side deck, representing a solid midrange unit against decks unable to remove it. Against them, we will be able to grow her Might every turn and move OGN-202 multiple times per turn.
This route turns the deck towards a slower, more combo oriented strategy, able to score multiple points per turn once OGN-202 is in play.
Last, OGN-252 is a solid card overall, although quite a pricey removal compared to OGN-009 or OGN-029. Then, the card is typically included to represent another way to discard at will, while it can serve as a fine removal if the situation calls for it.
Jinx Staple Cards and Synergies
OGN-251 aims to quickly develop her side of the board through the discard synergy, and then force the opponent to play catch-up. To do so, the Loose Cannon needs to discard cards as early and often as possible.
In that regard, OGN-185 is our go-to turn one unit, allowing us to discard every turn until removed from the board. Plus, the card also digs through our deck in order to find more cards to synergize with.
Our best discard target is OGN-006, becoming a 3-might unit in exchange for recycling one of our Fury runes. OGN-182 is another good fodder, although it doesn't translate to immediate tempo.
We also have several units benefiting from our trash rapidly growing as we discard. OGN-036 will use those cards to grow her power, while OGN-195 will become cheaper as time passes.
As we saw with OGN-006, we might have to stay low on runes when playing OGN-251, unless we take the early game slow and only start recycling our runes later in the match. Then, OGN-040 has become another staple in the deck, helping support that energy-intensive play style.
