Neeko · Matchup · Tale 029
Jinx Never Saw the Wave
Oct 8, 2026
In this loop
I'm one of the caster minions in our wave, walking up on Jinx
Out of the disguise with the root and Q, and the bounces carry it into her
Jinx reads ROOTED before she knew there was anything to dodge
Into the bush, and my clone runs at her tower to pull aggro and attention
Jhin's W snares her
Curtain Call from max range
SHUT DOWN
- 0:01I'm one of the caster minions in our wave, walking up on Jinx
- 0:02Out of the disguise with the root and Q, and the bounces carry it into her
- 0:03Jinx reads ROOTED before she knew there was anything to dodge
- 0:04Into the bush, and my clone runs at her tower to pull aggro and attention
- 0:05Jhin's W snares her
- 0:06Curtain Call from max range
- 0:08SHUT DOWN
Jinx was watching for a Neeko. She wasn't watching the minions.
A Neeko in lane is something to watch for. A caster minion isn’t, and that’s what I was: tucked into our wave as one of the casters, walking up on Jinx with no reason for her to look twice.
I pop out of the disguise with the root and Q, and the bounces through the wave carry it into her. Dodging a root that comes out of the minions is close to impossible depending on how close and how aware you are, and she wasn’t aware of me at all. She was rooted before she knew there was anything to dodge.
Then I run into the bush and send my clone toward her tower to take aggro and pull her attention. She doesn’t seem to bite, but it doesn’t matter. Jhin lands his W, the snare holds her, and he follows up with the ult from as far back as it reaches. Shut down.
This is the bread and butter: disguise, minion, snare. Nothing fancy, just a root nobody saw coming and a Jhin who knew what to do with it.