How to Beat Jinx and Rewards

This is a guide for Jinx, a Boss in Super Mario RPG Remake. Read on to learn how you can beat Jinx, its stats, rewards, location, weaknesses, and best party setup!

Jinx Weaknesses and Recommended Level

Jinx Overview

Jinx (1st Fight)

Jinx (2nd Fight)

Jinx (3rd Fight)

Jinx (Sensei in Action)
Recommended Level		HP
18		1000
Attacks
Bombs Away, Vigor Up, Valor Up, Quicksilver, Silver Bullet, Jinxed, Triple Kick
Weaknesses and Resistances = Weak / = OK / = Resist
Jump	Fire	Lightning	Ice
Fear	Poison	Sleep	Mute

Jinx (Testing Capabilities)
Recommended Level		HP
18		600
Attacks
Jinxed, Valor Up, Triple Kick
Weaknesses and Resistances = Weak / = OK / = Resist
Jump	Fire	Lightning	Ice
Fear	Poison	Sleep	Mute

Jinx (You Asked for It)
Recommended Level		HP
18		800
Attacks
Quicksilver, Silver Bullet, Jinxed, Triple Kick, Valor Up
Weaknesses and Resistances = Weak / = OK / = Resist
Jump	Fire	Lightning	Ice
Fear	Poison	Sleep	Mute

Jinx Rewards

Rewards the Jinx Belt

Defeating Jinx for the 3rd time will reward you with the powerful Jinx Belt, an accessory that increases the user's offensive stats and speed, as well as giving the user protection from instant death (useful for bosses such as Boomer).

Best Party for Jinx

Best Party Setup

Beginning Active Party
Character	Role
Mario	・Main attacker ・Uses primarily Jump attacks
Peach	・Serves as a healer ・Uses Group Hug to heal the party when needed ・Revives allies with Come Back
Geno	・Attacker and support ・Boosts attack and defense with Geno Boost
Standby Party
Mallow	・Supporting attacker ・Deals damage with normal attacks
Bowser	・Attacker ・Deals damage with normal attacks

Recommended Equipment and Level

Active Party
Character/Level	Equipment
Mario Level: 18	Weapon: Lazy Shell (Weapon) Armor: Hero Shirt Accessory: Attack Scarf
Peach Level: 18	Weapon: Frying Pan Armor: Lazy Shell (Armor) Accessory: Safety Ring
Geno Level: 18	Weapon: Star Gun Armor: Star Cape Accessory: Ghost Medal
Standby Party
Mallow Level: 18	Weapon: Sonic Cymbals Armor: Prince Pants Accessory: Safety Badge
Bowser Level: 18	Weapon: Drill Claw Armor: Heel Shell Accessory: Fearless Pin

Best Equipment for Each Character

How to Beat Jinx and Strategy

Resistant to Every Element Except Jump Have Protection Against Instant Death Every Match is Stronger than the Last Practice Blocks and Revive Jinx's Dangerous Boss Moves

Resistant to Every Element Except Jump

Jinx is a formidable enemy, known to be resistant to nearly every element and status ailment except Jump. Because of this, expect a difficult fight!

Mario will be your best bet as the main attacker due to his Jump special moves, and you might want to start practicing those Ultra Jumps to get the most damage out of it.

Best Special Moves for Each Character

Have Protection Against Instant Death

Accessories	Where to Get
Safety Ring	・Get in the underwater room behind barrels at the Sunken Ship.
Attack Scarf	・Visit Chow in Monstro Town after doing 30 consecutive Super Jumps.

During the second fight with Jinx, you will want to have equipment that protects you already from Jinx's instant death move Silver Bullet such as the Safety Ring or the Attack Scarf.

If you cannot get the Attack Scarf yet, you can substitute it with the Defense Scarf for just higher defense.

It's best to have Peach's party member revive move Come Back ready at all times!

Best Accessories

Every Match is Stronger than the Last

After defeating Jinx for the first time, make sure to prepare since he has new special attacks every match.

On the second match, he will start using the Silver Bullet, which is capable of causing instant death to one of your party members!

Practice Blocks and Revive

Most of Jinx's moves have naturally high damage, capable of one-hit KOs even without having the Mortal Blow effect (instant death). Fortunately, all of them can be blocked.

It is best to time Perfect Blocks to minimize damage, and to stock up on revival items like Pick Me Ups. Peach also comes handy in this battle since she can revive a party member with Come Back.

How to Block Attacks

Jinx's Dangerous Boss Moves

One-Hit Kill Moves

Jinx has an arsenal of one-hit kills due to his moves having naturally high damage. The one-hit kill potential of his moves is amplified by the buffs in his arsenal: Vigor Up and Valor Up.

He has one move that does apply a Mortal Blow named Silver Bullet. This attack can be negated by equipment that protects Mortal Blows such as the Safety Ring.

Bombs Away Attack

Of all of the attacks Jinx has, Bombs Away is the most dangerous.

While it is technically not capable of dealing Mortal Blows (and therefore cannot be negated by equipment), it deals extremely high damage, being able to defeat a party member in a single hit.

The best way to deal with Bombs Away is by doing perfect blocks, which negates all damage done by it.

Jinx Attacks

Jinx Special Attacks

For the first fight, Jinx will only be able to use Triple Kick, Jinxed, and Valor Up. In the second fight, he will start using Quick Silver and Silver Bullet.

All of Jinx's attacks will be available for the third fight, which now includes Bombs Away and Vigor Up.

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