Gangplank vs Jhin
How to Beat Jhin as Gangplank
based on 6,329 Gangplank vs Jhin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Jhin Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Jhin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jhin as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Jhin
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
Advice to Win Against Jhin
Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!
Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.
Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.
Gangplank vs Jhin Counter Stats
How to Counter Jhin with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Gangplank vs. Jhin matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jhin..
Gangplank usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jhin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Jhin
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Jhin?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Jhin, with a 46.5% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Jhin.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Jhin, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Jhinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jhin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Gangplank is a trash counter for Jhin. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gangplank against Jhin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Jhin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jhin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Gangplank versus Jhin build include Navori Quickblades, The Collector, and Hubris. When Gangplank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Jhin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gangplank boasted an average win rate of 46.5% battling Jhin with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of defeating Jhin as Gangplank, you should take the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Gangplank vs Jhin counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.
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