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How to Win Jhin vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupJhin is in the s tier of champions

Jhin vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Jhin

based on 15,685 Jhin vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Jhin did battle with Blitzcrank in 15685 rounds. Using so many games with Jhin versus Blitzcrank provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Jhin fights Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Jhin vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jhin does a poor job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Jhin against Blitzcrank rounds, Jhin’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Jhin vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Optional Items

Youmuu's WakeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityGuardian Angel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jhin to level upq
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Second ability for Jhin to level upw
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Last skill for Jhin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jhin's passive ability p
Jhin's q ability q
Jhin's w ability w
Jhin's e ability e
Jhin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Blitzcrank

Your ultimate deals significantly less damage to enemies with full health. Look to pick off weakened targets as they run away.

Deadly Flourish has incredible range. When approaching a fight be sure to look ahead for enemies that could be rooted.

You can still cast your spells while reloading. Use them to fill the down time.

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Jhin vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Blitzcrank Image
7.6
< Kills >
2.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
8.1
< Assists >
13.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
169
< Minions Killed >
29
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,825
< Physical Damage >
2,763
1,093
< Magic Damage >
5,836
408
< True Damage >
967
20,327
< Damage Dealt >
9,567
18,556
< Damage Taken >
23,610
12,208
< Gold Earned >
8,528
2.19
< Towers >
1.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,590
< Total Healing >
2,304
12,767
< Experience >
10,529
17
< Vision Score >
57
9
< Wards Placed >
25
149
< Time Dealing CC >
302

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Jhin in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Jhin vs. Blitzcrank counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jhin typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Jhin or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jhin usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Jhin makes a bad counter for Blitzcrank.

While Jhin does have a lower win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Jhin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Jhin into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Jhin is a terribly counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Jhin, we analyzed 15,685 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Blitzcrank as Jhin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jhin in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin on average racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Jhin versus Blitzcrank build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Jhin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jhin boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Jhin, Jhin players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Jhin vs Blitzcrank battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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