Jhin vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Jhin
based on 52,779 Jhin vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jhin vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Jhin vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Jhin
Tips for Playing as Jhin against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Jhin vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Jhin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Jhin against Caitlyn matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between this set of champions. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Jhin typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jhin and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Jhin or Caitlyn?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Jhin makes a good counter for Caitlyn.
While Jhin does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Jhin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Jhin into Caitlyn.
Moreover, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Caitlyn matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jhin is a decent counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jhin against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jhin in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jhin most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Jhin versus Caitlyn build consist of Rapid Firecannon, The Collector, and Youmuu's Wake. When Jhin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Caitlyn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jhin boasted an average win rate of 51.8% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Jhin, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Jhin vs Caitlyn counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.
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