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

Jhin vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Jhin

based on 19,502 Jhin vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Jhin came out of an analysis of 19502 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Jhin encounters Graves in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Jhin vs Graves Matchup Summary

Jhin has done a decent job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions battle each other in. In Jhin versus Graves games, Jhin’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Graves.

Best Jhin vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightThe Collector

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
>
Second ability for Jhin to level upw
>
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Graves as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Jhin vs Graves Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Graves Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
178
< Minions Killed >
55
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
19,283
< Physical Damage >
17,685
1,027
< Magic Damage >
849
371
< True Damage >
1,644
20,682
< Damage Dealt >
20,179
18,903
< Damage Taken >
30,076
12,411
< Gold Earned >
12,803
2.28
< Towers >
1.67
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,154
< Total Healing >
13,897
12,960
< Experience >
14,516
17
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
147
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Graves with Jhin in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Jhin vs. Graves matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Jhin typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Graves. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Graves

Who is Better, Jhin or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when playing against Graves, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Jhin makes a good counter to Graves.

While Jhin does have a higher win rate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jhin into Graves.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Graves matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jhin is a decent counter to Graves. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jhin against Graves.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Jhin, we analyzed 19,502 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 Graves 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

To truly master Jhin in order to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin usually accumulates much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Jhin versus Graves build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and The Collector. When Jhin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Graves than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Jhin had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Graves with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Graves as Jhin, Jhin players should take 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 Graves counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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