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

Jhin vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Jhin

based on 6,188 Jhin vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Jhin came out of an analysis of 6188 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Jhin encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Jhin vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Jhin does a good job of countering Heimerdinger. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Jhin against Heimerdinger matches, Jhin’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Jhin vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityVoltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelRapid Firecannon

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
>
Last skill for Jhin to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Jhin vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Heimerdinger Image
8.2
< Kills >
4.6
5.2
< Deaths >
6.6
7.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
173
< Minions Killed >
134
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
19,732
< Physical Damage >
826
1,081
< Magic Damage >
23,487
393
< True Damage >
700
21,207
< Damage Dealt >
25,013
19,768
< Damage Taken >
20,969
12,574
< Gold Earned >
10,919
2.21
< Towers >
1.96
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,526
< Total Healing >
2,073
13,329
< Experience >
13,636
17
< Vision Score >
29
9
< Wards Placed >
13
166
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Jhin vs. Heimerdinger counter stats that can help you understand the differences between these two champs. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jhin often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Jhin or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jhin usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Jhin makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Jhin does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jhin into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Heimerdinger matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Jhin is a good counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Jhin against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Jhin, we analyzed 6,188 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin most often gets a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Jhin versus Heimerdinger build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Jhin used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Heimerdinger than with many other common builds. In fact, Jhin had an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Jhin, Jhin players should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Jhin vs Heimerdinger battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

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