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How to Win Jhin vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupJhin is in the s tier of champions

Jhin vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jhin

based on 18,999 Jhin vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Jhin faced off against Kai'Sa in 18999 matches. Including so many games with Jhin versus Kai'Sa gives us faith in our ability to provide informative data and a recommended build to shatter Kai'Sa. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Jhin is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of his games.

Jhin vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Jhin has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Jhin against Kai'Sa matches, Jhin’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Jhin vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeEdge of NightGuardian 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
1
Q
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Jhin vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Kai'Sa Image
8
< Kills >
7.6
5.4
< Deaths >
6.4
7.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
174
< Minions Killed >
182
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,641
< Physical Damage >
12,259
1,067
< Magic Damage >
8,195
403
< True Damage >
434
21,112
< Damage Dealt >
20,888
18,882
< Damage Taken >
20,401
12,502
< Gold Earned >
12,576
2.38
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,001
< Total Healing >
4,365
12,973
< Experience >
12,896
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
145
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Jhin in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some critical Jhin versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Jhin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jhin and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Jhin or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Jhin makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Jhin does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Jhin into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Jhin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Kai'Sa matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jhin is a good counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jhin

Jhin Loses Against

LilliaLillia47% winrateMaokaiMaokai47.3% winrateTaricTaric47.3% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank47.7% winrate

Jhin Wins Against

HweiHwei55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.2% winrateLuluLulu54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.3% 33229 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.4% 22693 GamesBardBard+ 54.4% 14940 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.7% 26024 Games

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Jhin, we analyzed 18,999 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jhin versus Kai'Sa build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Jhin combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Jhin boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kai'Sa as Jhin, you 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 chose for Jhin vs Kai'Sa matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Jhin are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.