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

Jhin vs Katarina

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

based on 15,122 Jhin vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Jhin battled Katarina in 15122 games. Having so many matchups for Jhin versus Katarina provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a supported build to defeat your opposition. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Jhin fights Katarina in only 3.5% of his games.

Jhin vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Jhin has done a decent job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions face each other in. In Jhin vs Katarina matches, Jhin’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Jhin vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeVoltaic CycloswordOpportunityInfinity Edge

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

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Jhin vs Katarina Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Katarina Image
7.8
< Kills >
9.8
5.7
< Deaths >
7
8
< Assists >
5.4
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
171
< Minions Killed >
158
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,764
< Physical Damage >
2,170
1,037
< Magic Damage >
21,633
371
< True Damage >
985
20,173
< Damage Dealt >
24,788
19,040
< Damage Taken >
25,313
12,237
< Gold Earned >
12,404
2.18
< Towers >
1.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,733
< Total Healing >
3,379
12,768
< Experience >
14,300
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
144
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several vital Jhin vs. Katarina matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Katarina..

Jhin normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jhin and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Katarina

Who is Better, Jhin or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jhin usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Jhin makes a good counter for Katarina.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Jhin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jhin into Katarina.

Additionally, Jhin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Katarina matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jhin is a decent counter for Katarina. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jhin against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Jhin, we analyzed 15,122 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 Katarina 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

Jhin Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Katarina during both the laning 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 shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jhin versus Katarina build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Jhin included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Katarina than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Jhin boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Katarina as Jhin, Jhin players should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Jhin vs Katarina matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

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