Jhin vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Jhin
based on 12,519 Jhin vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jhin vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Jhin vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Jhin
Tips for Playing as Jhin against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Jhin vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Jhin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several strategic Jhin vs. Kayle matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayle..
Jhin usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jhin and Kayle
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Who is Better, Jhin or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayle, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Jhin makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Jhin does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Jhin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Kayle.
Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Jhin is a somewhat poor counter for Kayle. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jhin against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Kayle 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 stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jhin usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Jhin versus Kayle build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Jhin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Kayle than with many other common builds. In fact, Jhin had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Kayle with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Kayle as Jhin, Jhin players should take the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Jhin vs Kayle counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.
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