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

Jhin vs Nidalee

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

based on 3,072 Jhin vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
55.2 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Jhin battled Nidalee 3072 times. Including so many matchups for Jhin versus Nidalee gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a recommended build to crush Nidalee. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Jhin is forced to battle against Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Jhin vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Jhin does a great job of countering Nidalee. Typically, he wins a terrific 55.2% of the time the champs face one another in. In Jhin vs Nidalee rounds, Jhin’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Jhin vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

StormrazorRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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: BloodlineCoup de Grace
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Nidalee as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Jhin vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
55.2 %
VS
Win Rate
44.8 %
Nidalee Image
7.7
< Kills >
7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.4
7.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
171
< Minions Killed >
40
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,897
< Physical Damage >
1,254
1,015
< Magic Damage >
16,573
357
< True Damage >
985
20,270
< Damage Dealt >
18,813
18,833
< Damage Taken >
31,604
12,222
< Gold Earned >
11,475
2.29
< Towers >
1.4
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
4,924
< Total Healing >
16,284
12,749
< Experience >
12,910
16
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
143
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Nidalee with Jhin in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some critical Jhin against Nidalee counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Jhin typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nidalee. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Nidalee

Who is Better, Jhin or Nidalee?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jhin usually wins when facing off against Nidalee, with a 55.2% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes a fantastic counter to Nidalee.

While Jhin does have a much higher win rate compared to Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jhin into Nidalee.

Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Nidalee 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 team members during teamfights.

Jhin is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Jhin, we analyzed 3,072 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 Nidalee 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 to counter Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin usually racks up much more CS relative to Nidalee. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Jhin versus Nidalee build consist of Infinity Edge, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Jhin bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Nidalee than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jhin had an average win rate of 55.2% when countering Nidalee with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Nidalee as Jhin, Jhin players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Jhin vs Nidalee fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Jhin versus Nidalee tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every match with data with both champions.