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

Jhin vs Swain

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

based on 15,728 Jhin vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Jhin came out of an evaluation of 15728 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Jhin has to counter Swain in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Jhin vs Swain Matchup Summary

Jhin does a ok job of countering Swain. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Jhin versus Swain matches, Jhin’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Jhin vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

Youmuu's WakeEdge of NightBloodthirsterSerylda's Grudge

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

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Guide to Countering Swain as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Jhin vs Swain Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Swain Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.1
5.6
< Deaths >
6.6
8.2
< Assists >
10.1
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
170
< Minions Killed >
101
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
21,118
< Physical Damage >
1,440
1,237
< Magic Damage >
19,508
411
< True Damage >
889
22,766
< Damage Dealt >
21,838
19,693
< Damage Taken >
31,770
12,395
< Gold Earned >
10,368
2.16
< Towers >
1.78
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,269
< Total Healing >
9,218
12,921
< Experience >
12,448
17
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
15
149
< Time Dealing CC >
359

How to Counter Swain with Jhin in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several critical Jhin against Swain matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Jhin typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Swain. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jhin and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Swain

Who is Better, Jhin or Swain?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jhin usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Swain, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Jhin makes an ok counter to Swain.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate compared to Swain, when on opposite teams, Jhin also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Swain.

Moreover, Jhin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Jhin is a decent counter to Swain. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jhin against Swain.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Jhin, we analyzed 15,728 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 Swain 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 Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin on average racks up more CS as Swain. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Jhin versus Swain build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Jhin used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Swain than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jhin boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Swain with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Swain as Jhin, Jhin players should take the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jhin vs Swain fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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