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How to Win Jhin vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupJhin is in the s tier of champions

Jhin vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Jhin

based on 8,737 Jhin vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Jhin resulted from an analysis of 8737 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Jhin is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of his matches.

Jhin vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Jhin does a good job of countering Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Jhin versus Vel'Koz rounds, Jhin’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Jhin vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelHubrisStormrazor

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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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Jhin vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
8.1
< Kills >
5.3
5.4
< Deaths >
6.4
7.8
< Assists >
8.4
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
176
< Minions Killed >
95
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,538
< Physical Damage >
543
1,061
< Magic Damage >
17,880
412
< True Damage >
5,910
21,011
< Damage Dealt >
24,334
20,166
< Damage Taken >
18,748
12,656
< Gold Earned >
10,521
2.21
< Towers >
1.64
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,490
< Total Healing >
1,760
13,450
< Experience >
12,583
17
< Vision Score >
45
9
< Wards Placed >
20
150
< Time Dealing CC >
205

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Jhin vs. Vel'Koz counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Jhin normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Jhin or Vel'Koz?

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 Vel'Koz, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes a good counter for Vel'Koz.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jhin into Vel'Koz.

Furthermore, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Vel'Koz matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jhin is an above average counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Jhin, we analyzed 8,737 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 Vel'Koz 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 truly master Jhin to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin usually gets more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jhin versus Vel'Koz build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Jhin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jhin had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Vel'Koz as Jhin, you 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Jhin vs Vel'Koz fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

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