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How to Win Jhin vs Xayah Counter MatchupJhin is in the a tier of champions

Jhin vs Xayah

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

based on 5,223 Jhin vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Jhin fought Xayah in 5223 rounds. Having so many matchups for Jhin versus Xayah provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your rival. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Jhin has to counter Xayah in only 3.3% of his matches.

Jhin vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Jhin has done a good job of countering Xayah. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Jhin against Xayah rounds, Jhin’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Jhin vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterStormrazor

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Xayah as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Jhin vs Xayah Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Xayah Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.7
4.9
< Deaths >
5.9
8
< Assists >
6.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
165
< Minions Killed >
175
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,400
< Physical Damage >
17,720
1,795
< Magic Damage >
378
264
< True Damage >
259
18,460
< Damage Dealt >
18,357
17,626
< Damage Taken >
18,831
11,516
< Gold Earned >
11,428
2.1
< Towers >
2.14
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
5,240
< Total Healing >
4,291
12,314
< Experience >
12,173
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
142
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Xayah with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Jhin vs. Xayah counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Jhin typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jhin and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Xayah

Who is Better, Jhin or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes a great counter to Xayah.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate compared to Xayah, when facing one another, Jhin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jhin into Xayah.

Additionally, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Xayah matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Jhin is a great counter for Xayah. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jhin against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jhin

Jhin Loses Against

BraumBraum46.6% winrateIllaoiIllaoi47.2% winrateMaokaiMaokai47.4% winrateFizzFizz47.5% winrate

Jhin Wins Against

GnarGnar57% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateGragasGragas55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Jhin, we analyzed 5,223 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xayah. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jhin versus Xayah build include Galeforce, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Jhin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Xayah than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jhin boasted an average winrate of 53.2% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Xayah as Jhin, you should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Jhin vs Xayah LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Jhin are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.