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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Jhin Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Jhin

How to Beat Jhin as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Jhin as Kai'Sa

based on 18,999 Kai'Sa vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
11.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Kai'Sa came out of an evaluation of 18999 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat common. Kai'Sa fights Jhin in 11.9% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of countering Jhin. On average, she wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Kai'Sa against Jhin games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Jhin.

Best Kai'Sa vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityDagger

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeRabadon's DeathcapImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Jhin as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Jhin

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Kai'Sa vs Jhin Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Jhin Image
7.6
< Kills >
8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.4
5.9
< Assists >
7.9
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
182
< Minions Killed >
174
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
12,259
< Physical Damage >
19,641
8,195
< Magic Damage >
1,067
434
< True Damage >
403
20,888
< Damage Dealt >
21,112
20,401
< Damage Taken >
18,882
12,576
< Gold Earned >
12,502
2.09
< Towers >
2.38
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,365
< Total Healing >
5,001
12,896
< Experience >
12,973
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
46
< Time Dealing CC >
145

How to Counter Jhin with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Kai'Sa against Jhin matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jhin..

Kai'Sa typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Jhin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Jhin

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Jhin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Jhin, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Jhin.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate compared to Jhin, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Jhin.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jhin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter to Jhin. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Jhin.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 18,999 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 Jhin as Kai'Sa 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Jhin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jhin. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Jhin build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and The Collector. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Jhin than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Jhin with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Jhin as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kai'Sa vs Jhin counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jhin as Kai'Sa are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.