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Rengar vs Jhin

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How to Beat Jhin as Rengar

based on 15,025 Rengar vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
11.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Rengar came out of an evaluation of 15025 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular pairing is relatively common. Rengar is forced to battle against Jhin in 11.3% of his games.

Rengar vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a below average job of beating Jhin. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Rengar vs Jhin games, Rengar’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Jhin.

Best Rengar vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Axiom ArcTrinity ForceEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jhin as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Jhin

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Jhin Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Jhin Image
8.4
< Kills >
7.7
7.2
< Deaths >
5.8
5.9
< Assists >
7.9
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
43
< Minions Killed >
174
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,340
< Physical Damage >
18,577
1,308
< Magic Damage >
988
1,161
< True Damage >
333
20,810
< Damage Dealt >
19,899
34,489
< Damage Taken >
19,490
13,159
< Gold Earned >
12,318
1.29
< Towers >
2.21
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,323
< Total Healing >
4,834
14,280
< Experience >
12,881
21
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
236
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Jhin with Rengar in LoL

The stats provided here show some vital Rengar versus Jhin matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jhin..

Rengar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Jhin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Jhin

Who is Better, Rengar or Jhin?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when trying to fight Jhin, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes a poor counter to Jhin.

While Rengar does have a lower winrate compared to Jhin, when facing one another, Rengar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Jhinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Rengar vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Rengar is a somewhat poor counter for Jhin. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Jhin.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Rengar, we analyzed 15,025 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 Rengar 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 truly master Rengar to counter Jhin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up a lot less CS as Jhin. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rengar versus Jhin build include Guardian Angel, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Jhin than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Jhin with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Jhin as Rengar, Rengar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rengar vs Jhin fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

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