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

Xayah vs Jhin

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

based on 5,223 Xayah vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Xayah resulted from an analysis of 5223 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Xayah encounters Jhin in only 6.8% of her games.

Xayah vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a terrible job of countering Jhin. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Xayah vs Jhin matches, Xayah’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Jhin.

Best Xayah vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Navori QuickbladesGuardian AngelBloodthirster

Optional Items

Phantom DancerImmortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jhin as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Jhin

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Jhin Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Jhin with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here show some strategic Xayah versus Jhin counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jhin..

Xayah typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Jhin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Jhin

Who is Better, Xayah or Jhin?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Jhin, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes a bad counter for Jhin.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Jhin, when facing one another, Xayah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Jhin.

Furthermore, Xayah also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jhin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Xayah is a terribly counter to Jhin. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Jhin.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Xayah, 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 Jhin as Xayah 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 Xayah to counter Jhin during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jhin. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Xayah versus Jhin build include Navori Quickblades, Guardian Angel, and Bloodthirster. When Xayah combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Jhin than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 46.8% battling Jhin with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Jhin as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Xayah vs Jhin counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

If you want to get Xayah vs Jhin tips and counter stats for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every game completed with these champs.