Jhin Counters: How To Counter Pick Jhin

Jhin is a unique play League of Legends champion. He has fixed attack speed and must reload his weapon after a fixed amount of shots. In this article, we discuss how to effectively counter Jhin.

Best Jhin Counters

• Vayne
• Lucian
• Caitlyn
• Miss Fortune
• Jinx
• Bard

Highnoon Jhin

Jhin Counter Picks

Now that you know who counters Jhin, you can finally counter pick Jhin in any matchup. Let’s take you through some tips on how to use a few of these champions who are counters to Jhin. After, there is a general section explaining how to use any LoL champion as counters for Jhin. After all, if you know how to play against Jhin, you can play safely and effectively to defeat Jhin in a lane.

Vayne

Try always to poke him just when he sent his last bullet. You’ll be able to burst him at this time.

Lucian

Try always to poke him just when he sent his last bullet. You’ll be able to burst him at this time.

Blood Moon Jhin

Tips For Playing Against Jhin

• Jhin’s 4th shot always crits, which also grants him a short burst of speed. After the 4th shot, he needs to reload. Take advantage of this and burst him.
• Jhin has no escape tools, making him an easy target to gank.
• Jhin has devastating damage, but champions with great burst can deal with him more favorably.
• Try to dodge Deadly Flourish when in a Lotus Trap or you’ll be rooted in the damaging zone. Fast champions should always try to trigger Lotus Traps because they can run straight through the trap before it detonates. It is tempting to disarm the traps if you know where they are, but beware the potential of a bait.
• Try to fight Jhin head-on when you’re playing a champion who fares well in close-range or quick-paced combat. Jhin has little means to kite or to quickly burst without his fourth shot up, so if you can get in his face while he’s reloading or on his first or second shot, you’ll win the duel.
  • Even if you aren’t good at melee or burst, it’s always important to pay attention to his passive. The best time to go in on Jhin is when he’s reloading because he can’t attack for a short time, and then needs 3 more slow attacks to ready his empowered crit. However, if Jhin is nearing his final bullet, you should disengage quickly or he can deal sudden massive damage.
• As against all champions who utilize bouncing projectiles, don’t stand too near to allied minions or champions. When facing Jhin, this is especially important when allies are low on health, because a Dancing Grenade will deal extra damage if it bounces to you after killing them.
• Deadly Flourish is a very narrow skill shot that can and should be dodged easily. Jhin will usually wait for his teammates to use their own crowd control abilities to land a guaranteed root from long distance, so his position should always be accounted for.
• Tanky champions can be difficult for Jhin to deal with, as he relies on burst damage against low-armor, low-health targets. A tanky champion should always lead an advance towards Jhin, as they can block Deadly Flourish and all shots from Curtain Call, plus trigger any Lotus Traps without taking nearly as much damage as a squishy.
  • Braum is considered to be a strong pick against Jhin. First off, Jhin’s below average mobility will give him a hard time avoiding Concussive Blows from getting stacked onto him by Braum and his teammates. This is especially difficult if Braum has an ally who can stack his passive quickly, such as Lucian. Secondly, The majority of Jhin’s damage output will be blocked by not only Unbreakable but even by Braum himself. Thirdly, Braum can scout and disarm Lotus Trap, walking over one and using Stand Behind Me to quickly leap to any of his allies.
• Curtain Call deals increasing damage the lower its target is. This is known as an “execute.” These are especially important to dodge if you aren’t at full health, and if a shot needs to be blocked, they highest health ally should do it, even if they aren’t a tank. The final shot of Curtain Call deals at least double the damage of the other shots, so if you aren’t near full health, you should make sure to dodge this no matter what.
  • Jhin’s fourth shot from both Curtain Call and Whisper deals high execute damage. Champions building high maximum health but low armor can take well over 1500 damage from either ability when weakened.
• Zed can be a deadly counter to Jhin. The passive of his Death Mark grants a portion of the victim’s total AD to Zed. This benefits fully from Jhin’s insanely high AD, allowing Zed to easily reap over 70 bonus AD from Jhin in the late-game.

SKTT1 Jhin

By using the champions who counter Jhin and the LoL Jhin counter tips above, you can now develop a strategy to help you, as a summoner, become an effective counter to Jhin players.