Tier list / ADC / Jhin

Jhin matchups

Tier 1#2 ADC2Full build
You playJhin

Tier 150.4% win · #2 adc

An even matchup49.3%Jhin wins 49.3% of games into Kai'Sa, a little below the 50.4% Jhin wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

49.3%51.5%

31,151 gamesSample A 49.0%Sample B 50.8%Sample C 49.4%Gold at 15 +87Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Jhin: Gold 50.2% · Plat 50.3% · Emerald 50.5% · Diamond 50.7%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

Be careful to not on take Kai’sa’s Icathian Rain(Q)’s full damage alone, and try to avoid her Void Seeker (W).

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Hubris

    You complete Hubris at ~11 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Deadly Flourish (W) is 12s, so you're back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 120s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.8% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (70.0%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 12,259 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's HelmHealth Potion

    Doran's Helm + Health Potion

    53.2% of games · 51.1% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion50.9%
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion49.8%

  2. First back

    Long SwordSerrated DirkBoots

    Long Sword, Serrated Dirk, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Hubris

    Hubris

    53.9% of games · 51.9% win
    • The Collector49.7%
    • Stormrazor50.2%

  4. 2nd item17 min

    Phantom Dancer

    Phantom Dancer

    27.1% of games · 54.2% win
    • The Collector50.9%
    • Infinity Edge52.0%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    39.6% of games · 56.1% win
    • Lord Dominik's Regards53.8%
    • Rapid Firecannon55.9%

  6. Boots12 min

    Boots of Swiftness

    Boots of Swiftness

    82.5% of games · 51.2% win
    • Plated Steelcaps52.0%
    • Gluttonous Greaves55.2%

  7. Late29–32 min

    Lord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

    Lord Dominik's Regards, Rapid Firecannon or Infinity Edge

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 9,264 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Fleet FootworkFleet Footworkpicked in 75.6%
  2. Presence of MindPresence of Mindpicked in 73.3%
  3. Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodlinepicked in 74.1%
  4. Cut DownCut Downpicked in 49.0%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Cash BackCash Backpicked in 48.3%
  2. Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Tradespicked in 34.0%

Shards

Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealthAdaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health

KeystoneWin rate

  2. Dark HarvestDark Harvestpicked in 12.4% · 1,517 games · no full page51.3%
  3. Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touchpicked in 11.0% · 1,353 games · no full page53.4%

Skill order

Most played order, 3,628 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE97.5% pick · 11,459 games51.8%
  2. QEW2.2% pick · 256 games52.3%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW1,290 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier70.0% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.8%8,594 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Jhin's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P WhisperPassive
  2. Q Dancing Grenade7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5s cooldown · 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 mana · 550 range7s7s6s5s
  3. W Deadly Flourish12s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 3000 range—12s12s12s
  4. E Captive Audience2s cooldown · 30 mana · 750 range—2s2s2s
  5. R Curtain Call120 / 105 / 90s cooldown · 100 mana · 25000 range——120s105s

Deadly Flourish (W) is the long one early: 12s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 37 adc matchups

Jhin's win rate into each one · green beats Jhin's average, rose falls short
38.0%40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.