Tier list / ADC / Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa matchups

Tier 1#3 ADC1Full build
You playKai'Sa

Tier 149.4% win · #3 adc

An even matchup50.7%Kai'Sa wins 50.7% of games into Jhin, a little above the 49.4% Kai'Sa wins overall.
AgainstJhin

Tier 150.0% win · #2 adc

50.7%50.2%

31,248 gamesSample A 50.9%Sample B 52.2%Sample C 50.6%Gold at 15 −87Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

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

Lane plan

Be careful of Jhin’s Dancing Granade (Q) that bounces off of minions, as well as the damage on his final round attack!

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

    You complete Kraken Slayer at ~11 min; Jhin completes Hubris at ~11 min. You spike together.

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

  • Barrier

    Jhin takes Flash + Barrier in 70.0% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (69.8%).

Build into Jhin

Sample B · Emerald+ · 12,303 games · 6 Nov

Items

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

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

    89.3% of games · 51.8% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion53.4%
    • Doran's Bow55.9%

  2. First back

    Long SwordDaggerHearthbound Axe

    Long Sword, Dagger, Hearthbound Axe

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Kraken Slayer

    Kraken Slayer

    79.6% of games · 52.5% win
    • Statikk Shiv50.6%
    • Yun Tal Wildarrows48.6%

  4. 2nd item18 min

    Guinsoo's Rageblade

    Guinsoo's Rageblade

    85.8% of games · 53.4% win
    • Voltaic Cyclosword48.1%
    • Infinity Edge53.3%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Terminus

    Terminus

    39.6% of games · 54.5% win
    • Nashor's Tooth55.6%
    • Phantom Dancer57.2%

  6. Boots14 min

    Berserker's Greaves

    Berserker's Greaves

    79.0% of games · 52.5% win
    • Gluttonous Greaves54.7%
    • 35.7%

  7. Late28–31 min

    Zhonya's HourglassTerminusNashor's Tooth

    Zhonya's Hourglass, Terminus or Nashor's Tooth

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 11,777 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Lethal TempoLethal Tempopicked in 95.7%
  2. Presence of MindPresence of Mindpicked in 68.2%
  3. Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodlinepicked in 87.8%
  4. Coup de GraceCoup de Gracepicked in 59.9%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Magical FootwearMagical Footwearpicked in 50.4%
  2. Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Deliverypicked in 50.2%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

  2. Press the AttackPress the Attackpicked in 3.5% · 427 games · no full page47.1%

Skill order

Most played order, 1,290 games
Q1457910
W2
E3811121415
R613

Max

  1. QEW85.9% pick · 10,300 games52.9%
  2. QWE13.9% pick · 1,664 games51.4%

Jhin: Q start, max QWE3,628 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier69.8% pick

FlashBarrierJhin: Flash + Barrier, 70.0%8,579 games

Play against Jhin

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

Jhin's abilities

Your opponent · 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.

Kai'Sa's abilities

You · 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.

All 37 adc matchups

Kai'Sa's win rate into each one · green beats Kai'Sa's average, rose falls short
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.