Champion Stats
| Role | Marksman / Mage |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 2222 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Jhin
Low elo players don't track your ammo count. They will trade with you when you have 4th shot primed, taking massive execute damage. They also underestimate the range of your W root. You can influence fights from a screen away, catching people out of position and allowing your team to collapse. His high AD scaling allows for 'one-shot' potential that other ADCs lack.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
Prepare your gun on the wave. Use 3 bullets on minions. Walk up to the enemy ADC with your 4th shot primed. Q (to bounce off 3 minions if possible) -> 4th Shot Auto. This combo is nearly unanswerable and chunks them for 30-40% HP. Retreat while reloading. You dictate the trading rhythm.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Dark Cosmic Jhin' is the masterpiece. The animations exhibit a smoothness and weight that feels impactful. The Ult music is sublime. 'High Noon' has the crispest auto-attack sound (gunshot) which helps with rhythm. 'PROJECT' is good but the voice filter puts some people off.
When They Ban Jhin
Backup Pick: If Jhin is banned,
Caitlyn offers similar sniper/range/trap gameplay.
Varus provides the poke/catch playstyle with his arrow and ult.
Ashe offers utility and kiting focus.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Fleet Footwork is essential. The movement speed burst upon attacking allows you to kite, chase, and space effectively (The Fast Jhin). Dark Harvest is the smurf option for scaling execution damage, but Fleet is safer. Presence of Mind / Alacrity / Coup de Grace. Sorcery secondary (Celerity + Gathering Storm) makes you run incredibly fast late game.
Skill Priority
Order:
Q → W → EMax Q for waveclear and trading damage. Max W second for root duration (essential for catches). E last (traps are utility).
Mastering Jhin's Kit
Dancing Grenade bounces 4 times. Damage increases if it KILLS the target. Setup the wave so it kills 3 minions then bounces to the champion for the 'Super Bounce' damage. It's unexpected burst.
Deadly Flourish roots enemies who have been damaged by you OR allies OR traps recently. Look for the mark on them. Use it to follow up on ally CC or to stop a fleeing enemy.
Captive Audience traps are invisible. Place them in choke points. If an enemy steps on one, W them immediately for a guaranteed root + trap explosion damage combo.
Curtain Call slows enemies. The 4th shot always crits and deals massive execute damage. Leading the target is key. If they flash the first shot, adjust. You can wait a long time between shots—don't panic fire.
Matchup Tips
Hard Counter. She jumps on you. You have to reload. She kills you. Stay max range. Exhaust helps.
Nightmare. He out-trades you at every stage. Do not fight him. Farm with Q/W.
Skill Matchup. Dodge his Qs. You hit harder per shot. Push him in so he can't poke freely.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Reloading effectively takes you out of the fight for 2 seconds. Do not position aggressively with 0 bullets. You are not Draven; you cannot sustain DPS. You are a caster-ADC. Space your autos. Also, stop holding 4th shot forever and missing CS; money > poke.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge if facing Tristana or Twitch. They can jump on you/appear from stealth and DPS you down while you are reloading. You cannot win a DPS race against hypercarries. Hard engage supports like Leona also ruin your day if you don't have Cleanse.
Teamfight Role
Backline sniper. Place traps (E) around your flanks to prevent dives. Use W to root anyone your teammates damage. Use R to start the fight (slow/pick) or end it (cleanup). In auto range, hit-and-run tactics: Auto -> Run back -> Auto. Use the movement speed from crits to dodge skillshots.
The 'Disrespect' Build
The Fast Build. Stormrazor -> Rapid Firecannon -> Phantom Dancer -> Runaan's (for the Move Speed stats). You run at 700 MS every time you crit. It's impossible to hit you with skillshots. It's arguably troll but incredibly fun for kiting immobile juggernauts.
Power Windows
Galeforce/Stormrazor completion gives you the mobility to outplay. Level 11 and 16 Ultimate ranks increase the damage significantly. Your 4th shot execute damage scales harder than almost anything else late game.
Tilt Factor
Type 'Four.' in all chat every time you kill someone with the 4th shot. If you miss your Ult shots, stop R early to save face. Use the Curtain Call to zone enemies off Dragon even if you don't shoot—the fear of the sniper makes them scatter.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.20 | Oct 9, 2024 | NERF | R nerfed, Base stats nerfed |
| V14.8 | Apr 17, 2024 | NERF | P buffed, Q adjusted |
| V14.2 | Jan 24, 2024 | BUFF | P adjusted |
| V13.19 | Sep 27, 2023 | BUFF | R buffed |
| V13.17 | Aug 30, 2023 | ADJUST | Base stats adjusted |
Safety Tips
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