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Jhin ADC build & stats

MarksmanMage C 3,234 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
47.6%
Pick rate
14.3%
Ban rate
0.8%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
44.0% 150 games

Build in this order

Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800 gold
Rapid Firecannon 2
Rapid Firecannon
2,650 gold
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
8,950 gold
71.4% WR 14 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
0.0% 6 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.0% WR
50 games · 2% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
51.3% 150 games

Max order

Dancing Grenade Q Deadly Flourish W Captive Audience E
47.0% 217 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Jhin

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Jhin wins 47.6% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (3,234 games).
  • Most common core: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Rapid Firecannon → Infinity Edge — 73% win rate over 37 games.
  • Take Fleet Footwork as keystone: picked in 76% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zyra (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Cassiopeia (28% over 25 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Hubris 1
Hubris
The Collector 2
The Collector
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
43.5% WR
23 games · 1% pick
Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Rapid Firecannon 2
Rapid Firecannon
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
71.4% WR
14 games · 0% pick
Hubris 1
Hubris
The Collector 2
The Collector
Lord Dominik's Regards 3
Lord Dominik's Regards
30.8% WR
13 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
44.0% WR
150 games · 5% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
42.6% WR
101 games · 3% pick
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
40.0% WR
35 games · 1% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
0.0% WR
6 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
65.9% 1% (41)
54.8% 5% (157)
53.8% 17% (565)
50.7% 5% (152)
50.0% 22% (726)
48.8% 1% (43)
47.7% 1% (44)
47.0% 17% (560)
46.1% 17% (542)
45.5% 2% (77)
44.8% 17% (540)
43.4% 12% (399)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
49.0% WR
198 games · 6% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
47.2% WR
108 games · 3% pick
Fleet Footwork Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cash Back Triple Tonic
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
44.7% WR
85 games · 3% pick
Fleet Footwork Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cash Back Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 46.6%34% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 46.5%9% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 34.8%3% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 37.5%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 45.3%35% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 51.3%5% pick
  • Cleanse Flash Cleanse + Flash 45.7%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Dancing Grenade Q Deadly Flourish W Captive Audience E 47.0%217 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → Q (45%), Q → W → E (37%), W → Q → E (50%).

  • PWhisper

    Jhin's hand cannon, Whisper, is a precise instrument designed to deal superior damage. It fires at a fixed rate and carries only four shots. Jhin imbues the final bullet with dark magics to critically strike and deal bon...

  • QDancing Grenade

    Jhin launches a magical cartridge at an enemy. It can hit up to four targets and gains damage each time it kills.

  • WDeadly Flourish

    Jhin brandishes his cane, firing a single shot with incredible range. It pierces through minions and monsters, but stops on the first champion hit. If the target was recently struck by Jhin's allies, lotus traps, or dama...

  • ECaptive Audience

    Jhin places an invisible lotus trap that blooms when walked over. It slows nearby enemies before dealing damage with an explosion of serrated petals. Beauty in Death - When Jhin kills an enemy champion, a lotus trap will...

  • RCurtain Call

    Jhin channels, transforming Whisper into a shoulder-mounted mega-cannon. It is able to fire 4 super shots at extreme range that pierce through minions and monsters, but stop on the first champion impacted. Whisper crippl...