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How to Win Jhin vs Malphite Counter MatchupJhin is in the s tier of champions

Jhin vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Jhin

based on 16,872 Jhin vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Jhin resulted from an analysis of 16872 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Jhin has to counter Malphite in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Jhin vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Jhin does a decent job of countering Malphite. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Jhin against Malphite rounds, Jhin’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Jhin vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRectrix

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

Youmuu's WakeOpportunitySerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jhin to level upq
>
Second ability for Jhin to level upw
>
Last skill for Jhin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jhin's passive ability p
Jhin's q ability q
Jhin's w ability w
Jhin's e ability e
Jhin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Malphite

Your ultimate deals significantly less damage to enemies with full health. Look to pick off weakened targets as they run away.

Deadly Flourish has incredible range. When approaching a fight be sure to look ahead for enemies that could be rooted.

You can still cast your spells while reloading. Use them to fill the down time.

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Jhin vs Malphite Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Malphite Image
7.6
< Kills >
4.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.2
8
< Assists >
7.8
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
172
< Minions Killed >
144
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,454
< Physical Damage >
4,899
1,079
< Magic Damage >
14,421
390
< True Damage >
625
19,923
< Damage Dealt >
19,946
19,334
< Damage Taken >
25,341
12,339
< Gold Earned >
10,795
2.21
< Towers >
1.89
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,013
< Total Healing >
3,304
12,901
< Experience >
14,340
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
152
< Time Dealing CC >
674

How to Counter Malphite with Jhin in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Jhin vs. Malphite matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malphite..

Jhin typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Malphite

Who is Better, Jhin or Malphite?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when playing against Malphite, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes a good counter to Malphite.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate than Malphite, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Malphite.

Moreover, Jhin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Malphite matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jhin is a decent counter for Malphite. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Malphite.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Jhin, we analyzed 16,872 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Malphite as Jhin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jhin in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin usually gets a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Jhin versus Malphite build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Jhin used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Malphite than with many other common builds. In fact, Jhin had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Malphite with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Malphite as Jhin, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Gathering Storm, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Jhin vs Malphite matchups, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Jhin are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.