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Jhin vs Kai'Sa

Jhin
vs
48.3%

over 40600 games

Kai'Sa
Analyze a draft with Jhin

Skill matchup

Sustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damage

Build vs Kai'Sa

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jhin: Hubris, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge, Boots of Swiftness, The Collector, Rapid Firecannon, Lord Dominik's Regards, B. F. Sword.

Starting items

Doran's Helm
Health Potion

Core build

Hubris
1
Phantom Dancer
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
The Collector
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier77%
ExhaustFlash13%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

The Collector
Rapid Firecannon
Lord Dominik's Regards
B. F. Sword
Stormrazor
Mortal Reminder
Guardian Angel
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Hexoptics C44
Bloodthirster
Axiom Arc
Serpent's Fang
Executioner's Calling
Quicksilver Sash
Edge of Night
Immortal Shieldbow
Mercurial Scimitar
Maw of Malmortius
Voltaic Cyclosword
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Bastionbreaker
Serylda's Grudge
Randuin's Omen
Zhonya's Hourglass
Kaenic Rookern
Titanic Hydra
55.6% WR7,257 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
SorcerySorcery
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kai'Sa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Second Skin (P)

Kai'Sa's basic attacks stack Plasma, dealing increasing bonus magic damage. Allies' immobilizing effects help stack Plasma. Additionally, Kai'Sa's item purchases upgrade her basic spells to have more powerful properties.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s20s16s–
68s20s16s2m10
96s18.5s16s2m10
116s17s16s1m40
166s14s13s1m10
186s14s10s1m10

Playing as Jhin

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Trade with your 4th shot

    Save your 4th shot to trade: Whisper (passive) always makes it a critical strike with bonus damage, and each crit gives you move speed.

  2. Fire W at a target already hit

    Fire Deadly Flourish (W) right after you or an ally hit the target: they're then rooted, and you gain move speed.

  3. Trap the brush

    Place Captive Audience (E) in brush and along your escape path: the trap is invisible, slows the enemy who steps on it, then explodes.

  4. Save your 4th shot to finish

    Save the 4th shot of Curtain Call (R) to finish someone off: each bullet slows and hits harder on a wounded target, and the 4th is a critical strike.

Playing against Kai'Sa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions: Icathian Rain (Q) splits its missiles between nearby enemies, and on your own, you take them all.

  2. Harass her before she evolves

    If your attack range beats her 525 units, harass her early: Second Skin (passive) only evolves her spells as she buys items.

  3. Dodge her Void Seeker

    Dodge Void Seeker (W): it marks you with Plasma and reveals you, which lets Killer Instinct (R) dash onto you from very far away.

Other Jhin matchups

Patch 16.21.1