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Jhin vs Katarina

Jhin
vs
50.1%

over 665 games

Katarina
Analyze a draft with Jhin

Skill matchup

Countered by stasisHeavy AP damageHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Katarina

Build adapted to this matchup

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

FlashBarrier75%
ExhaustFlash17%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

The Collector
Lord Dominik's Regards
Rapid Firecannon
B. F. Sword
Stormrazor
Mortal Reminder
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Guardian Angel
Serrated Dirk
Bloodthirster
Executioner's Calling
Serpent's Fang
Axiom Arc
Hexoptics C44
Immortal Shieldbow
Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Quicksilver Sash
Voltaic Cyclosword
Death's Dance
Mercurial Scimitar
58.3% WR103 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

Katarina's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Voracity (P)

Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged recently, her remaining ability cooldowns are dramatically reduced.If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing magic damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s15s12s–
69s15s12s1m15
97s14s12s1m15
117s13s12s1m
167s11s10s45s
187s11s8s45s

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 Katarina

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from her daggers

    Stay away from her daggers on the ground: when she picks one up, Voracity (passive) hits every nearby enemy, and Shunpo (E) lets her blink to it.

  2. Trade after her Shunpo

    Trade right after Shunpo (E): it's her only blink, and it has a 12 to 8 second cooldown, less if she picks up a dagger.

  3. Save your CC for her Lotus

    If you have CC, save it for Death Lotus (R): it's a channel, and interrupting it stops its damage.

  4. Don't count on your healing

    Don't count on your healing during Death Lotus (R): each knife applies Grievous Wounds, which reduces healing received.

Other Jhin matchups

Patch 16.21.1