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Jhin vs Smolder

Jhin
vs
51.5%

over 9321 games

Smolder
Analyze a draft with Jhin

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstHeavy pokeSustained DPS

Build vs Smolder

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hubris
1
The Collector
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Rapid Firecannon
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier88%
FlashHaste4%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Rapid Firecannon
Lord Dominik's Regards
Phantom Dancer
B. F. Sword
Stormrazor
Mortal Reminder
Guardian Angel
Bloodthirster
Hexoptics C44
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Executioner's Calling
Serpent's Fang
Immortal Shieldbow
Mercurial Scimitar
Edge of Night
Maw of Malmortius
Quicksilver Sash
Voltaic Cyclosword
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Bastionbreaker
Serylda's Grudge
Titanic Hydra
Runaan's Hurricane
Death's Dance
Kaenic Rookern
55.1% WR1,997 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

Smolder's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dragon Practice (P)

Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
35.5s14s24s–
64.5s14s24s2m
93.5s13s24s2m
113.5s12s24s1m50
163.5s10s20s1m40
183.5s10s16s1m40

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 Smolder

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade early

    Take your trades early: his basic spells only gain damage with the Dragon Practice (passive) stacks he builds over the game.

  2. Save your CC for his flight

    If you have hard CC, save it for Flap, Flap, Flap (E): it's his only way to escape, and hard CC interrupts his flight.

  3. Don't stay grouped

    Don't stay grouped with your allies against him: empowered, Super Scorcher Breath (Q) also damages around its target and behind it.

  4. Leave the center of the breath

    Get out of the center of MMOOOMMMM! (R): that's where the breath hits hardest and slows.

Other Jhin matchups

Patch 16.21.1