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

Jhin vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Jhin

based on 11,270 Jhin vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Jhin did battle with Irelia 11270 times. With so many games with Jhin versus Irelia provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a recommended build to crush Irelia. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Jhin encounters Irelia in only 2.6% of his matches.

Jhin vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Jhin does a ok job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Jhin against Irelia matches, Jhin’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Jhin vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Optional Items

OpportunitySerylda's GrudgeGuardian AngelBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Jhin vs Irelia Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Irelia Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.3
5.4
< Deaths >
7
8
< Assists >
4.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
173
< Minions Killed >
209
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,822
< Physical Damage >
16,562
1,051
< Magic Damage >
6,298
470
< True Damage >
766
20,343
< Damage Dealt >
23,627
18,746
< Damage Taken >
31,783
12,313
< Gold Earned >
13,050
2.17
< Towers >
2.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,921
< Total Healing >
10,926
12,881
< Experience >
15,206
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
145
< Time Dealing CC >
114

How to Counter Irelia with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Jhin vs. Irelia counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Jhin normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jhin and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Irelia

Who is Better, Jhin or Irelia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jhin usually fairs equally well when taking on Irelia, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes an ok counter to Irelia.

While Jhin does have a higher win rate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Irelia.

Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Irelia matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jhin is a decent counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jhin against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jhin

Jhin Loses Against

LilliaLillia47% winrateMaokaiMaokai47.3% winrateTaricTaric47.3% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank47.7% winrate

Jhin Wins Against

HweiHwei55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.2% winrateLuluLulu54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.3% 33229 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.4% 22693 GamesBardBard+ 54.4% 14940 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.7% 26024 Games

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Jhin, we analyzed 11,270 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 Irelia 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jhin to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Jhin versus Irelia build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Jhin included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jhin boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when playing against Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Irelia as Jhin, you should take 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Jhin vs Irelia matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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