Jhin vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Jhin
based on 6,135 Jhin vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jhin vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Jhin vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Jhin
Tips for Playing as Jhin against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Jhin vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Jhin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Jhin versus Viktor counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor..
Jhin usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jhin and Viktor
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Who is Better, Jhin or Viktor?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jhin usually wins when taking on Viktor, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Jhin makes a good counter for Viktor.
While Jhin does have a higher win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Jhin also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Viktor.
Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Viktor matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Jhin is a decent counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jhin against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jhin to counter Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jhin often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Jhin versus Viktor build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Jhin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Viktor than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jhin had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Viktor with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Viktor as Jhin, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Jhin vs Viktor face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Jhin are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.