01 / Jhin
At a glance
Learn Jhin abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Dancing GrenadeContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Captive AudienceCan slow a target to prepare the next action.
What can go wrong
- Dancing GrenadePractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Captive AudienceUse the slow to make the next action easier. It does not replace checking distance, cooldowns and an escape route.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PWhisper
Jhin's hand cannon, Whisper, is a precise instrument designed to deal superior damage. It fires at a fixed rate and carries only four shots. Jhin imbues the final bullet with dark magics to critically strike and deal bonus execute damage. Whenever Whisper crits, it inspires Jhin with a burst of Move Speed.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QDancing Grenade
Jhin launches a magical cartridge at an enemy. It can hit up to four targets and gains damage each time it kills.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
WDeadly Flourish
Jhin brandishes his cane, firing a single shot with incredible range. It pierces through minions and monsters, but stops on the first champion hit. If the target was recently struck by Jhin's allies, lotus traps, or damaged by Jhin, they are rooted.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
ECaptive Audience
Jhin places an invisible lotus trap that blooms when walked over. It slows nearby enemies before dealing damage with an explosion of serrated petals. Beauty in Death - When Jhin kills an enemy champion, a lotus trap will bloom near their corpse.
Use the slow to make the next action easier. It does not replace checking distance, cooldowns and an escape route.
RCurtain Call
Jhin channels, transforming Whisper into a shoulder-mounted mega-cannon. It is able to fire 4 super shots at extreme range that pierce through minions and monsters, but stop on the first champion impacted. Whisper cripples enemies hit, which slows them and deals execute damage. The 4th shot is perfectly crafted, epically powerful, and guaranteed to critically strike.
Use the slow to make the next action easier. It does not replace checking distance, cooldowns and an escape route.
Jhin combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Spell and attack trade: Dancing Grenade
- AA
- AA
- AA
- Q
- AA
With Jhin, start with Basic attack, then continue through Basic attack → Basic attack → Dancing Grenade → Basic attack. Use this exercise to watch Whisper while performing the shown actions. Check when its effect becomes available rather than assuming every attack has the same result.
Spell and attack trade: Deadly Flourish
- AA
- W
- AA
- Q
- AA
- AA
With Jhin, start with Basic attack, then continue through Deadly Flourish → Basic attack → Dancing Grenade → Basic attack → Basic attack. Use this exercise to watch Whisper while performing the shown actions. Check when its effect becomes available rather than assuming every attack has the same result.
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Game plan by role
Jhin · Bot
Coordinate trades with your support and keep last hits consistent. Stand where you can attack without stepping into both enemy players’ threat range.
Collect safe farm while staying close enough to join your team. Check the map before crossing an exposed side lane for one more wave.
Keep dealing damage to an accessible target while tracking enemy engage tools. A safer sustained position is often better than chasing a distant carry.
Before your next fight, check: Dancing Grenade · Curtain Call · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Jhin · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.