Jhin, the Virtuoso ADC or Mid?

Valkyrous·Jan 24, 2016·2 votes·1,408 views

I was wondering this ever since Jhin was released, I think he was built for the ADC role but fits well in the Midlane role. So I'm wondering what you guys think

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Moulin RougeJan 24, 20161 votes

from what I've seen, from the top, they're playing him as an AD caster in mid lane. I watched a vid of him, his wave clear is actually really good.

He's good great lane control and his range is high enough that his mobility isn't that much of an issue.

Plus, with his W he's really good at helping his jungler gank

ValkyrousJan 24, 20161 votes

Hmmmm, I'm still gonna play him an ADC, he was built for that role like Varus but people found him a secondary role as well

ErockandrollJan 24, 20161 votes

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from what I've seen, from the top, they're playing him as an AD caster in mid lane. I watched a vid of him, his wave clear is actually really good.

That's still on the PBE which is a very small player base. The greater player base may find different strats, And if the LCS picks him up, how do they play him?

Just looking at his stats. I would think he would be better as the ADC. He may have properties that make him a good midlaner, But a lot of his abilities rely more on his item scaling rather than his levels. Simply he fits better into the ADC mold.

Critmaster GarenJan 24, 20161 votes

adc means 'attack damage carry'.

no matter where you play him he will be an adc.

IgotlazyJan 24, 20161 votes

Personally I think he'll do fine in both roles. Mid lane could be a little tough for him since he has no easy escapes and Assassins (such as Zed, Yasuo, Fizz, Leblanc etc.) can tear him a new one.

Moulin RougeJan 24, 20161 votes

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Personally I think he'll do fine in both roles. Mid lane could be a little tough for him since he has no easy escapes and Assassins (such as Zed, Yasuo, Fizz, Leblanc etc.) can tear him a new one.

That line could go for every squishy mid lane mage without hard CC.

CatastropJan 24, 20161 votes

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(such as Zed, Leblanc etc.) can tear him a new one.

Something that people seem to completely ignore, is the fact that he can build item 3140 and actually benefit by being able to upgrade to Merc. Same goes for item 3156 , the Lifegrip passive really synergizes with his scalings and keeps alive against burst. With all the resources he has at his disposal, I think he'll do quite well against a lot of midlaners, especially these two.