I think the issue with Jhin isn't his damage, it's how his spells work with no clear "max this first

Pyrithegethon·Feb 13, 2016·1 votes·301 views

Sure you could say you max Q for better wave clear or poke, but someone else will tell you that's a bad idea and maxing W first for a better root and damage is better.

His E is usually maxed last but I have seen players max it second which leaves either the Q useless until late game or the W to just do a quick snare with low damage.

I believe his Q should be maxed first but after playing some games with maxing W first, the W rush was a lot better in ganks and damage.

Do you guys feel the same?

6 Comments

Hayaishi2Feb 13, 20162 votes

He sucks hard against all in, which is pretty much always the meta.

But Im NunuFeb 13, 20161 votes

Well then that's not really a problem, per se. It's just he's new and people still figuring out what is the best to max. Even if you can max anything, then that's a play style preference then. I guess some may argue that you don't need "skills" to figure out what to max because you can max anything, but that is a new and unique thing. I personally haven't play Jhin but from your post, I don't see having no "max this first" being a problem.

His damage is fairly high, however, he is very immobile so if you can all in him, he'll die easily (to me, he's like the AD viktor)

khorneyFeb 13, 20161 votes

i think it depends on what lane your in mid or adc, he is a better mid lane then adc because of the all in. but if i was adc i would max w if i was mid i would max q or you could do it the other way around but this to me would be most efficint

Woook3rFeb 13, 20161 votes

Personally, I think its either his dmg or the fact that his playstyle doesnt really "Come online" until he gets two as items and furor. He needs that super fastness to work.

Aeolian MelodiesFeb 13, 20161 votes

His issue is that people don't know how to play immobile vulnerable ADCs anymore. They're spoiled by Kalista Ezreal Corki Lucian Vayne and so forth.

DrNovaFeb 13, 20161 votes

As a jhin player it depends. If you are against a tough lane and need the wavevlear to manage the lane, I go Q first. Against really mobile champs I often go E first.

Sometimes I do t max either right away I want a bit of both and alternate.

Maxxing W first is always a bad idea in my opinion.