Jhin: Lethal Tempo vs Fleet Footwork

Snowman Arc·Apr 9, 2018·1 votes·10,412 views

I'm not an experienced Jhin player, barely ever played him 5 times, and I know most people take FFW on him, but I was wondering why Lethal Tempo isn't taken on him. The extra attack speed he is getting gets converted to AD due to his passive, so he essentially gets AD (which is a lot eventually). He also gets a lot of movement speed from his crits as well. There are examples where this can be useful. Opening with your ulti and landing a shot means that the next 3 shots will have more AD in them.

3 Comments

DuskDaUmbreonApr 9, 20181 votes

While that's true, it's not worth as much as you'd think, I don't believe.

80% more base AS doesn't translate to quite as much AD as it'd seem.

Although...who knows? He's abusing Rageblade, so it's entirely possible Tempo might be best on him.

C9 Squeeky Apr 9, 20181 votes

Possible it's ok on Jhin but you can only extend the keystone duration up to 6 seconds. since it takes 1.5s from your 1st auto, you'll get the bonus AS by the time you use your 4th shot, if you're in range. but FFW gives sustain and movespeed/kiting that synergizes with the MS he gets from crits. But I thought Comet was best on him?

Snowman ArcApr 9, 20181 votes

The thing I saw with Lethal Tempo is the lack of sustain that FFW provides on any other ADC I play. Taking Comet essentially runs the same risk in terms of healing. Comet is more consistent, since you proc the damage quite often and you get decent runes from the trees you go for alongside the passive AD + AS.

I think Comet is ok, but the healing on FFW is necessary, which is why people take FFW. As far as Lethal Tempo goes, it seems inconsistent. I played two games and I didn't feel I was taking advantage of it as much as I'd like. I can see it being very good later in the game where you can take advantage of it quite a lot and it provides a lot of AD, but ye I believe the consistency of FFW, alongside its healing and MS boost, make it a better choice overall.