Jhin is in TFT, but in his new form, the Riftwalkers, he knows how to use his gun to wipe out enemies, especially those who are low on health.
Jhin is a really strong champion when placed right, as he has a fixed attack speed, but he will convert any additional attack speed to more damage, and his last shot goes for the enemy who has the lowest HP, hitting everyone in its line.
In this article, you will find a full guide on how to best place Jhin in TFT to make sure you kill your enemies with style and get to the first place.
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You shoot to kill, you better hit the heart.
Jhin is a strong champion in late game rounds as he can deal tons of damage with his skill; moreover, he summons a huge Zac if the Riftwalker trait is activated, who takes the same trait as the nearest Riftwalker member to him, and in Jhin’s case, it’s Renegade, which allows them to deal more damage, especially if Jhin is the last man standing.
Jhin’s stats, traits, items, and everything related to him will be mentioned and discussed down below, along with the best combos to make sure you win your games.
Best Jhin builds in TFT Set 8.5
Jhin’s stats
Cost: 4
Health: 744 / 1339 / 2411
Mana: 0
Armor: 44
MR: 44
DPS: 52 / 94 / 168
Damage: 70 / 126 / 227
Atk Spd: 0.8
Crit Rate: 25%
Range: 8
Jhin’s traits
1-Riftwalker
Riftwalkers open a gap between dimensions and summon their ally Zac, who grows in power based on the star level of Riftwalkers. Zac gains the last-listed Trait of the closest Riftwalker.
3 Summon Zac
2-Renegade
Renegade units deal bonus damage, and the last one standing deal more.
3 25% bonus damage, extra 20% for last alive
5 40% bonus damage, extra 25% for last alive
7 70% bonus damage, extra 40% for last alive
Jhin’s ability
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Otherworldly Flourish
Passive: Jhin always has fixed attack speed. He converts each 1% of bonus Attack Speed into AD. Every fourth shot instead fires a piercing bullet towards the lowest health enemy, dealing physical damage to all enemies in a line, increased up to based on their missing health. The bullet deals 43% reduced damage for each target it pierces through.
Attack Speed: 0.8 / 0.8 / 1
Percent of Attack Damage: 244% / 244% / 544%
Carousel priority:
These are the components you would need to focus on since the very first circle in order as you will need them to build up the required items for the team in most of the comps you will find bellow:
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Jhin’s best items
1-Giant Slayer
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Grant 20% bonus Attack Damage and 20 bonus Ability Power. Abilities and attacks deal 25% more damage to enemies with more than 1600 maximum Health.
2-Infinity Edge
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Grant 20% bonus Attack Damage and 15% bonus Critical Strike Chance.
Damage from an Ability can critically strike.
3-Last Whisper
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Grant 10% bonus Attack Damage. Any physical damage dealt 50% Sunders the target for 5 seconds. This effect does not stack.
Best comps for Jhin
3) ZAC TO JHIN
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Synergies:
4 Ox Force
4 Riftwalker
3 Renegade
2 Aegis
2 Mascot
This is a quick level 8 reroll with a strong economy over 50 gold to ensure that you level up your champions as quickly as possible.
Jhin is the primary damage dealer in this combination, while Zac is positioned above him to activate the Renegade trait.
Top team in this competition:
1-As a Riftwalker, Jhin will serve as your primary damage dealer, summoning Zac to use the Renegade trait on his behalf.
2-Viego, who possesses both the Ox Force and the Renegade traits, will serve as your second damage dealer.
3-Due to her sharing traits with both the Mascot and the Riftwalker, Vex will be able to inflict some decent damage from the backlines.
4-The third Riftwalker, Pyke, will call Zac and use his talent to stun foes, giving you a significant advantage.
5-Alistar is a fantastic option since he possesses the Aegis trait, which will increase the team's magic resistance, the Mascot trait, which will heal the squad, and the Ox Force characteristic.
6-The Ox Force attribute would benefit from Annie.
7-The fourth member of Ox Force is Fiora.
8-In order to increase the team's magic resistance, Ekko and Alistar would activate the Aegis trait.
2) ZAC TO PYKE
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Synergies:
4 Riftwalker
3 Supers
3 Hacker
2 Mascot
This is a quick level 8 reroll with a strong economy over 50 gold to ensure that you level up your champions as quickly as possible.
Pyke serves as the primary damage dealer in this combination, while Zac is positioned above him to trigger the Hacker trait.
Top team in this competition:
1-Pyke, who is a hacker, would be the major damage-dealer. With Zac above him, he would activate the hacker trait.
2-Vex will be doing some decent damage while turning on the Riftwalker and Mascot qualities.
3-Jhin will also be doing damage from behind the lines while turning on the Riftwalker trait.
4-In addition to being a massive tank on the front lines, Shen will also be using the hacker trait.
5-Malphite is a front-line tank who can contribute 1 more to the Mascot trait and do some damage as a member of the Supers trait.
6-The second Supers member is Lee Sin.
7-As a Supers member, Gangplank is capable of doing some decent damage.
1) ZAC TO VEX
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Synergies:
4 Riftwalker
2 Defender
4 Mascot
This is a quick level 8 reroll with a strong economy over 50 gold to ensure that you level up your champions as quickly as possible.
In order to trigger the Mascot trait, Zac is positioned above Vex to do more damage.
Top team in this competition:
1-Vex will serve as your primary damage dealer in the background, triggering the Riftwalker trait and the Mascot trait at the same time while summoning Zac to increase the Mascot trait.
2-Jhin, the second Riftwalker, will also be doing some solid damage from the backlines.
3-The third Riftwalker is Pyke.
4-The third Mascot will be Alistar.
5-Nunu can roll his ball and cause a lot of damage, adding to the Mascot characteristic.
6-Garen is a massive frontline Defender that has a high damage tolerance and stuns the most adversaries at once.
7-The team's second defender, Shen, will focus on protecting the player who caused the greatest harm.
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