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Runes: Fleet Footwork

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Precision

Fleet Footwork

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

Flash

Heal

Items

Starting Items

Boots

Essential Items

Situational Items

Ability Order

Jhin Passive Ability

Champion Build Guide

Runes

is the most common rune page for .
can be exchanged for , and for , which synergises well with the healing gained from and grants additional healing, increasing survivability.
Some use with and (the most common secondary runes for ADCs) in place of .

A more aggressive rune choice is , granting burst damage for short trades during the laning phase.
This rune page works best against champions like , or , while should be used against champions like , or .

Abilities

is 's most important ability. It can be used to clear minion waves and is a great trading tool.

roots enemies that have received damage dealt by or his allies, as well as enemies inside one of his traps, making it an important tool during all stages of the game.

The most important use for is the vision the traps can grant when placed in bushes, around objectives or at chokepoints.

Starting Items

can be considered the standard starting item for .

can be considered a more defensive choice. It should be used against champions such as , or .

This item allows you to use your abilities - especially - more often, which, in combination with the additional minion damage, makes it easier to push minion waves against champions like or .

make it possible to start with four potions which provide you with additional sustain during the early stages of the game. While boots do not increase your damage, they can be used against champions which rely on skillshots, like or .

Boots

are the most common boot choice. They are cheaper than the other options and grant additional mobility, which is very useful for .

In contrast to the , are an offensive choice, exchanging the additional mobility for damage and greater scaling potential.

are very useful against AD-heavy team compositions and champions like , , , , or .

are very useful against AP-heavy team compositions and champions like , , , or .

Essential Items

During the last season, the two essential items for were and . Because of the changes to during the preseason, it is now the most common first item for , while and are bought as second and third item.

Situational Items

While grants 40 attack damage, the additional armour and its passive ability play a very important role during the later stages of the game, in which becomes a high priority target for the enemy team. Therefore, it is bought as fourth or fifth item in most games.

grants a 80 attack damage as well as 20% lifesteal, with excess healing becoming a temporary shield, which greatly increases your damage and survivability, making it an excellent item choice for .