MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Jhin vs Caitlyn
How often does Jhin beat Caitlyn in ADC?
Jhin into Caitlyn in ADC: 52% observed win rate across 23,915 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Jhin ahead by 151 gold.
Does Jhin counter Caitlyn?
The numbers say yes: across 23,915 ranked ADC games into Caitlyn, Jhin takes 52% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Caitlyn's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Caitlyn: the Jhin game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Jhin at 60% across 12,872 games. Flip the lead and Jhin falls to 42% across 11,032.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 12,872 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 42% | 11,032 |
| First blood | 55% | 14,771 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 11,405 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 10,352 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 7,208 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 3,133 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Jhin's ADC build, with receipts
Into Caitlyn specifically, Jhin finishes The Collector first most often: 49.4% over 5,035 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon: 55.1% across 1,255 games.
The most-finished Jhin core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon: 54.6% across 9,978 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (43,105 games).
Skill plan: Jhin players max Q first and take Q at level 1.