Jhinvs Malphite
Jhin vs Malphite is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Jhin wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malphite based on 6 games. Jhin wins the early laning phase while Malphite scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jhin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jhin vs Malphite matchup.
Jhin Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jhin performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Malphite(50.0%)Who Wins the Jhin vs Malphite Matchup?
Jhin vs Malphite Matchup Summary
The Jhin vs Malphite matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Jhin wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, giving Jhin a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jhin controls the early laning stage, but Malphite outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jhin needs to press advantages before Malphite reaches their power spikes, while Malphite should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Malphite leads by 893 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jhin has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Malphite's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jhin vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown
Jhin is favored during the laning phase against Malphite, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Jhin holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Jhin Build Against Malphite
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Jhin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jhin against Malphite are The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Jhin an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jhin vs Malphite matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Jhin66.7%Malphite33.3%Jhin33.3%Malphite66.7%Jhin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Malphite. This lopsided early game means Jhin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Malphite is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Jhin. Extended games heavily favor Malphite, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Jhin must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malphite reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malphite survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Jhin Runes Against Malphite
Domination
Precision
The Domination primary with Precision secondary combination helps Jhin maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malphite.
Jhin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Jhin's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Jhin build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.90% | 1,969 | 6.7 | 827 | 13,897 | 51.5% | 50.5% | |
| 49.77% | 1,297 | 6.7 | 825 | 13,510 | 49.7% | 49.9% | |
| 46.75% | 1,267 | 6.3 | 798 | 13,502 | 49.0% | 45.1% | |
| 50.52% | 873 | 6.7 | 842 | 13,817 | 50.5% | 50.5% | |
| 49.07% | 869 | 6.4 | 813 | 13,474 | 46.2% | 51.2% | |
| 52.22% | 860 | 6.7 | 856 | 13,843 | 49.7% | 54.2% | |
| 48.68% | 760 | 6.8 | 895 | 14,488 | 54.7% | 45.0% | |
| 50.47% | 539 | 6.4 | 788 | 13,562 | 56.0% | 46.2% | |
| 46.65% | 529 | 6.5 | 851 | 13,492 | 47.8% | 45.8% | |
| 52.25% | 471 | 6.7 | 811 | 13,584 | 53.3% | 51.4% | |
| 47.21% | 467 | 6.4 | 852 | 13,941 | 47.6% | 46.9% | |
| 51.25% | 439 | 6.7 | 831 | 13,993 | 50.5% | 51.8% | |
| 48.69% | 422 | 6.8 | 843 | 13,633 | 53.9% | 43.7% | |
| 51.92% | 419 | 6.4 | 842 | 13,885 | 52.1% | 51.8% | |
| 49.60% | 376 | 6.7 | 855 | 13,649 | 53.6% | 46.4% | |
| 47.99% | 374 | 6.9 | 795 | 13,685 | 43.1% | 51.4% | |
| 51.79% | 338 | 6.4 | 790 | 13,717 | 45.8% | 55.6% | |
| 51.94% | 310 | 6.5 | 833 | 13,307 | 52.8% | 51.2% | |
| 49.05% | 210 | 6.6 | 826 | 14,150 | 53.2% | 46.6% | |
| 44.50% | 209 | 6.6 | 847 | 13,222 | 49.5% | 40.4% | |
| 49.25% | 202 | 7.0 | 864 | 14,467 | 48.9% | 49.5% | |
| 47.64% | 192 | 6.9 | 798 | 13,677 | 46.8% | 48.3% | |
| 42.63% | 191 | 6.3 | 945 | 13,731 | 41.8% | 43.2% | |
| 50.31% | 163 | 6.7 | 857 | 14,151 | 48.5% | 51.6% | |
| 48.45% | 161 | 6.5 | 843 | 13,704 | 45.1% | 51.1% | |
| 45.81% | 156 | 6.6 | 889 | 13,767 | 44.0% | 47.5% | |
| 36.51% | 127 | 6.5 | 733 | 12,527 | 34.9% | 38.3% | |
| 42.11% | 115 | 6.7 | 792 | 14,329 | 40.6% | 42.7% | |
| 60.92% | 88 | 6.4 | 733 | 13,070 | 57.6% | 63.0% | |
| 34.52% | 84 | 6.5 | 784 | 13,031 | 26.3% | 41.3% | |
| 44.74% | 76 | 6.8 | 877 | 14,426 | 50.0% | 42.0% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 6.7 | 829 | 13,601 | 60.0% | 44.8% | |
| 58.18% | 55 | 6.3 | 705 | 11,561 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 51 | 6.8 | 845 | 14,777 | 47.6% | 55.2% | |
| 48.72% | 40 | 6.9 | 821 | 13,584 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 37 | 6.6 | 873 | 13,946 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 31 | 6.5 | 931 | 14,037 | 62.5% | 45.5% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.4 | 724 | 13,206 | 53.3% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.0 | 980 | 15,492 | 58.3% | 31.3% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 780 | 13,940 | 77.8% | 47.4% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 787 | 13,080 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.8 | 858 | 14,477 | 42.9% | 64.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.2 | 739 | 12,184 | 37.5% | 55.6% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.7 | 749 | 13,227 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.7 | 820 | 12,173 | 57.1% | 20.0% | |
| 18.75% | 16 | 6.1 | 805 | 11,001 | 25.0% | 12.5% | |
| 50.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 780 | 14,205 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.4 | 1,086 | 15,374 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.4 | 735 | 13,223 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.2 | 775 | 13,868 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.7 | 770 | 12,447 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.5 | 862 | 14,647 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.8 | 758 | 10,403 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 693 | 12,389 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.8 | 745 | 14,020 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 733 | 12,302 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.1 | 871 | 12,953 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.0 | 1,099 | 10,787 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 736 | 12,908 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 906 | 14,854 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 9 | 5.4 | 944 | 12,309 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.8 | 855 | 9,996 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.0 | 996 | 14,349 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.3 | 827 | 13,632 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.7 | 823 | 12,651 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.8 | 918 | 12,438 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.4 | 824 | 10,890 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 924 | 14,030 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 1,094 | 15,362 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 1,118 | 17,040 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 1,267 | 18,020 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 616 | 8,733 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 746 | 11,111 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.5 | 739 | 11,521 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.7 | 850 | 12,963 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.2 | 891 | 14,798 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.3 | 945 | 15,789 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.7 | 769 | 12,556 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.0 | 707 | 11,326 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 835 | 14,935 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 6 | 2.8 | 524 | 11,524 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 929 | 14,449 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.7 | 760 | 13,767 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 989 | 13,882 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,190 | 12,914 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 755 | 12,467 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 759 | 14,368 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.0 | 969 | 15,600 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 766 | 15,271 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 866 | 12,919 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 733 | 9,537 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 786 | 12,282 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 785 | 10,299 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 716 | 11,491 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 791 | 11,215 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 614 | 11,402 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 699 | 9,650 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Jhin vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jhin do against Malphite in League of Legends?
Jhin wins the Jhin vs Malphite matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Jhin do against Malphite in the early game?
In the early game, Jhin has the advantage against Malphite with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Jhin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jhin do against Malphite in the late game?
In the late game, Malphite takes over the Jhin vs Malphite matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Malphite scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jhin vs Malphite matchup?
Jhin wins the matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Jhin is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Jhin build against Malphite?
The best Jhin build against Malphite includes The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Jhin runes against Malphite?
The best Jhin runes against Malphite use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Jhin vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jhin counter Malphite?
Yes, Jhin has a favorable matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate. Jhin slightly edges out Malphite in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Jhin against Malphite?
When playing Jhin against Malphite, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.