Smoldervs Jhin
Smolder vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Jhin wins with a 54.4% win rate (+8.8%) over Smolder based on 217 games. Jhin holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Jhin matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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.
Who wins Smolder vs Jhin?
Smolder wins 46.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.9% and 53.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 206 games Lane: Bot
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Jhin, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Smolder wins 46.6% of 206 games (95% range 39.9–53.4%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.8% for Smolder; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Jhin usually wins the lane: 634 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (203 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Smolder players pick Lord Dominik's Regards much less often against Jhin: 10.4% of their other Bot games, 5.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Smolder and Jhin played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Smolder's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Smolder vs Jhin Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Smolder vs Jhin Win Rate by Game Length
Smolder's win rate against Jhin by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Smolder's results against Jhin in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Smolder vs Jhin Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)JhinSmolder gold at 15: −634
- First itemJhinSmolder: 12.2 min · Jhin: 11.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSmolder wins 50.0% of 74 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSmolder wins 47.3% of 112 games
What Smolder Changes Against Jhin
Choices Smolder players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Usually10.4%vs Jhin5.3%−5.0 pts
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsually2.1%vs Jhin5.3%+3.3 pts
Best Smolder Build vs Jhin
Usual Smolder build (Bot)
60.2% win rate · 334 games
Against Jhin
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 143 Smolder games against Jhin carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Smolder's standard build instead.
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 12.2 min (median of 162 games).
- Jhin usually completes The Collector first, at 11.7 min (median of 95 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Smolder Runes vs Jhin
Usual Smolder runes (Bot)
Deathfire Touch
52.5% win rate · 816 games
Against Jhin
Deathfire Touch47.9% win rate · 71 games
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Smolder Matchups
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Smolder vs Jhin FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Smolder vs Jhin?
Current data slightly favors Jhin, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Smolder wins 46.6% of 206 games (95% range 39.9–53.4%).
What is Smolder's win rate against Jhin?
Smolder wins 46.6% of 206 Bot games against Jhin on patch 26.18 (95% range 39.9–53.4%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Smolder counter Jhin?
Not clearly. Smolder wins 46.6% of 206 games against Jhin, and the 95% range (39.9–53.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Smolder or Jhin?
Jhin usually wins the lane: 634 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (203 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Smolder outscale Jhin?
Not measurably: Smolder's win rate against Jhin in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Jhin strongest against Smolder?
Jhin is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Smolder build against Jhin?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Smolder's usual Bot core: Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon. The biggest change against Jhin: Lord Dominik's Regards (10.4% usually, 5.3% here).
What runes should Smolder use against Jhin?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Inspiration — 47.9% over 71 games against Jhin. The biggest change against Jhin: Axiom Arcanist (2.1% usually, 5.3% here).