How to win lane as Smolder against Jhin · 52.21% win rate over 11,086 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Jhin | Level 1 favours Jhin because his front-loaded auto damage wins the opening trade. |
| Level 2 | Jhin | Level 2 stays Jhin's as his Q poke chips you while you have no stacks to answer. |
| Level 3 | Jhin | Level 3 favours Jhin since W Deadly Flourish gives him a root-combo you can't match. |
| Levels 4-5 | Jhin | Levels 4-5 remain Jhin's on the back of his crit fourth-shot out-trading your farm phase. |
| Level 6 | Jhin | Level 5-6 favours Jhin because his crit autos and W root still dominate your walk-ups. |
| First item | Jhin | Level 6 favours Jhin as Curtain Call snipes you from range while you still lack burst. |
| Two+ items | Smolder | By 2+ items your uncapped flame-spread Q and W execute overtake his fixed pattern and flip it to you. |
Levels 1-2 favour Jhin: his auto damage is front-loaded and his Q Dancing Grenade pokes you off the wave while you have no stacks and no burst. Play safe, soak CS at range, and never contest a trade into his loaded fourth shot.
The full Smolder vs Jhin report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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