Jhin vs Ezreal Counter Pick

Attack range is identical, 550 on both sides, so the matchup is decided by what happens after the first trade rather than by who reaches further. Over 17,031 games on patch 16.13.1 Jhin holds 51.5%, which the difficulty scale calls Even, and the numbers support that reading more than they support a counter pick in either direction.

Ezreal’s mixed damage profile complicates the response: Mystic Shot scales with attack damage while Essence Flux and Trueshot Barrage lean on ability power, so pure armor stacking leaves gaps. His real advantage is Arcane Shift, a blink Jhin has no equivalent for, backed by Rising Spell Force stacking attack speed up to five times. Because Arcane Shift prioritises enemies already stuck with Essence Flux, a competent Ezreal holds the blink as a follow-up rather than an opener, and that sequencing decides most exchanges. Jhin counters with weight instead of motion. He starts with 655 health to Ezreal’s 600 and finishes at 2,474 against 2,334, carries 61 attack damage at level one, and gains armor faster, reaching 103.9 to Ezreal’s 95.4. Dancing Grenade clears the wave by bouncing between four targets and grows stronger with every kill it secures, which keeps Jhin even on farm without stepping forward. Captive Audience placed in the brush punishes the flanking angle the blink wants, and Curtain Call reaches targets that have already left the fight. Ezreal is rated 7 for difficulty against Jhin’s 6. Both champion pages, Jhin and Ezreal, list the full scaling.