Jhin vs Kog’Maw Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Jhin, the Virtuoso, meets Kog’Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss, in the ADC lane. The sample behind this page is 1,366 games from patch 16.13.1, and Jhin wins 45.5% of them. A deficit of 4.5 points is what earns Kog’Maw its counter flag in this matchup.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 500), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
With Jhin and Kog’Maw both dealing physical damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Jhin opens on 655 health and 24 armour, Kog’Maw on 635 and 24. At full build levels the gap widens to 2474 HP versus 2318, favouring Jhin.
Void Ooze (E) is the ability Jhin has to respect, just as Kog’Maw plays around Dancing Grenade. Whoever spends Curtain Call or Living Artillery first hands the other a window.
The Jhin versus Kog’Maw numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Kog'Maw has the statistical edge. Jhin wins 45.5% of the recorded games.
45.5% from Jhin's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,366 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Jhin build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Jhin build page.