Jhin vs Mel Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Jhin is a marksman/mage hybrid, Mel a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. Over 1,524 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Jhin closes out 53.2% of them. That is 3.2 points above even, so Mel is one of the matchups Jhin can lean on.
Mismatched profiles here: physical on Jhin’s side, magic on Mel’s. Before items it is 655 HP, 24 armour, 30 MR for Jhin; 630, 21, 30 for Mel. At full build levels the gap widens to 2474 HP versus 2313, favouring Jhin. Jhin also hits harder before items — 61 AD to 54.
Jhin looks for Captive Audience (E); Mel answers with Radiant Volley (Q). Then it becomes Curtain Call against Golden Eclipse, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 550), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
The Jhin versus Mel numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.
FAQ
Yes — Jhin holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Jhin wins 53.2% of the recorded games.
53.2% from Jhin's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,524 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.