Jhin vs Corki · Bot
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.21. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
The same lane is not played the same way in Silver and in Diamond: pick your level, the advice changes. Signed in, Olymps opens on your rank. Coaching, not statistics — the abilities and Riot's cooldowns are the same at every level.
Don't get poked for free; trade when his bomb is gone.
Step sideways, stay out of the wave when it's ready.
›AA›
After he casts Q or steps up to last-hit.
How the lane plays · Iron – Silver
Both carries have 550 range, so the lane comes down to who wastes cooldowns and who stands in the wrong place when the other's poke is ready.
Trade only when Corki's Q (Phosphorus Bomb) is on cooldown. Stay behind minions, last-hit with AA, and keep your four-shot rhythm instead of chasing him.
Use E (Captive Audience) on the spots he walks to when last-hitting. W (Deadly Flourish) roots him if he was recently damaged, so poke first, then follow up.
R (Curtain Call) punishes low-health targets, but his W (Valkyrie) can dodge it. Use R when he's slowed or rooted, and don't fire it just to be seen.
Play it aggressive
After he uses Q (Phosphorus Bomb) on the wave or on you, step up and AA him while the poke is down.
When he jumps in with W (Valkyrie), place E (Captive Audience) behind you and slow him as he commits.
If he's low after a trade, use W (Deadly Flourish) to root him, then Q and AA to finish.
Play it safe
Back off when he has E (Gatling Gun) ready and you're standing in front of the wave without cover.
Don't walk up for a last-hit if his Q is ready and you can't dodge it. Lose one minion rather than half your health.
Watch the map before extending past the wave. A chasing carry with no jungle info is easy to punish.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Long-range bomb that hits an area and reveals you. Don't stand still in the wave at low health; step sideways when you see him cast it.
Cone shred that lowers your Armor and Magic Resist. Don't stay in front of him in short trades. Back out and make him spend mana.
Gap-closer that leaves a fire trail. Don't stay in the fire when he flies in, and expect him to jump on you after a poke.
Your combo
›AA››AAWhen he steps up for a last-hit and takes any damage: W roots him, then AA, Q and AA again while he can't leave.
Corki's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
Other Jhin matchups · bot
No other Jhin lane is written yet. Every lane a player meets with our free desktop app is written for their level — and lands here.
Everything about Jhin →How this is written
Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.