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Jhin & Leona vs Caitlyn & Soraka

Bot Lane Matchup

Jhin vs Caitlyn (with Leona & Soraka) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Leona win this lane convincingly because Leona's engage chain gives you a free W root on a locked-down target, and Soraka's Q healing is too slow to undo the burst from a full Grit-stacked fourth shot.
Post-6, you continue to win the 2v2 as long as Leona initiates first, since Soraka's R can save Caitlyn from afar but cannot prevent the initial lockdown damage.

Your best trading pattern is to let Leona engage with E, immediately follow with W to root the secondary target, then unload your fourth shot on the most vulnerable enemy while they are locked in CC.
Between Leona engages, use your long-range Q bounces to stack Grit on Caitlyn and keep her below the threshold where Soraka's healing becomes irrelevant.

Play for a slow push or freeze near your side of the lane to keep Caitlyn in Leona's engage range and deny her the safety of farming under tower.
Jhin's wave clear is not exceptional, so avoid hard-shoving unless you are setting up a dive, as pushing gives Caitlyn free farm and removes Leona's engage angles.

Do not use your W as an opener before Leona has landed her E — if Caitlyn or Soraka sidesteps your W, you have wasted your primary kill-setup tool and Leona's engage becomes far less lethal.
Always let Leona's stun confirm the target before committing your W root.

Created on 06/25/2026

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