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Smolder & Leona vs Jhin & Tahm Kench

Bot Lane Matchup

Smolder vs Jhin (with Leona & Tahm Kench) 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 if Leona hits her E — your sustained Q poke stacks damage on whoever she locks down, and Tahm Kench's short range means he cannot reliably peel without walking into Leona's CC.
Post-6, Jhin's R gives the enemy a long-range kill tool when Leona is committed, so you need to respect that window and not over-extend after Leona engages.

Your best pattern is to Q-poke Jhin repeatedly from max range to stack your passive damage, then let Leona engage when he is low enough that Tahm Kench cannot sustain him back to safety.
Avoid walking up for autos because Tahm Kench's Q slow and passive stacks punish you heavily in short auto-trade exchanges.

Push the wave consistently with Q to deny Jhin his preferred slow-push setup and force Tahm Kench to choose between farming and peeling.
A fast-pushed wave also reduces Leona's engage risk by keeping fights near your tower where you have more safety.

Do not use E aggressively to chase a low-health target if Tahm Kench still has W available — he will swallow Jhin and you will be left overextended with no kill and Leona out of position.
Respect Jhin's fourth-shot burst when Leona is mid-engage, as it can one-shot you if you are already poke-damaged.

Created on 09/08/2026

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