Ionia · Unleashed · Advanced
Jhin
Virtuoso · Four-spell crescendo
Fury
MindJhin banishes spells when you spend 4 or more energy on them, then the fourth stored spell channels 4 runes and draws a card.
![Riftbound Legend: Virtuoso. When you play a spell, if you spent [4] or more, you may banish it. Then, if there are four spells banished with me, put each in its trash, channel 4 runes, and draw 1.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Fd1e6947cf43a19488a2c31f71a4887aa0423a966-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days
Where Jhin Stands Right Now
Tier
D
Midrange
Meta share
1.3%
27 tracked decks
Top 8s
1
across 7 events
CN / West share
1.3% / 1.5%
1 / 0 top 8s
The engine
What Jhin Rewards
Virtuoso · printed ability
“When you play a spell, if you spent 4 Energy or more, you may banish it. Then, if there are four spells banished with me, put each in its trash, channel 4 runes, and draw 1.”
Jhin rewards planning; the Legend ability helps you turn sequencing and card flow into better battlefield decisions.
How it plays
The Game Plan
Jhin is a delayed payoff deck. Expensive spells become stored progress; the fourth one unloads the banished spells to trash, channels 4 runes, and draws, all in one big reset turn.
Strengths
- Huge fourth-spell payoff
- Rewards expensive spell density
- Can recover runes after big turns
Watch Outs
- Needs spells costing 4+ energy
- Payoff is slow
- Interrupted games can strand progress
Turn by Turn
- 1Early: survive while identifying which 4+ energy spells are worth banishing.
- 2Midgame: cast expensive spells that affect the board while building toward four banished spells.
- 3Late: use the channel-4 payoff to refuel and take over the next sequence of fights.
New to this Legend? Pick Jhin if you like setting up a delayed fourth-spell explosion rather than winning immediately.
Proven lists · from our tournament database
What Winning Jhin Looks Like
The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.
星游.树懒.Andrew
S3 Chengdu City Challenge · 2026-06-14 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
- Jhin, Virtuoso1
Units (6)
- Pyke, Dockside Butcher3
- Jhin, Meticulous Killer2
- Jhin, Meticulous Killer1
Spells (26)
- Consult the Past3
- Curtain Call3
- Sprite Burst3
- Angle Shot2
- Deadly Flourish2
- Disintegrate2
- Frigid Touch2
- Progress Day2
- Singularity2
- Wages of Pain2
- Downstage Dramatics1
- Time Warp1
- Unchecked Power1
Gear (8)
- Blighted Battleaxe3
- Gutter Palace2
- Energy Conduit1
- Garbage Grabber1
- Seal of Insight1
Runes (12)
- Fury Rune6
- Mind Rune6
Battlefields (3)
- Forge of the Fluft1
- The Papertree1
- Vaults of Helia1
The Cards Doing the Work
![Riftbound Spell: Curtain Call. [Repeat] — [1] / [A] / [1][A] (You may pay each additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.)
Choose one you haven't already chosen —
- Draw 1.
- Deal 2 to a unit at a battlefield.
- Deal 3 to a unit at a base.
- Give a unit at a battlefield -4 [S] this turn.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F01496068d9a8d5567672d802bd008297bd1fe8cc-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Card advantage · 3x
Curtain Call
“[Repeat] — 1 Energy / 1 Power / 1 Energy 1 Power (You may pay each additional cost to repeat this spell's effect.) Choose one you haven't already chosen —Draw 1.Deal 2 to a unit…”
![Riftbound Unit: Pyke, Dockside Butcher. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].)
[Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.)
You may pay [C] as an additional cost to play me.
When you play me, if you paid the additional cost, ready me and give me +2 [S] this turn.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Fe0ce05148d7368070bcc8c0a43f66ece0834653a-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Positioning · 3x
Pyke, Dockside Butcher
“[Hidden] (Hide now for 1 Power to react with later for 0 Energy.) [Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.) You may pay 1 Fury Power as an additional cost to play…”
![Riftbound Spell: Sprite Burst. Play two ready 3 [S] Sprite unit tokens with [Temporary]. (Kill each at the start of its controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F4427ceffae1c3e7b012167461ce7c080bb2c1fe4-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Removal & reach · 3x
Sprite Burst
“Play two ready 3 Might Sprite unit tokens with [Temporary]. (Kill each at the start of its controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.)”
Your first build
How to Start Playing Jhin
Jhin has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.