Talk:Jhin/@comment-27004415-20160207184655/@comment-27004415-20160209074903

I hear you, and I'm not saying sterak is here for the raw damage. I'm saying that for the gold you invest, you get probabl one of the most interesting item for the mid game for him. Like you I tried Youmuu + IE and IE+ER, IE+ RFC, ER+ RFC. The problem I had with those builds is that I couldn't resist or fight back against a fed solo laner. The fact is, you need an really good peel to be able to do something against a fed solo laner as Jhin. With sterak, it makes it so hard for them to burst you that yo udon't have to rely on your teammates awareness to survive(unless they gangbang you, but then again you owuld die regardless of your build).

Now if your team is ahead, or you have a lot of cc and good peel in your team comp, sure you can skip sterak, but I think it's great to have that option in mind for those games where you're not stomping hard. But usually in yolo queue, you'll always have at least one enemy fed, and they will try to destroy the carry. Since the most dominant picks are midgame focused, that's why I suggested sterak as a second item.