Jax vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Jax
based on 7,872 Jax vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jax vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Jax vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Jax
Tips for Playing as Jax against Nasus
Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.
Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.
Advice to Win Against Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Jax vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Jax in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Jax versus Nasus counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Jax typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jax and Nasus
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Who is Better, Jax or Nasus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nasus, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Jax does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Nasus.
Moreover, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Jax is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jax to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jax on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Jax versus Nasus build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Nasus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Nasus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Nasus as Jax, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jax vs Nasus clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
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