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How to Win Jax vs Nocturne Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Jax

based on 15,108 Jax vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Jax came out of an evaluation of 15108 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jax fights Nocturne in only 5.7% of his games.

Jax vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Jax has done a average job of countering Nocturne. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champs face each other in. In Jax vs Nocturne matches, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Jax vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelKaenic RookernSpear of ShojinExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Nocturne as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Jax vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Nocturne Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
7.8
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
116
< Minions Killed >
34
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.38
12,311
< Physical Damage >
15,256
7,967
< Magic Damage >
1,278
697
< True Damage >
1,243
20,976
< Damage Dealt >
17,778
30,453
< Damage Taken >
35,331
12,102
< Gold Earned >
12,153
2.12
< Towers >
1.26
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
9,090
< Total Healing >
16,492
14,579
< Experience >
13,801
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
197
< Time Dealing CC >
534

How to Counter Nocturne with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Jax versus Nocturne counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..

Jax often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Nocturne

Who is Better, Jax or Nocturne?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Jax makes an ok counter for Nocturne.

While Jax does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Nocturne.

Furthermore, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jax against Nocturne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Jax, we analyzed 15,108 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nocturne as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Jax Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax typically racks up much more CS as Nocturne. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Jax versus Nocturne build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Jax included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Nocturne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 49.9% battling Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Nocturne as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jax vs Nocturne LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Jax are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.