Nasus vs Jhin
How to Beat Jhin as Nasus
based on 12,098 Nasus vs Jhin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Jhin Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Jhin Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Nasus Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Jhin as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Jhin
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
Advice to Win Against Jhin
Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!
Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.
Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.
Nasus vs Jhin Counter Stats
How to Counter Jhin with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Nasus versus Jhin counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jhin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jhin..
Nasus normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Jhin. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Jhin
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Nasus or Jhin?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually loses when taking on Jhin, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a poor counter for Jhin.
While Nasus does have a lower win rate compared to Jhin, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nasus into Jhin.
Moreover, Nasus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Nasus is a garbage counter for Jhin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Jhin.
Other Champion Matchups Against Nasus
Additional Information for Nasus Players
How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Jhin Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nasus in order to counter Jhin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jhin. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Nasus versus Jhin build include Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Nasus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Jhin than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nasus boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Jhin with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Jhin as Nasus, Nasus players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nasus vs Jhin counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.
If you want to view Nasus vs Jhin tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches with data with both champions.