Jayce vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Jayce
based on 2,568 Jayce vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Nocturne
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
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!
Jayce vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Jayce in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Jayce versus Nocturne matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..
Jayce usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Jayce or Nocturne?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter to Nocturne.
While Jayce does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Jayce into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Jayce also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Jayce is a terribly counter to Nocturne. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce most often picks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Jayce versus Nocturne build include Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Jayce incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Nocturne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Nocturne as Jayce, Jayce players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jayce vs Nocturne matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.
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