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How to Win Jhin vs Nasus Counter MatchupJhin is in the s tier of champions

Jhin vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Jhin in LoLJhin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Jhin

based on 12,098 Jhin vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Jhin engaged Nasus 12098 times. Including so many matchups for Jhin vs Nasus provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to suppress your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Jhin encounters Nasus in only 2.8% of his matches.

Jhin vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Jhin has done a good job of countering Nasus. On average, he wins a terrific 52.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Jhin against Nasus games, Jhin’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Nasus.

Best Jhin vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Jhin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunitySerylda's GrudgeRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jhin to level upq
>
Second ability for Jhin to level upw
>
Last skill for Jhin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jhin's passive ability p
Jhin's q ability q
Jhin's w ability w
Jhin's e ability e
Jhin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Nasus as Jhin

Tips for Playing as Jhin against Nasus

Your ultimate deals significantly less damage to enemies with full health. Look to pick off weakened targets as they run away.

Deadly Flourish has incredible range. When approaching a fight be sure to look ahead for enemies that could be rooted.

You can still cast your spells while reloading. Use them to fill the down time.

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.

Jhin vs Nasus Counter Stats

Jhin Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
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7.9
< Kills >
4.7
5.2
< Deaths >
5.3
7.7
< Assists >
5.1
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
172
< Minions Killed >
170
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.55
19,969
< Physical Damage >
13,725
1,131
< Magic Damage >
5,166
413
< True Damage >
405
21,514
< Damage Dealt >
19,297
18,718
< Damage Taken >
37,559
12,358
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.35
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,083
< Total Healing >
13,788
12,947
< Experience >
15,114
17
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
149
< Time Dealing CC >
541

How to Counter Nasus with Jhin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Jhin versus Nasus counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Jhin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jhin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nasus. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Jhin typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jhin and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Jhin
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jhin
Nasus

Who is Better, Jhin or Nasus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jhin usually wins when trying to fight Nasus, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Jhin makes a good counter for Nasus.

While Jhin does have a higher winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Jhin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jhin into Nasus.

Moreover, Jhin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jhin vs Nasus matchups, Jhin is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jhin is a decent counter for Nasus. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jhin against Nasus.

Additional Information for Jhin Players

How We Calculated Our Jhin vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Jhin, we analyzed 12,098 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 Nasus as Jhin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jhin to counter Nasus 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jhin often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Jhin versus Nasus build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Jhin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Nasus than with most other common builds. In fact, Jhin had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Nasus with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Nasus as Jhin, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Gathering Storm, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Jhin vs Nasus LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Jhin x Nasus tips and builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every round played with these champs.