Nasus vs Jinx
How to Beat Jinx as Nasus
based on 6,358 Nasus vs Jinx matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Jinx Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Jinx Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Jinx
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 Jinx
Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.
Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.
Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.
Nasus vs Jinx Counter Stats
How to Counter Jinx with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Nasus versus Jinx matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jinx..
Nasus normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nasus and Jinx
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Who is Better, Nasus or Jinx?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes an ok counter for Jinx.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate than Jinx, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Jinx.
Moreover, Nasus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Nasus is a decent counter for Jinx. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Jinx.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nasus in order to counter Jinx during both the lane 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Jinx. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nasus versus Jinx build include Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nasus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Jinx than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nasus had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Jinx with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Jinx as Nasus, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Nasus vs Jinx counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
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