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

Nocturne vs Jax

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

based on 15,108 Nocturne vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
7.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jax as Nocturne came out of an examination of 15108 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Nocturne fights Jax in only 7.3% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Jax Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a ok job of countering Jax. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs face each other in. In Nocturne vs Jax rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jax.

Best Nocturne vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightEclipse

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelFrozen HeartSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nocturne to level upq
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Second ability for Nocturne to level upe
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Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jax as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Jax

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Advice to Win Against Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Nocturne vs Jax Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Jax with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Nocturne vs. Jax counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jax..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Jax. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Jax

Who is Better, Nocturne or Jax?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jax, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Jax.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Jax, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nocturne into Jax.

Additionally, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This 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 in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Jax matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nocturne is a decent counter to Jax. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Jax.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nocturne

Nocturne Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric47.6% winrateSingedSinged47.9% winrateRakanRakan48% winrate

Nocturne Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateYuumiYuumi58.5% winrateHweiHwei56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 4956 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.5% 3254 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.9% 28252 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 995 Games

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Nocturne, 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 Jax as Nocturne 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

Nocturne Build Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Jax. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Jax build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Edge of Night, and Eclipse. When Nocturne included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Jax than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Jax with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Jax as Nocturne, Nocturne players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Nocturne vs Jax counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

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