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How to Synergize Jax and Nocturne

based on 8,966 Jax with Nocturne pairs
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Jax has been on the same team as Nocturne in 8966 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Jax play with Nocturne. It is relatively rare for Jax to play alongside Nocturne on the same side. This has only occurred in approximately 3.4% of games with Jax.

Jax Nocturne Synergy Summary

Jax does a good job of fighting on the same side as Nocturne. Usually, he wins a whopping 52.2% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Jax when playing alongside Nocturne by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Jax vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Guardian AngelJak'Sho, The ProteanSpear of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
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Second ability for Jax to level upe
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Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Jax and Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Jax with Nocturne

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

Advice to Understand How Nocturne Will Play

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.

Jax Nocturne Synergy Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Nocturne Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
4.8
< Assists >
5.2
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
167
< Minions Killed >
119
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.66
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,829
< Physical Damage >
12,085
8,920
< Magic Damage >
7,883
557
< True Damage >
662
22,307
< Damage Dealt >
20,631
28,881
< Damage Taken >
30,184
12,108
< Gold Earned >
11,996
2.58
< Towers >
2.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,264
< Total Healing >
8,900
15,062
< Experience >
14,465
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
151
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Nocturne as Jax in LoL

The Jax Nocturne synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nocturne, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Jax sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nocturne. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nocturne helps Jax perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Jax tries to synergize with Nocturne, he observes a clear improvement in his total damage output. This may indicate that Nocturne provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jax is played with Nocturne on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Nocturne. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nocturne.

Moreover, when Jax plays with Nocturne on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Nocturne does a decent job of protecting Jax during team fights.

Synergies between Jax and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Jax
Nocturne

Is Jax better when played alongside Nocturne?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Jax that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, Nocturne is a good ally for Jax. By being on the same side as Jax, he increases their win rate by 1.4% to 52.2%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Jax and Nocturne that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Nocturne has a lower difficulty than Jax. That means Jax players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Nocturne teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Working together, Jax players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Jax and Nocturne together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of utility. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Nocturne ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax Nocturne Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Jax and Nocturne, we analyzed 8,966 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Jax with Nocturne comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jax to synergize with Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Jax and Nocturne synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Death's Dance. When Jax used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Nocturne than with most other typical builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Jax players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Nocturne with Jax are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.