Nasus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.1%
Pick Rate
4.2%
Ban Rate
28.5%

Nasusvs Jax

Nasus B TierFighterTank
Patch26.19
Games3,853
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedSep 30, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology

Nasus vs Jax is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nasus wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Jax based on 72 games. Nasus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Jax matchup.

Nasus Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nasus performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Nasus
Nasus
51.8%
VS
Jax
48.2%
Jax

Who wins Nasus vs Jax?

Slight Nasus edgeModerate confidence

Nasus wins 51.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.3% and 59.2% (95% range).

Expected
51.4%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
+0.4 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
168 games
Lane: Top
vs patch 26.18
−2.8 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28

They also met in another lane (Jungle): 7 games, Nasus won 71.4%.

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nasus wins 51.8% of 168 games (95% range 44.3–59.2%).
  • Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.4% for Nasus; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Jax usually wins the lane: 361 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (166 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Nasus players pick Flash + Ghost much less often against Jax: 21.3% of their other Top games, 11.9% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Nasus and Jax played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Nasus's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Nasus vs Jax Laning Stats

NasusJax

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−361
Jax ahead
95% range −618 to −103
XP difference
−47
Within the margin of error
95% range −337 to +243
CS difference
−5.8
Jax ahead
95% range −10.4 to −1.2
1.60
Kills before 15 min
2.28
2.30
Deaths before 15 min
2.31
1.06
Solo kills before 15 min
1.34
2.4%
First blood
14.3%

Whole-game averages

6.3
CS / min
6.1
677
DMG / min
898
11,907
Gold / game
11,817
474
Heal / min
256
1,572
DMG Mitigated / min
1,015
0.7
CC / min
0.7

Nasus vs Jax Win Rate by Game Length

Nasus's win rate against Jax by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
13 games
64.0%
20–25 min
25 games
55.4%
25–30 min
56 games
45.2%
30–35 min
42 games
56.3%
35+ min
32 games
Nasus vs Jax95% rangeNasus usual (Top)

No game length stands out: Nasus's results against Jax in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Nasus vs Jax Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)JaxNasus gold at 15: −361
  2. First itemJaxNasus: 15.6 min · Jax: 13.2 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenNasus wins 58.0% of 81 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenNasus wins 50.0% of 74 games

What Nasus Changes Against Jax

Choices Nasus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.

  • FlashGhost
    Flash + GhostSummoner spells
    Usually
    21.3%
    vs Jax
    11.9%
    −9.4 pts75.0% WR here
  • Mercury's Treads
    Usually
    21.1%
    vs Jax
    13.7%
    −7.4 pts52.2% WR here
  • Bone Plating
    Usually
    6.1%
    vs Jax
    11.3%
    +5.2 pts
  • Grasp of the Undying
    Usually
    4.0%
    vs Jax
    8.9%
    +4.9 pts
  • Doran's HelmHealth PotionStealth Ward
    Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    4.2%
    vs Jax
    7.8%
    +3.6 pts

Best Nasus Build vs Jax

Usual Nasus build (Top)

90.0% win rate · 10 games

Against Jax

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 17 of 104 Nasus games against Jax carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nasus's standard build instead.

  • Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 15.6 min (median of 100 games).
  • Jax usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.2 min (median of 96 games).
  • Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Nasus Runes vs Jax

Usual Nasus runes (Top)

Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
Precision
TriumphLegend: HasteLast Stand
Resolve
Second WindOvergrowth
Ability Haste (offense)Health Scaling (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

62.6% win rate · 107 games

Against Jax

Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
Precision
TriumphLegend: HasteLast Stand
Resolve
Second WindUnflinching
Ability Haste (offense)Health Scaling (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

55.4% win rate · 92 games

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Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Nasus's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Nasus Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Nasus vs Jax FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Nasus vs Jax?

Current data slightly favors Nasus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nasus wins 51.8% of 168 games (95% range 44.3–59.2%).

What is Nasus's win rate against Jax?

Nasus wins 51.8% of 168 Top games against Jax on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.3–59.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.4% would be expected.

Does Nasus counter Jax?

Not clearly. Nasus wins 51.8% of 168 games against Jax, and the 95% range (44.3–59.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Nasus or Jax?

Jax usually wins the lane: 361 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (166 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Nasus outscale Jax?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Jax strongest against Nasus?

Jax is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.

What should Nasus build against Jax?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nasus's usual Top core: Iceborn Gauntlet, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate. The biggest change against Jax: Mercury's Treads (21.1% usually, 13.7% here).

What runes should Nasus use against Jax?

Fleet Footwork with Precision and Resolve — 55.4% over 92 games against Jax. The biggest change against Jax: Flash + Ghost (21.3% usually, 11.9% here).