Jarvan IVVSNocturne
What decides the jungle matchup: Jarvan IV vs Nocturne in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Jarvan IV
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30.
Window: before three minutes
E-Q crosses distance no normal gank can, so hugging your own minion line and early river vision beat the knock-up.
Nocturne
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
Jarvan IV vs Nocturne: Common Questions
- Who wins Jarvan IV vs Nocturne?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Jarvan IV against Nocturne to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Jarvan IV: His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do you play the Jarvan IV Nocturne matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a farming scaler. E-Q crosses distance no normal gank can, so hugging your own minion line and early river vision beat the knock-up. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
- What should I know about Nocturne vs Jarvan IV?
- Nocturne is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Jarvan IV is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Jarvan IV: His flag-and-drag lands from range. Stand behind your minions and ward river at 2:30.
- How do I beat Nocturne as Jarvan IV?
- Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Nocturne you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.