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What decides the jungle matchup: Nocturne vs Rek'Sai 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.
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.
Rek'Sai
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
Window: before three minutes
Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
Nocturne vs Rek'Sai: Common Questions
- Who wins Nocturne vs Rek'Sai?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nocturne against Rek'Sai to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
- How do you play the Nocturne Rek'Sai matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
- What should I know about Rek'Sai vs Nocturne?
- Rek'Sai is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nocturne is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do I beat Rek'Sai as Nocturne?
- Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00. She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Rek'Sai 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.