NocturneVSXin Zhao
What decides the jungle matchup: Nocturne vs Xin Zhao 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.
Xin Zhao
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
Window: before four minutes
Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
Nocturne vs Xin Zhao: Common Questions
- Who wins Nocturne vs Xin Zhao?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nocturne against Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
- How do you play the Nocturne Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
- What should I know about Xin Zhao vs Nocturne?
- Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do I beat Xin Zhao as Nocturne?
- Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths. He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Xin Zhao 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.