Ranked #39 out of 53 in JungleDiscover all Jungle champions who counter Nocturne. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Nocturne in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Nocturne Data for all roles taken from 115,3493614,57727,33982,136940 matches.
Lynter says “Runa Recomendada: Conquistador.
Nocturne ficará puxando a lane frequentemente no início, momento o qual a Katarina deve usar seu Q para tirar dano dele. No nível 3, Katarina pode agressivar com QEW (jogando as duas adagas trás dele) e dando alguns AA e depois voltando nos minions atrás, deve realizar esse combo até ter certeza que irá matá-lo sem morrer para ele devido o fear dele do E (Unspeakable Horror) que irá parar a Katarina por alguns segundos. Nocturne é excelente para acompanhar os roamings da Katarina ou para fazer por si próprio. Por isso se atente bem ao posicionamento dele, e evite que ele mantenha controle sobre a wave dos minions na lane depois do nível 6, pois assim ele não irá gankar outras rotas com frequência. No início é difícil negar o wave push, mas depois ficará mais fácil. Um pouco de defesa já é o suficiente para vencer, como por exemplo com o item Armaguarda ou Ninja Tab. Evite ser morto em lugares sem visão ou lugares expostos a wards inimigas se você não tiver possibilidade de fuga ou de defesa com Zhonya ou não for capaz de matá-lo nessa troca, pois poderá morrer. Nas teamfights Katarina sempre será melhor que ele, mesmo que esteja mais forte. Foque-o com todo seu burst, pois até ele ter reação de usar o fear e ativar sobre a Katarina, você ja deve ter matado ele. O potencial de perigo de Nocturne é de igual para igual visto que ele possui muito dano e tem potencial muito forte para eliminação em pick-off devido sua ultimate.”
NixLychee says “Interestingly, Nocturne actually hard counters Lee Sin, due to Spellshield blocking Q or E, so you can't chase him or kill him, and he can also Spellshield your ultimate, making it pretty much impossible to deal with him. Don't let him fear you.”
Insightful says “he has a fast clear, very strong duelist and his ultimate is equally annoying to yours, he also can easily play with sidelanes, this matchup can be very hard, best thing to do is group as 5 and try to get a good ulti”
WildeBob says “NOT TOO BAD OF A MATCHUP BECAUSE YOU CAN 1V1 HIM AND DUEL BUT ITS JUST TOUGH BECAUSE NOCT CAN DOMINATE DEPENDING ON YOUR TEAM COMP. TRY TO FIGHT HIM EARLY AND WIN THAT WAY.”
KamiKZ says “This match up is actually 50-50. You can win this match up by kiting nocturne properly with E R and fleet footwork movementspeed and if that´s not enough, you can buy a Quick silversash to remove nocturne´s fear and then you should be able to fight him 1v1 even after 6 as long that you are either even or you as the graves player are ahead.”
Riealone says “Another champion you can't duel early. But there is a counter play. Bait him to waste his E and run out with yours. Then you can try to duel. And of course don't use Q into his spell shield
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KamiKZ says “Nocturnes kit is very annoying when you are playing Kha Zix, I would recommend to try invade him solo early and wait for him to use fear and q on the jungle camp and then jump on him. When you are in a 1v1 vs Nocturne, wait out his spellshield by ulting become invisible and then when the spellshield is gone you can use your full burst combo on him AA > Q > W etc.
Both Q and R evolve are ok vs Nocturne”
limeia says “Il a également besoin de son R pour de bonnes ganks. Farm jusqu'au lvl 6 et gank. Prenez attention a son W. Il peut esquiver votre charme avec lui
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MiningRicK says “His Spaceshield isn´t effective vs you so go for E and then his Spaceshield is gone Q and do damage with your PTA. But with his fear he is dangerous.”
Insightful says “nocturne falls into the same category as olaf, he can deny your crowd control while having a lot of damage aswell and keeping up with your tempo in the jungle, on top of that his ultimate is a very strong teamfight ability”
qosmox says “His passive heals quite a lot, so you either need to take super advantageous trades or make sure to keep trading to stop him from healing up. Lvl 2 onwards you can trade with emp. Q's and use your E to disengage once he tries to prolong the trade. Use your W early in the trades.”
BlackFalcon2005 says “Right now, Noc is meta because stride breaker, making it hard for trundle to follow. Still, this muchup shouldn't be hard has you win in early game and you tank through late.”
Karasmai says “Whether you go blue or red nocturne isnt too bad, he will afk farm and ult to gank so just try to get form early as possible if you’re rhaast you will easy win teamfights if you are shadow assassin wait for him to go in on you smite q W r to break his shield and one shot immedietaly”
Pusi Puu says “You lose vs lethal tempo nocturne, make sure to kite him when he procs it by cleansing his fear and with your E. You win with full ferocity but cleansing his fear is a must do.
Don't get caught with his ult, make sure to stand in a bush when he ults. Make it as hard as possible for Nocturne to get lvl 6 so invading is really good vs him.”
Ellesmere says “He counters you in a thousand ways. Extreme mobility, more burst damage, spell shields your stun, can fear you for forever. Ban him or don't fight him.”
Arfreezy says “Nocturne has a relatively slow early game, but a powerful 6 item spike. Phase rush is very powerful here since you can negate the fear in the 1v1 by proccing phase rush and you will kite him while feared. Try to establish a lead before level 6 so you are in a position to counter gank or punish the first ultimate.”
DjapeFromSerbia says “Hecarim have potential to burst him down, also u can protect your carries after he us ultimate on them u want make sure that you use your ultimate or e on him”
Doubtfull says “I've never had too much trouble with this match up, but I know other people have. When you go underneath Nocturne he will use his spell shield, break it with your burrowed Q and then combo him. Use your ult just when his fear is about to land and you will dodge that. ”
Doubtfull says “Nocturne can spellshield your abilities messing up your q stacks, and one shots you later in the game with his ult. Take double armor runes and play very safe.”
SnowballBarrage says “Not a threat until level 6. By then you've had hopefully impacted the game to control the map. He may steal a dragon early if you aren't careful. As long as you take phase rush he cant chase you. ”
uSgSello says “Losing matchup.
Fighting Nocturne as Elise is not the best decision. Elise often win trades after only after landing the cocoon. Nocturne can easy dodge prevent your cocoon with his spell shield. Also he has a high damage output combined with his fear and movement speed.”
ak521 says “He counters your close melee range and abilities because of his fear. Once he gets lethality/armorpen, he also is able to shred you in duels or your squishies in fights. His R also sucks, you don't know where he's going. In short he can rush past your front line. Addition of Sanguine Blade makes him worse. Stay grouped and land a Bandage Toss when his spell shield is down.”
PulseBeat_02 says “If you are jungling against him, try to avoid 1v1 fights as much as you can, because you won't win them. He has a spell shield which can interrupt your ultimate. His mobility when he uses his ultimate is too fast and makes it nearly impossible to hit your Q, added with the blindness effect.”
Suseri says “If you think you have enough damage, try to burst him before he can fear you without using your Q or use your Q before he starts his fear animation to get the most damage out of the situation. If you think you won't kill him before his fear hits you can use your Q as late as possible as he trys to fear you to reduce the CC duration afterwards. Qss can be a big help otherwise.”
Kayn Mains says “Do not engage on Nocturne early on. He beats you with his fear and Lethal Tempo keystone. Path around him as best as you can.
Watch out for his ultimates during mid game as you want to be there to countergank your lanes. Pay extra attention to vision and your minimap.
Either of your forms become fairly strong late game. Take down his spell shield through your smite and you will be good to go and fight him.”
Rhoku says “Nocturne is tough to deal with without Ghost. He can actually cheese you early on if you can't kite him properly. You do outscale him hard and you will snowball on him even harder if you beat him though. The problem is that beating him is very tricky early on which is when he is going to be taking fights. And you HAVE to beat him. If you don't before he hits level 6, he is in full control of he game as there is no way you can outjungle him with how strong his ultimate is. You can either go tanky and peel your carries or straight up try to fight him and beat him in counterganks. He is VERY weak against invades vs you however, as he will have used his fear and his movement speed skillshot on the camp, leaving behind a free kill. His spell shield is annoying but make sure you trigger it with your W, as your Q and E are wayyy too important. He is also not the best at 2v2s without his ultimate so look for early counterganks.”
Doubtfull says “I've never played this match up before either, but if you rush a Zhonya's it shouldnt be too difficult. Just be careful walking around alone when he hits 6.”
BullwhipGriffin says “Nocturne with any runes will beat you 1v1, his shield blocks your "E" or "Q" you lose the fight, if you can somehow get both abilities off without him blocking them you can maybe win a 1v1. However try not to fight him without ult.”
Doubtfull says “If he gets ahead he can ult onto you for free kills at pretty much any time. When he ults it can be hard to see and shield your team mates. Don't shoot your Q unless its pointblank range or his spell shield is down.”
Kayncer says “HUGE Threat, try to counter gank a lot on this one and always keep track of him, otherwise he will 1 shot everyone if he gets fed, he can fight Blue and Red, the survivability on Red is higher tho!”
RichMrFork says “I put this matchup as a 5 right now but normally it would be a 4. I put him here because Nocturne as a champion is extremely strong right now. His ult is extremely powerful as it makes it almost impossible to setup your combo with W and correct positioning because of the restricted vision. Nocturne is one of the few champions who can absolutely run you down if he catches you with missing cooldowns. If the Nocturne player is skilled he will always save his spell shield for your stun and continue to run you down with autos and Q. His ultimate is extremely hard to countergank as the range allows for so many gank paths and opportunities. He becomes more of an ult bot the later the game goes and falls off when your backline starts to build items like Zhonyas, GA, or Stopwatch. I have to admit I don't have a definite gameplan against him except looking to punish lanes while his ult his down as he doesn't have the greatest gapclose without it.”
Irmike78 says “His CC can give him an early lead in a fight and even kill you. His CC is a channel so popping Gwen W wont save you. My advice is to use summs as soon as he ults onto you and mash u R button on him so that you can heal back up. ”
legendtomi1 says “Nocturne with any runes will beat you 1v1, his shield blocks your "E" or "Q" you lose the fight, if you can somehow get both abilities off without him blocking them you can maybe win a 1v1. However try not to fight him without ult.”
PK Noob says “He has a spell shield which will completely negate one of your skills. You'll most likely never kill him unless you can survive long enough to get your ult off.”
RedNBlue says “Nocturne is about even with Master Yi and if they were to duel it would really depend on who was higher health and has buffs and items.”
Jhanthem says “Can be insanely tough to deal with, but not unbeatable. Make sure to INVADE early and don't let him snowball no matter what you do. He will typically ult your mid laner on CD and get a kill if he is super ahead.”
Amatzu says “A good Nocturne will keep your whole team afraid of him with his map pressure. Almost like Shen, every player in the game has to be aware of when this champion hits level 6. You can take Riverwalking to help mitigate this, but a good Nocturne will make sure to keep everyone in their lane or in their fountain.”
Cryastro says “His ult is a big gap closer and his abilities allow for him to stick to you well. Try to stun him when he jumps on you and kite him out.”
Aqua Dragon says “Malzahar's suppression is much harder to successfully use against Nocturne due to their spell shield. Not only this, but because Nocturne can prep their fear from a distance, Malzahar's suppression will often be cancelled. Worse still, the silence does very little to stop Nocturne's rampage. The big saving grace is that Nocturne doesn't generally gank too early, giving time for Malz to farm safely.”
Strike1 says “Nocturne...this champ is really overloaded right now. He can stick onto you and your dash never really seems to get you far enough to avoid his fear.
This may be an instance where you wanna check out the galeforce build. the dash can save you vs him
The good news is, he is getting slight nerfs.
I was hesitant to put him higher threat because I think the champs just broken that's why he does well into kindred not because his kit counters you hard
(although the fear and ultimate really is a problem for kindred especially if he has red/stridebreaker to slow you down more)”
metalhydra273 says “Nocturne has 1v1 potential, but that's it. Get around his spellshield with q ideally and if he fears you, ult right before the fear goes off to stall out his buff he gets from it. Like Rengar, sit on your team in fights and let him engage, play it right and he should die easily.”
geek_not_found says “Early game, if you kite him well enough, you should be able to kill him. It is worth burning flash to escape his fear then chasing him down for the kill. Worst case scenario is he burns flash as well. Deny his late game as best as you can. R halfway through his fear.”
LilPaniniUwU says “Interestingly, Nocturne actually hard counters Lee Sin, due to Spellshield blocking Q or E, so you can't chase him or kill him, and he can also Spellshield your ultimate, making it pretty much impossible to deal with him. Don't let him fear you.
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SaltCat says “Annoying champion he can block all your spells, and then he just e you then aa you to death, he wants to you lose early game , and later you lose if he got the fear on you ”
GuillaumeP84 says “Very hard matchup, this champ can cleanse your ult and your w. His fear still works even if you ulted. Don't try to fight him. Focus on ganking”
The Lass Isolet says “in the early game he beats you if you don't get out of fear, in the rest of the game he is the one who is stronger, if he does lethality it is very easy.”
LilPaniniUwU says “Do not engage on Nocturne early on. He beats you with his fear and Lethal Tempo keystone. Path around him as best as you can. Watch out for his ultimates during mid game as you want to be there to countergank your lanes. Pay extra attention to vision and your minimap. Either of your forms become fairly strong late game. Take down his spell shield through your smite and you will be good to go and fight him.
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FrostForest says “Out damages you but can only spell shield one of your abilities
Look to collapse on him with your team
Don't 1v1 unless you are higher hp”
Tormentula says “Nocturne struggles in the early game and Elise can gank way better than him. Save Rappel for to stall out his fear since the tether pretty much gives you free reaction timing, or alternatively stall out his Lethal Tempo with Rappel. Careful not to waste Cocoon on his spell shield, try baiting his Spell Shield with Q or W first so his shield pops on those instead of Cocoon. You can also Smite the Spell Shield later on when its upgraded. ”
Loul_60 says “A good Nocturne (and trust me it's not too hard to be that good, I used to main Noc) can easily beat Kayn.
Just like Fiora, he has an instant spell shield, which can cancel your ult at any point, or block your W.
Apart from that he not too strong, try to W him just before his fear kicks in.”
litecrunch says “He wins early dueling. It is very important to communicate to your team when fighting against a nocturne. He can one shot any squishy in just a fraction of a second. Try to stay together if possible. He is squishy so he dies quickly.”
liserith says “It's low-elo, and he's an assassin. The only reason he's not more of a threat is because you can react to his assassinations. If you notice him flying towards you, ult so you don't get fear-combo'd. His mist makes it hard for you to kite away from him. ”
shadowbloodedge says “His fear is what will tear you apart. A well timed fear combo into his Q and spellshield and he will eat you alive. But if he messes this up hes easy to deal with.”
Veralion says “Do not ever attempt to fight this champion without your ult to either break his fear tether or partially immune it. He does an insane amount of damage and you will probably die before it expires. Don't contest a thing. Post-6, float around the most action-packed lane or the lane with the most kill pressure in conjunction with Nocturne's ult and look to countergank him. Tell your team to communicate with pings where he is headed. He can take away your vision, but not your ping buttons. You can see his Q on the ground through his ult, so look for that to figure out where he is and aim your ult accordingly. Wait for someone else to pop his spell shield before using E if possible.
Exhaust absolutely RUINS this champion. In fights, stay parked on your most fed carry and immediately pop Ex on his head and combo him when he tries to dive in. He'll be a free kill and you and your fed Jinx will mop up the teamfight. ”
poopyOCE says “Use your E before his Fear is proc'ed (and lethal tempo is he is running it) as it will deny a lot of damage after. You should win 1v1s due to your passive and you can chase with your bloodtrail, always commit to the fight. Annoying matchup.”
ShadowCross says “He's just really annoying to play against since his ult makes it so that you cant see through your own bushes making it hard to shield your teammates in a teamfight. Also don't fight him early you will not win.”
Rudas2 says “He is good in 1v1s in general. You need to land your Q but he can just shield it away. His ganks with ult are faster so it's hard to counter gank in time, especially because you can't see where to accurately ult. It's not permaban, but just try to avoid duealing with him”
HeroAronNavius says “Nocturne can easily take you levels 1-10. He can fear you with his E which buys him time to burst you down with a ton of DPS. Try to avoid Nocturne as much as possible in early game. ”
chevy the sloot says “Low elo stomper. You usually never want to 1v1 him and his press R to gank is pretty annoying. Anyways he's useless in mid to late team fights.”
c0st0m says “Horrible matchup for lillia he can block all ur important abilties, q stacks e snipe r sleep etc
he will also easily one shot you with his r, buy zhonyas early and dont try to 1v1 him”
Sephix92 says “If his all in dont fk you up you might have a chance but he can cancel your cc and crazy all in you. His clearspeed is also on a fast level very strong pick against you.”
Tinjus says “He can obliterate you if you aren't careful. He is able to spell shield your Q, which negates a lot of damage in the early game. However you should be able to 1v1 him later on even if he spell shields your Q simply because you should have a high amount of CDR. If he gets the jump on you, you will take a lot of damage and die quite quickly if you choose to fight.”
Frozerlol says “He's strong 1v1. Try to get him behind early set up vision in his jung and try to outjungle him throught cs or counter ganks/objektives.”
Udyr uber says “Quando for trocar com ele, tente correr com seu E para fora do range do E do nocturne, e espere ele gastar o W dele antes de ir pra cima com o stun.
Tabi+Navalha+Espinhos”
AyeJa3 says “Do not ever attempt to fight this champion without your ult to either break his fear tether or partially immune it. He does an insane amount of damage and you will probably die before it expires. Don't contest a thing.”
Rubenvt3 says “A little harder than the Rengar matchup. Try setting him behind in the early game and play safe whenever you don't know where he is.
Try fighting him when you can surprise him.”
Bel37 says “his all in is similar to reksai. If he is even on gold with you pre 2 items he wins. you can trade ults and w to get out of range of his fear. After you get a defense item ( Steraks, Death Dance, or Guardian Angel) he should no longer be a problem.”
lolX9J says “Really disgusting matchup, If you Q into him you cant dodge the fear. Only counterplay you got is if he got no fear, or you can use your Q to get out of E range. otherwise the fear will always go through...
His ult can tell him whos the real Shaco if you ult after he ulted..”
ChaseMorePlz says “A true nuisance until you group and burn your spellshield. His post 6 can cause more impact around the map, so when he uses it be sure to group and make picks on him or his teammates. ”
ChaseMorePlz says “Does a lot of damage with his autos and has a great spellshield to block your E do it's pretty hard to CC him with it. Grab another source of CC to peel him off of your team and focus him down when he flies in.”
ChaseMorePlz says “Don't allow him to catch you off guard, he can easily ult, fear, and kill you. Be sure to be prepared for him to do this to you and respect him especially when he is ahead, he is pretty strong.”
g0g0buffal0 says “His spell shield counters your q very hard. If the nocturne has half a brain, you can't win a single fight against him early. He sees your bandage coming, presses W, and you just gave him an attack speed boost.”
bolun says “this guy can blind you , you may ask : " bro if he blind me what can happen?" , well you see , you are chasing a ad , he suddenly turn on his R , well , that time you also have the R , you cant see the ad , so you cant R the ad”
Wolf Rengar says “Recommended: Electrocute Rune Page/Build.
Tips: Invade but wait untill he uses his E for camp so he can't fear you away. Save empowered W for his fear.
Nocturne will gank a lot but you will need to secure your laners by counterganking.”
Get Ricked says “Who gets ahead can kill the other. pre 6 nocturne beats you, after that you can win. Be sure to stealth when he fears you so he doesn't get those free hits on you. ”
DarkAuraLOL says “such an annoying matchup, avoid fighting him at all costs ,even if he's lower hp than you, just try to steal camps and get out, try to play on opposite side of map, only counter gank if your laners are strong , go for scaling , outfarming, once you get items and form you can manage , try to use your smite to negate his shield .”
G Spot God says “Cheese champ, even if he gets ahead, you hard outscale just damage control and try to counter gank where you think he will R. Don't let him spell shield your R, and if he does don't rq. (speaking from experience)”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Nocturne isn't the hardest match-up for Fiddlesticks, but don't underestimate his damage. He has a tough time getting on top of people pre 6, but he is still a strong duelist. Try not to fight him early on and keep track of his position.”
EvoNinja7 says “He can destroy you in the early game, because his W can cancel yours out. He has really good damage with his passive. His Q does a lot of damage in the mid game and gives him attack speed, so don't fight him in it.”
suprfxivsilkshot says “Nocturne, Malzahar and Sivir have spell shields that easily block your ult and your Q. If you know they have a shield up, target somebody else.
Also, Noc can 1v1 very well against any champion, especially Sion.”
DarkAuraLOL says “such an annoying matchup, avoid fighting him at all costs ,even if he's lower hp than you, just try to steal camps and get out, try to play on opposite side of map, only counter gank if your laners are strong , go for scaling , outfarming, once you get items and form you can manage , try to use your smite to negate his shield .”
C7 Lord Pingu says “Honestly really easy match up. You can charge your W and smite him to bait out his spellshield and get a free stun. You kind of just outdamage him unless he's fed and if you go Kraken you can even kill him before he gets his fear off. If things aren't looking hot, it's likely in your best interest to use your dash to break his fear chain because at the end of the day it is still like a 2s fear.”
KaynPlayer814 says “You both clear really fast. He has better ganks at level 6 then you but at level 6 you win the 1v1 against him. Both forms are pretty nice against him.”
Tanzer22na says “very scary, basically guaranteed to give him his attack speed steroid. play away from him and make things happen when he doesn't have ult.”
ANTHONYEVELYNN says “Pretty meh champ. Even if he snowballs you can just 1 shot him if he doesn't go for you. Make sure to smite his W shield and hit Q to deal maximum damage.”
TheSoloNinja says “Can block your W with his W. Is an extremely strong duelist and has CC. Ultimate counteracts yours as he can get to the fight as fast as you can.”
Dannala says “LANE: Fairly safe to poke, don't get hit by his Q or he can easily turn around on you. You still trade really good 3-7 roughly and can easily bait his ult under tower and Rappel down on him. Rappel through his fear has a weird interaction where when you are feared mid Rappel but still able to pick your target to come down on and remain feared.”
Snap0ner says “Don't try to 1vs1 him, even if he misses Q. A shield to block your Shiv and increase his atk.speed, a fear to CC you, high damage with his passive and a nuke that increase his AD. This guy is strong. If you're ahead you may consider killing him if he misses the Q and you dodge his fear with your ultimate. Focus on gank lanes and making your team ahead.
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NamaeWaMitsurii says “You can simply use your CC to stop him from using his fear. Try and wait for him to blast his W magic shield. Beware of his high gank potential and insanely fast clear.”
Ivern OTP says “Nocturne can easily get to your backline and with no vision, it's sometimes difficult to save allys with a shield. He also can build that stupid shield burst leth item.”
ractick says “His W shield will not let you R into him and he will just fear you and shred through you.
He is a hard match-up, usually not easy to 1v1, unless you one shot him with Blue form.
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b4kk0n the Gold Jungler says “The exact opposite of Olaf. Whilst an AD threat with CC and a spell shield, Nocturne's greatest power is in the fear people have of him, both in Lore and in Game. If you work around his shield cooldown and have grievous wounds, Nocturne is useless. Plus, his 'global' has range, whereas you can just ask where he's ulting and ult back.”
ogilabadabahamdala says “with his w he can block all of your abilities and with his r he can come close to you which you don't want. When he comes near you try to throw your e first and if he throws his w then he can't block your q so you can run away faster than him or you can place e on your daisy and she will take him down easily.”
Mirarkane says “Nocturne outscales Elise, wins 1v1 thanks to his kit. He prevents you from getting the offense control mid-game and late game with his ult. Very annoying to deal with. Good ban.”
White Cr0w says “Don't try to 1vs1 him, even if he misses Q. A shield to block your Shiv and increase his atk.speed, a fear to CC you, high damage with his passive and a nuke that increase his AD.
This guy is strong.
If you're ahead you may consider killing him if he misses the Q and you dodge his fear with your ultimate.
Focus on gank lanes and making your team ahead.”
KevinThyAsian says “Don’t come across him often, however, very annoying to peel away from. His shield removes E cast and his MS is quicker than yours.”
SketchtheHunter says “Very similar to Kha'zix. He's got a lot of early power but needs to be played well to be a real threat in duels. Don't worry too hard about his spell shield, if he gets the extra attack speed then whatever. Quick Tip about his E: if he tries to use it on you, you can actually push him away with your E if you cast it super close to you. Use this to break the tether and then reengage.”
Andygumy says “f you think you have enough damage, try to burst him before he can fear you without using your Q which is possible after a few items. If you think you won't kill him before his fear hits you use your Q as late as possible to reduce the CC duration afterwards. ”
Embracing says “Need to track spellshield. If he shields your spear you lose. Otherwise just play to range advantage and only commit to cougar all in once you can one shot. He can run you down with Q ms bonus so don't position too upclose. ”
SnakeTastic says “If the enemy nocturne is using a life steal build or Mixed with attack speed hes gonna outheal you with auto attacks i usually ban him”
Fresh Diamond says “If he manages to spellshield your fear or first Q, he has the potential to outduel you. Bait out his spellshield and kite him out. When it's down, commit and you can win.”
Minase says “Super free matchup just powerfarm. He beats you pre-6, but other than that you win it. Look to charm him but use smite when he pops his spellshield so you can get the charm off.”
BoyWonder00 says “He can block your CC with his W, and can fear you out of your W. However, he is in a bad spot and is super level 6 reliant. You should be able to fight him if he wastes his E.”
FalleN3 says “He does quiet a bit of damage and you will may have difficulty 1v1 him in the early game. If he gets a few kills or you fall behind, it will become very difficult to deal with a Nocturne. He is not played very often but in the right hands can be a decent assassin jungler.”
FalleN3 says “Nocturne does quiet a bit of damage but you should have little difficulty to 1v1 him in the early game. If he gets a few kills or you fall behind, it will become very difficult to deal with a Nocturne. He is not played very often but in the right hands can be a decent assassin jungler.”
metalhydra273 says “Nocturne is great at 1v1 against you. You should beat him everywhere else. Just make sure you play the matchup smart and it's easy. Don't let him spellshield anything important by using q, and if ult him right before his e fear goes off provided it's good for the situation. Otherwise lock him down as soon as possible before he tears apart your teammates.”
Xe0N says “He is a 1v1 beast and has a fast clear so he will most likely counterjungle you. Try to escape with your phase rush if he counterjungles you a lot. Farm a lot if he ganks a lot and if he steals your farms a lot gank a lot.”
brSL7 says “Nocturne é um champ assasino e possui pouca vida. Sabendo disso a partir do Mid-Game com o item da jungle e o level 6 você já consegue matar ele. ”
Xidorian says “He counters your close melee range and abilities because of his fear. Once he gets lethality/armorpen, he also is able to shred you in duels or your squishies in fights. His R also sucks, you don't know where he's going. In short he can rush past your front line. Addition of Sanguine Blade makes him worse. Stay grouped and land a Bandage Toss when his spell shield is down.”
Maintained says “Stronger dueling early, and stronger ganking pressure at level 6. His ult stops you from getting off a counter gank. You outscale depending on their build. You have better teamfighting.”
Coccaa says “Nocturne's clear speed is possibly one of the best in the game, due to his damage amplification and his passive. He will not be ganking many lanes early on due to his lack of ganking power. Once he reaches level 6, he will get significantly stronger and gank lanes more often. He will most likely try to shield your Q or R, so expect that when trying to fight him. He can also fear you with his E, which can lead to heaps of damage or you even dying. To beat him, try to corner him into team fights, and always avoid fighting him 1v1, as he is possibly the best duelist in the game.”
chasemyman1 says “Quite tought to beat as his spell shield blocks one of your abilities and you need to make sure your cocoon hits. If he engages and your cocoon is blocked you will die. try and Rappel to give yourself some time. Invade his jungle early to prevent his scaling.”
CinderTheSnake says “Nocturne will be really annoying early and mid game because he can spell shield your Q and fear you. You can win this in a 1 on 1 fight but his map presence will be much greater than yours”
McSushi says “He will fullclear pre 6, then gank when he has ult, and take objectives when they're up. if you don't stop him. path opposite to him if you're new to shaco, or invade with EXHAUST, AND MAKE HIM WASTE SPELL SHIELD ON YOUR E AND THEN EXHAUST.
because, he will basically be like you, except building lethality and damage, not crit.(with lethal tempo)”
Depresso says “He can spellshield your engage so if you can try to proc e on the shield then q. Alternatively if you can try to cover your teammate or whoever he targets with a bush and shield if you're nearby so the enemies can't really follow him in if he took a risky ult.
He can burst you and invade you however, if you're smart with your abilities it's definitely more escapable than any major/extreme threat level champion.”
PsiGuard says “You usually won't be able to 1v1 this guy since he can shield your knockup (or your ult) and Lethal Tempo gives him a lot of dueling power. Your main advantage is your superior gank pressure after level 3, so try to snowball the game before he can start making plays with his ultimate. Nocturne's weaker in team fights, so grouping for 5v5s is usually a good idea past the early game.”
PsiGuard says “You can still charm him after he blocks one of your spells and he has no reliable way to counterplay your R. You can bait him into losing fights by hovering near overextended teammates and waiting for him to engage.”
classicnoob says “This guy is anooying.....
Everything about this dude i hate Busted ass fear insane damage,Get a thornmail. And you can maybe 1v1 him but you know him 2 shots and You're dead...”
bluelunged says “Has a lot of dps and if he Ws your Q or R you're more than fucked. Don't 1v1, and try to invade or countergank if you see him nearby.”
FrickLillie says “You can be five kills and two levels ahead of nocturne and you will still lose a 1v1. The problem is he can just walk into your jungle and catch up with his shadow trail then spell shield your stun and after that his Q is back up so your R isn't enough to escape. If he is in the game your team needs to be very fast to aid you.”
DixeyNormis says “ghostman is quite good and vs you hes also good... you could kill him but hes still tough my advice is to know the champ you are playing well enough to know kill pick once he gets ulti he will poop on you ”
League Of Cursed says “You both are looking to gank at 6 and power farm until then. The only time you'd see him is at skuttle, and unless you have back up just give it up. He can spell shield your fear, have a delayed cc so you can't just start to drain, and has high damage due to mostly taking lethal tempo. combined with his q bonus ad and passive.
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reganakers says “This is my least favourite Jungler to play against. He has a ridiculous fear thats combines with lethal tempo to make nocturne a great dueler. FYI he can spell shield your knockup so be careful.”
Dopamine_influx says “If the nocturne is good, he will be lvl 4 on scuttle, with full HP, and he will win straight up 1v1, even with triple Q. If he's bad, that won't happen and you win scuttle fights, up to you.
Later on, he's annoying because it's hard to countergank with his R, since you lose all vision. He can punish your team mispositionings very easily. You one shot him if ahead though. You can also just ignore him and play around your strong lanes for dives/ganks/objectives, but care about countergank with ult.
Emp W cleanses his nearsightedness!”
Xeldom says “Even match-up. Do not counter gank against Nocturne early. You outscale him. Remind bot lane to play safe when Nocturne's ult is off cooldown. Once you finish your lethality item, you're able to invade him and one-shot him.”
Jogress says “Dangerous, but managable.
If he fears you in the early fight - he stilll probably won't kill you. I killed Nocturnes in scuttle fights quite a few times...
After 6 he is a much bigger threat. Consider buying armor. Consider sitting near your pushing teammates - Nocturnes can gank pretty easily - so it's harder for them to refrain from opportunity
Mid to late you often can just outrun him with your speed, and your armor won't allow him to kill you even if he tries. That is - unless he is fed”
AWierdShoe says “Skill matchup, but one of the harder ones. Nocturne can stick on you pretty effectively, but as long as you dodge his Q you can kite him. You can pop his spellshield (W) with your own W or your smite so it can be safe to use your Q and R on him. Don't let him get too close, as if he fears you with his E you're most likely dead. If he pops his ult, try and stay out of vision or with your team to react. ”
DarkArbalist613 says “Nocturne is very weak early, so make sure to try to invade if possible. If he gets ahead he will become very hard to kill, so wait for counterganking opportunities and kill him there.”
Dreadscythe95 says “He outgangs you and wins 1v1s with you so when you try to gang somewhere away from him to get a lead he ults. Also Lethality doesn't help.”
Comrade Eshgrim says “His fear lasts forever and he will literally right click you to death from 100 to 0 before you could even press ult. Avoid or ban him.”
DoughnutFeel says “Outduels you easily in the early levels. Dont fight him for scuttle. Note that you cannot dodge his fear in alpha, but you can minimalize the duration by alpha striking right before it.”
nextonetwo says “beats you 1 v 1, can shield your q and kill you early, late game you can just ult him after his shield and if he doesn't shield then he can just die ”
nextonetwo says “beats you 1 v 1, can shield your q and kill you early, late game you can just ult him after his shield and if he doesn't shield then he can just die ”
Zailent says “Go Rhaast against him, his oneshot potential is greater than your shadow assasin. his fear makes him win the fight, so in Rhaast form you can just knock him up and get out of his range, or just use ult into him with any form.”
Murderman5 says “Do not go aggressive and have a duel with nocturne alone, Nocturne can completely block your fearing ability and use his instead, Causing him to win the entire duel.”
TotallyEclipse says “He's pure autos, burn his spell shield with your Q then e his damage and look for all in. If you fight him in his Q he can probably win, so be careful.”
aldeo says “Same what on sivir, im main nocturne and his W can be so usefull against AP shyvana
Btw all champions with spell shield counters ap shyvana.”
Hide on Nidalee says “Hmmm is like Olaf match but a little bit easier, kite him and dodge his Q and you win the trade. Pay atention to your lanes when he peaks 6, just be atent to counterganks”
DarkPit59 says “Nocturne dispose de très lourds dégâts monocibles et ne doit pas être affronté seul. Il excelle en 1 contre 1 et peut placer des ultimes dévastateurs.”
Heihro EUNE says “NOO! you never want to play against this thing, his waweclear is similar to your but he can solokill you any time and spamm more effective ganks, pretty much he does is invade your jungle every time, only way to fight him is never turn back if you run he scares you and he is already killed you, the way is to kill him is to turn on him and do it fast you got more dps and dont use your q on his sheild(w). but its still hard! i ban him the most of times!”
Vodka4Gaben says “Stupid champion, If he hits an E on you, DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. Unless you are basically Full Build with Red Kayn. If he mistimes his W to block one of your Abilities, ALL in him because thats the only chance you're gonna have.”
WickedPoppet says “You both are looking to gank at 6 and power farm until then. The only time you'd see him is at skuttle, and unless you have back up just give it up. He can spell shield your fear, have a delayed cc so you can't just start to drain, and has high damage due to mostly taking lethal tempo. combined with his q bonus ad and passive.”
LightBright9213 says “Rarely played but very hard to fight. He has a spell shield to dodge your E, and tremendous dueling power. Just avoid him. Late game he isn't that useful.”
Ionia King says “Save your E when you go in for ganks if you know he's nearby and going to attempt to counter-gank. When he comes in Q him and then re-activate your E so he gets feared.”
Sorrowful Prince says “He is forced to fullclear till level 6 so these are perfect circumstances for you. Even afterwards you can easily fight him because Camille is one of the few champs that is able to dodge his fear. You win the autoattack war if he is going standard warrior and needs to spellshield your hookshot. After his terrifying midgame the game is won.”
GinWinsky says “Major farmer, has a lot of CC, a spell-shield, second strongest 1v1er behind udyr in the jungle. You cannot 1v1 him with basic attacks. Only go when you have clone + Ignite. Ward his jungle and take scuttles.”
TrevorJayce says “This champion will ALWAYS win a 1v1 against you because of his fear. Your only hope is holding onto your second W to cleanse it, but even then, he has a lot in his kit to completely deny you, while most Nocturnes will also run Lethal Tempo and melt you all the while. Handle with care.”
Nico449c says “You can win every fight if you bait out hes e then stun him otherwise you will lose he got barely no ganking potential until lvl 6 so try invade him or abuse him early. Eventually countergank him.”
Ryttar says “Quite a pain in the ass, his spellshield will completely deny your CC, he's more mobile than you and his fear will cancel your W so you can't fight him at all. Just farm and protect your camps and aim for late game.”
lheisse says “his mobility and spell shield make him a big threat. Your q is slow and your ult is telegraphed so he will easily spell shield those if you aren't careful. If he lands a q you will not be able to outrun him and you will lose a 1v1 fight.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Nocturne isn't the hardest match-up for Fiddlesticks, but don't underestimate his damage. He has a tough time getting on top of people pre 6, but he is still a strong duelist. Try not to fight him early on and keep track of his position.”
Coccaa says “Make sure to engage when you know his W is down (it has a 20 something second CD). If not, he can W your snowball, fear you, and AA you to death.”
briguy1109 says “Save alpha to dodge his fear. Wins early game fights due to his passive attack speed, as well as his Q. His R is a great ganking tool, but bad when trying to team fight.”
Soulreaperjin says “The trouble starts as soon as he has the E and Passive in early game, but long as you have help to kill him in early game, then he wouldn't pose that much threat in later parts of the game.”
TSMyth says “Nocturne is a really annoying champion, you cannot do anything against him if he's ulting. If he ults you cannot ult then that means you cannot save your teammates. Because you cannot look at the map then you're unable to ult somebody else.”
The Top Bear says “DO NOT FIGHT THIS GUY. Nocturne's spellshield counters you entirely, since he can easily cancel your spear damge, then fear you when you go in. He wants you to go in, and thats what you have to do to deal damage. Just gank lanes and farm hard.”
RaptorDre says “He can W your CC and fear you. Do not 1v1 him at any time of the game unless he is far behind. Keep in mind he can only spell shield one ability.”
urrb says “He wins the 1v1 unless you get a lead. Unless you can catch him with his fear on cooldown after he uses it on a camp, he will just all in you and fear you and you will be forced to either E or flash away. Be wary of early invades, as his early ganks aren't that great, so if he doesn't have any opportunities to gank, he will likely look to invade. You can countergank against him, so try to track him and be where he is. Once he uses his abilities on your laner he won't have them to use on you. ”
brickdaddy123 says “The only reason why noc is an extreme level threat is cause whenever you q no matter how you time it, you will get feared and thats really bad for master yi.”
SeekerPTK says “Before level 6, Nocturne has a decent 1v1 but is poor at chasing enemies down and securing camps. Abuse him by heavily invading his jungle early. Try starting the same camp as him and then take his next buff with Smite. Aim to be the mountain he has to climb to get level 6! Try keeping track of his ultimate CD for your team. He becomes lackluster late game, so as long as you track his major ganking tool for your team, you can farm away and outscale him. Nocturne will be looking to gank or dive lanes with his ult. Hanging around with low health while Nocturne is in game is bound to make you a target, so try to use this as bait when possible. Once he uses it, he cannot cancel halfway through and will be stuck on whoever he goes on with no escape. When behind, Nocturne isn't great at defending himself in the jungle due to his lack of execute for camps, and a lack of mobility. Whenever he has his Flash down look to duel him. If you manage to dodge his Q, or force him to fight away from the trail, he will do even less damage.
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orangepenguinhead says “Nocturne's spell shield is annoying and his outplay ability is really strong. Try to bait out his shield before attempting to go in on him. ”
HalcyonFox says “The main thing about Nocturne is his spellshield and his fear. He's not too much of a pain to fight. He can't negate your charm due to your W being hella persistent. For example: If your charm is ready to be popped, you launch your Q and Nocturne spellshield's the initial spike, the shield goes down but the Charm will remain. You can now use the rest of your Hate Spikes to charm him and get your damage off. If you're not going to kill him with your Q's and E, use your Ult to finish him off. If your ult doesn't kill him, you'll at least have cancelled the fear he was charging on you.”
Quezel says “Nocturne isn't too common in top but if you do find it be very scared nocturne does a TON of damage and can easily 1v1 you early game and even later on once he gets sanguine blade. Buy seekers tabi and you can start to fight him but until then just farm the lane out and make sure you spam missing post 6 to prevent his roams.”
Luthy2278 says “His attack speed early game is hard for YI to deal with, he is an assasin and deals massive amounts of damage in a short period of time. You have to be careful, if he gets fed he can one shot you. It depends who gets fed first, if you are fed, you can easily kill him, if he gets fed, he will one shot you and your team. ”
TheDrKlord says “Nocturne is your worst nightmare, he has strong early game, spell shield(block part of your damage) and fear, you can't trade him pretty much in any game stage.”
Simphoria says “Alright so as of S10 this guy is definitely one of the strongest junglers. Good duelist, strong clear, good sustain, big snowballer, has a spell shield, you really gotta be careful. If the Nocturne is not good, then timing your abilities around his spell shield or out ganking him is fine. But if the Nocturne is good, his clear speed can easily make a cs/level difference, his kit makes you dueling him impossible and while you can Q away, he is definitely troublesome. Try to be active with ganking but be very aware of your pathing. A few bad ganks or wasted time can send you down a slippery slope. ”
HackedAccountlol says “Don't 1v1 him. Lethal Tempo and his E alone makes your life miserable, however he needs to farm up till 6 so that he can gank lanes easily and get a kill 99% of the time. Ward his camps pre-6 if you can. Try to help your laners push waves if they are low hp and he isn't nowhere to be seen on the map.”
LFS_aXent says “Nocturne will have a similar path to you. You will be faster than him, so only worry when his ult is up, because he may try to sneak kills away on you. Be very aggressive after your bloodrazor, and poke him out. Don't let his fear land, crit and run or he has a huge advantage.”
DemacianStandard says “Nocturne is extremely hard to deal with because of J4's lack of mobility. Unless your team is nearby, it will be hard to get out of his lifesteal and kiting potential. Best option to counter him would be to build tank and anti cc items.”
Laverenz says “Wait for him to engage on another or at least for his ult to be down. It is pretty unpredictable who or when he is going to use it and teleport right to you and kill you”
today ill feed enemy team says “Invade him early as much as possible or he will snowball with him R, his ganks are very much better than yours before lvl 6 so if you invade him you can snowball more easily.”
Doaenel says “Nocturne's fear makes it impossible to win fights versus him. You need to avoid Nocturne early game at all costs, and focus on farming the jungle. Never step into his side of the jungle unless you have vision of him on the other side of the map.”
SirZeros says “Same as Rengar, when you see him ulting, go near a wall and tunnel through him, when you see that he's ulting to you. BUT be careful about his spellshield, he can use it after going through the tunnel, so use your Q sooner, or first auto him with a meep and then stun him.”
Her0mars says “He will be farming pre 6, so you can just stomp his lanes. Make sure your laners understand his catch potential. This matchup gives you a chance to demonstrate your skills by blocking him mid flight with E or R.”
CryAwake says “A good nocturne can completely ruin your day if he times his spell shield correctly he can negate your stun and almost always kill you I recommend attacking with surprise to make sure he doesn't cast his shield, I usually ban nocturne.”
Yuki H. says “Nocturne is an ok matchup, given he doesn't really have a consistent gapcloser until level 6, and his Q could be dodged and kited away from to prevent him from fighting with his bonus AD while on his Q trail. However, if he does manage to fear you and proc his lethal tempo, the fight is pretty lost for Graves.”
Andante Tempo Jungle says “Spell-shield is very strong against Udyr, be wary of fighting him. If he has Lethal Tempo he can just fear you and deal obscene damage.”
YouLikedThat says “His E will block your stun or your tiger, so wait for it to run out and stun him, always wait for his E to pop up and smite it so you can stun or tiger him.”
Scantie says “A well timed shield can block your passive, but will still get obliterated if you land your E + Q combo. Use one or the other to bait it out.”
TOYOism says “Easy as pie, he ults in top lane? you gank bot or clear his bot camp. He goes bot? you go top, this noc will AFK for sure if you mess up his camps.”
MrPuggles says “Only just barely easier than Jax/ Olaf. Nocturne is an assassin and a duelist, and will beat you 1v1. His ganks are very very powerful, and Nocturne will easily carry if he snowballs. His ult is a death sentence to squishy targets. A good way to beat him is to tell your team to play safer and power farm. You SHOULD be fine if you snowball and he doesn't, as Xin Zhao's snowball is very powerful.”
Yzroma says “Si il utilise son W (bouclier) sur ton Q il peut te 1v1. Prends le par surprise et protège tes alliés d'un R de nocturne. Balaye la carte et regarde au sol si tu vois son Q, tu peux le voir même lorsqu'il a utilisé son R ainsi tu sauras où il est lorsqu'il engage tes mates.”
pixelhidef says “Nocturne is not in the same tier as Nunu, but his Ult is intimidating in low elo and he can win a game against you and never attack you, just by snowballing his ganks. Be present for re-ganking, as he seems to do this quite often.”
HAMMERSLAYER says “He will play very passive during the early game while powerfarming for lvl 6, its good to rush a QSS against him and try to have vision of him around the time he hits lvl 6 as he will be desperatly try to find a lane to gank once he unlocks it, quite hard to 1v1 without QSS but still managable, once you reach mid and late game that you are more tanky its a piece of cake to kill him and always be mindfull of him ultying your carries while during a teamfight.”
Jungle Kings Rage says “Fear Is Bs Though If You Just Build My On Hit With Titanic And Gage Build And You Will Demolish him. Extreme Threat If You Dont Though Also Rarely Picked.”
Lil Trash says “No point in trying to 1v1 him is stong even in early because of his high damage and attack speed and also his fear and w. If he starts trying to use his fear on you cancel it with your ultimate. Gank lanes and make sure you try to win the lanes you are ganking.”
lolWillieP says “DO NOT 1v1 this guy, ever. Does insane damage early game. My best advice is to go ninja tabi + red smite and try to countergank him- he sucks in 2v2 scenaros”
LighterDay says “The main threat from Nocturne is the spell shield he is given. If timed right, he can negate Umbral Trespass. Bait out the shield with another ability or smite before trying Umbral Trespass. Until the shield is used, it's hard to fight him.”
Toad12138 says “He is much stronger than you early. Try to gank a lot early before he gets 6, after he gets 6, it becomes very hard, gank when he does not have ult as when he has ult, he can countergank easily and the fight will probably end in a 0 for 2. After you get form, you become stronger then him, just remember to ult his fear.”
Deltix31 says “Les duels contre nocturne sont assez compliqués. Essayez d'éviter si possible les 1v1 mais n'ayez pas non plus trop peur de lui.
Tips : Vous pouvez R avant la fin de son E pour éviter son CC et appliquer le votre”
Ricnnn says “Necessário comprar Tiamat pra dar counter na barreira dele, assim aplicando o stun e solando.
Também pode-se ser usado o smaite pra retirar o escudo.”
nZk01 says “His fear is very annoying and he can block your Q (Stun) and even block your W which will make him win fights.
Try to avoid him after level 3, before that get River control as he can't fight you level 2.
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BigBadVoodo says “Must pressure early, he gets very strong with time so allowing him free farm isn't an option. It's pretty 50-50 for us. We can dodge his R with our R if we time it right.”
WiskeyANDGin says “high dps, dmg, he beats u with ease , u can outplay him hard with ulting before u get fear, get some items , get your spellvamp from passive/runes, in middle or late game he wont beat you”
xTheUnlimited says “Nocturne is in a loved state right now for a good reason: He just shredds. With Duskblade on him his powerspike starts and he will just R onto you and your allies and destroy them. Not much you can, because he can even block one of your stuns with his spellshield. Try to wait with your stun until he used it. ”
woofpack3 says “he's just gonna hard farm and you can't really stop him, he'll assassinate your carries late cause black shield doesn't stop the darkness and then your stun will mean nothing cause you followed this dumb guide and went off tank assuming that your carries could actually carry”
LePlay says “He has high dueling power, can block your E with his W, can easily fear you with his E and catch up to you with his Q. Oh, and you can´t do anything about his R either.”
PenguinOnStick says “Nocturne is annoying since he blocks your E with his shield. In the late game he shouldn't be much of a problem but care when you split push if they have a nocturne.”
MaRtOOOOOOOOOOO says “Don't try fighting him 1v1 if you see him just run he will 100% win. He will spell shield your Q and when this hapens he can just put his hands away from the keyboard and mouse and kill you with closed eyes. He will moslikely farm for lvl 6 and gank lanes with no flashesh or that are pushing too much. Try getting pre 6 leads for your laners and when Nocturne hits 6 try predicting where will he go and counter gank him. He wont be useful late game so if your laners are powerful than his you will win.”
Violzandre says “He's strong but not like a jax or a udyr, and you can easily avoid his fear, you can kill him (only if you have a GREAT advantage, or you AVOID HIS FEAR)”
Wulfery says “Only reason why you may lose is if he gets the fear off on you. Elseway you should be able to counter him easily. Dash E, hit him to remove his shield, then cast E, Q, W, his own ult and it's done.”
Yasuo Comunica says “He's strong 1v1. Try to get him behind early set up vision in his jung and try to outjungle him throught cs or counter ganks/objektives.
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Loul_60 says “Nocturne is a very strong, yet weak jungler currently. (As a Nocturne 'main', although I don't play him as much now, I can give you a lot of insight on him...)
He has very good dueling potential with his fear and his spellshield both being strong against Kayn - He can easily block your Q/W/R with his W, so try to engage him when that is on cooldown.
Nocturne's Ultimate is the worst part, just assume that if you are seen by the enemy and he ults (Everything goes dark), you will be the target. Take advantage of him by teamfighting a lot: It will force Nocturne to build more of a bruiser type build to survive.”
Elmunus - Udyr Only says “One of few champions that beat Udyr 1v1. Only fight him if you can dodge his shadow. your only hope is to out farm him, Look for counter ganks or permban like me.”
GamingGaodzilla says “Outdamages you most of the time. If he spellshields your stun, you lose. You can attempt early fights with him, but after a couple items he just shreds.”
Markz says “He counters you in a thousand ways. Extreme mobility, more burst damage, spell shield, can fear you for forever. Ban him or don't fight him.”
OddOwl says “Can be dangerous if he lands his Q on you. If you dodge it he shouldn't be a problem, bait out his spellshield before you use your Q or R.”
TheGodKingSilver says “He counters you in a thousand ways. Extreme mobility, more burst damage, spell shields your stun, can fear you for forever. Ban him or don't fight him.”
Yi Guide says “Nocturne does quiet a bit of damage but you should have little difficulty to 1v1 him in the early game. If he gets a few kills or you fall behind, it will become very difficult to deal with a Nocturne. He is not played very often but in the right hands can be a decent assassin jungler.”
Abidd says “Singlehandedly Udyr's biggest counter. Screw this champ, he will out duel you, out damage you, and destroy you throughout the whole game. You can not stun him, and he has a lot more attack speed than you. Don't even try it.”
MetabuserEU says “Nocturne is in a loved state right now for a good reason: He just shreds. With Duskblade on him, his powerspike starts and he will just R onto you and your allies and destroy them. Not much you can, because he can even block one of your stuns with his spellshield. Try to wait with your stun until he used it.”
Castcade says “Nocturne is a champion i loved to hate and play his clear is obsurd you cant counter gank him or atleast you can try and if he can time correctly your e is nullified yes nullified I recommend playing safe and not to contest scuttles”
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Tips Against Nocturne in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
BoilTheOil says “Take Conqueror. Rush Plated Steelcaps if possible. He can block your W with his W so only use it right as you're going to get feared so you can block damage while feared. ”
quinn adc says “Pre 6 he can't do anything. The only thing you need to keep in mind is if Noc tries to engage on you, you MUST Q-E-AA instantly.
Q first becasue your Q will eat his spellshield.
If your E hits his spellshield, this is terrible becasue he wont be knocked back or slowed, which means you will get feared every time.
PR is op because if noc fears you, with PR MS, his fear makes you flee super fast (the interaction is the same as if you fear Master Yi in R if you ever saw Fiddlesticks Fear a Yi in his R) You actually live with PR even through fear becasue of that.
Save your combo to counter this engage and you are golden.
Noc has HARDCORE mana problems, so he cannot combo you much.
The matchup is free in lane, and if you Q-E-AA his R combo, you will live throug his only chance of ever killing you.”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your Fling won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Mega Adhesive prevents him from recasting Paranoia which is his ultimate) (Shroud of Darkness overrides Fling) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Rylai's Scepter) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Outscaling Edge: Singed)”
Fryx says “He can block your Q with W so pick up Grasp in this matchup and max W for a nice hit on his face. A nice gank can help but it makes more sense for you to play for the team and make use of your teamfight ult. Don't let Nocturne roam for free punish him for every wave he is not on lane.”
SettVEVO says “These Jungle Cheese picks are annoying, he plays a lot like Fiora in the sense that he will want to counter your W with his spellshield, so just never use it without your stun. Sometimes Nocturne will just throw it out for attack speed. You win early on as long as you hit those Ws. That's really what wins most trades with Sett. If he doesn't get a lead he's much easier to handle so don't give him one, if you don't think you can beat him better to play passive and not give him kills then die trying to kill him. So just keep an eye on his spellshield and hit your Ws. Also be very aware of where he is and if his ult is up. He will want to roam the second he gets the chance so tell your team. Mid to Late you don't really worry about him but if your team needs someone to peel him off then you are that guy. Just wait for his spellshield to go off and ult away. He is a major threat because he is a solo queue monster, so sometimes it doesn't even depend on you. Just ping anytime he is MIA and if you can TP to help.”
RareParrot says “he stomps your face in with q movement speed and you cant blind him because of his spell shield, lane is unplayable build plated steelcaps and prey your jg has a braincell left.”
Rhoku says “TL;DR - CHEESE LANE. DON’T DIE UNTIL LEVEL 3. DON’T DIE TO HIM EARLY. KITE HIM WITH GHOST. PING LIKE CRAZY WHEN HE IS MISSING. CONQUEROR IS GOOD. DON’T LET HIM FEAR YOU. USE Q TO CANCEL HIS SPELLSHIELD.
Nocturne is a VERY cheese pick into Toplane. His only hope is killing you in levels 1/2. Be careful though, as his damage at these levels is surprising with Lethal Tempo. Your goal is to make sure you can effectively land you slows on him and kite him, as if you let him just stand there and AA you, he will melt your health bar. If he is allowed to win lane, he will be free to roam and wreak havoc on the entire map, oneshotting your carries. After level 3, he is VERY easy to beat with Ghost. Ping like crazy when he is missing as he will roam 100% of the time. He is also very good at working with his jungler, as he can essentially be in any fight that is on the top side of the map. It is also a good idea to play around lethal tempo if he took it. Steelcaps rush is a great way to guarantee the lane.”
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Ignite
Tips: QSS his R near-sight if you want to ult. Take short trades. Try to maximize the amount of AAs blocked by your W. Passive shield his Q.”
ForgottenProject says “Do not underestimate this champion.
He benefited the most from the new Sanguine Blade item and he's currently really good in Jungle as well.
[1]You can Parry his Fear, it's not too hard to get the timing right.
[2]You should rush Tabis against him since he will probably Rush Sanguine Blade and most of his damage is from AAs.
[3]His R can be used to gank Mid quite easily so I recommend keeping your eyes on him and your pings.”
Psychopathic Top says “Not seen a lot, but lane Nocturne is pretty popular in High elo, and there are a few one tricks that exist in high elo playing only Noc top or mid. His lane control and priority is unmatched. He can 1 shot a wave with ironwipe and shove in, then look for Rs on the map. Make sure to ping your team that he has R once his 6. In lane, prevent a freeze and look to farm up. This is not a matchup you can fight even post sheen and level 6, so just focus on not getting dove, farming, and keeping up in gold and scale into teamfights. Nasus is a lot stronger in teamfights then Noc is, provided he isn’t put super behind in lane. The reason this matchup is put at threat level 5 because of his unmatchable pressure on the map. Noc R is just so broken in terms of snowballing his team ahead. ”
Alan234 says “Any rune is fine. I prefer Electrocute.
Nocturne is gonna push you in. You cant stop him. But you can harass him in the meantime and if he is bad maybe get a kill. If he plays noc top he can only ult in the jgl or mid, so call out any roams. Go ninja tabi and/or seekers armguard so that he cant 1 shot you at lvl 6. Basically the entire lane is uninteractive, with kill pressure if he is bad. You outscale lategame but he is stronger midgame.”
LoLReal says “Trade hard level 1 if he tries to push the wave with his passive + Q. We win at all stages of the game. Make sure your team is aware if he is missing, as good Nocturne players will roam after 6. ”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your offensive spells won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Shroud of Darkness overrides all Malphite Offensive Abilities) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite)”
YasTilt says “Biggest Yasuo's Counter in the TopLane. Try to play safe against him, Take Anti-Heal to reduce his Healing from his Enhanced Auto-Attack. Take Exhaust to reduce his Attack Speed.”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your Infected Bonesaw won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Bramble) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo)”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your offensive spells won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Primal Howl or Infinite Duress prevents him from recasting Paranoia which is his ultimate) (Shroud of Darkness overrides all Warwick Offensive Abilities) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Warwick) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick)”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your Subjugate nor Chomp won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Bramble) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Outscaling Edge: Trundle)”
A_Drunk_Carry says “This matchup is really hard in lane. Noc beats up on melee champs. Luckily noc is played mid and jg much more than top, but it's still a possibility. Be prepared to go Doran's Shield, and play extremely safe. Try to bait out his spellshield by walking up and casting E. Then you can at least Wither to escape during fights. You will become more useful in grouped teamfights, aside from Noc's dive potential on one champ. Noc builds fairly squishy as well, so 2-3 bonks in late game will dispose of him. ”
Phrxshn says “If Nocturne used his Umbra Blades(Passive) on minions consider trading against him. Dodge his Duskbringer(Q) and avoid fighting him in the Duskbringer AOE as he gains extra movement speed along with ghost effect and extra physical damage. Get out of his tether of Unspeakable Horror(E) or received damage along with fear debuff. Bait his Shroud of Darkness(W) or your Ultimate nor Facebreaker won't activate and you get punished due to his double stats on his passive and attack speed. (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Bramble Vest) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Sett) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
LegitLechner says “His spell shield cucks you. He has great engage slow and dmg. Best method of fighting is bait his spell shield with q. if he tried to fear you use that time to land e's. Lane is winnable but very volatile pre 6. ”
NxMate says “You should have the upper hand pre 6. If you don't get a kil pre 6 you will most likely be in trouble. wait for your Jungler and engage with him. Keep your distance and don't go far away from your tower. ”
Breadcrumbs says “Another fairly uncommon matchup, but when it happens, he's not fun to deal with at all. He has very high base damage and an incredibly annoying flee. W his spell shield if possible and then E, Q onto him. Look to get free autos on him with 5 stacks as he's quite squishy.”
PK Noob says “His crazy DPS is already a problem, but his fear is the main reason you lose. If you can survive the fight for long enough though, you'll win. Stall him and kite him (Especially if he's using runes like Lethal Tempo).”
RealIreliaCarriesU says “He is really strong with his passive and base damage however you have your auto range over him. Start E early on and let him push, he cant avoid pushing so don't worry. Once it reaches your tower you can stack passive and look to get free autos on him with passive stacked. If you get a few autos in you can win as long as you have a minion set up so that when he tethers you, you can E out of its range to avoid its fear. If you get hit by the fear you 100% lose, hopeless matchup if you have no minions around unless you are crazy ahead of him.
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tibs2 says “Bramble rush. This match up sounds hard in theory but in practice he just cant get on you. If he ever tries to run at you with his q and then e you can simply q and walk away easy as that. He never has kill prio on you. Look to perma push his wave so he can't roam with r for free.”
negoZoma69 says “Need to give lane pressure lv1 or he will just run you down and chunk you. Noc has a lot of lane sustain, that combined with his spellshield and his fear he's very troublesome. Rushing Tabi/Seekers in this matchup is not a bad idea. You may be able to kill him at levels1-3 if he overextends though.”
SleeplessX says “Your kit is not good at dealing with his way of fighting, his ult is also an annoyance for yours. He will naturally push to you however, so you don't need to take risky fights, farm it up and trade smartly”
raede says “Nocturne is in both the toplane and jungle and in both roles he counters the Voliboy. A well timed spellshield can really mess up your combo and see him digging those claws into your face. By best advice would be to walk up to him and see if he spellshields. If he does wait for it to end and kill him. If he doesn't, walk right into his face, stun, and go for the all in. Its okay if the E goes spell shielded as you still get the shield.”
Kil4fun says “Nocturne top is a lot worse than you would think from the stats. If you don't get hit by Q he can't chase you down the path. He is really squishy and you can hard poke him with Q and E. Take a cleanse if you really need to get rid of that fear. ”
MarkFromSingedMains says “His spellshield, Q, and R all make for a difficult fight. You have to bait his spellshield before flinging him, and with his Q and R you struggle to run away from him. To my knowledge your W can prevent him from second casting his R.”
wff010 says “The most important thing in this matchup is to save your e and w. Save both for when you're super low and he's wasted his spell shield. The rest of the time, just autoattack. You want to all in as often as you can because he has sustain. If you waste your w while you have high hp, you're gonna die. But otherwise, you win.”
xxskipskipxx says “Try not to get hit by his Q!
Bait out his W shield before comboing him !
When he E you get out of the E range!!
He will most likely take Lethal Tempo and will proc it with his passive while farming, so try to trade after his Lethal Tempo expires and goes on CD.”
Defensivity1 says “Uncommon but pretty much always beats you 1v1 in melee so keep distance as much as possible and try to kite more than face tanking, When he has ult he can use that to kill you so careful at 6+.”
JannaMainOTP800K says “Nocturne can get to you extremely easily que to his Q and R be warry of his W because he can block your Q wich leaves you exposed if you dont have R ready. With E he will make sure to stay close to you and kill you easily. Take flash and ghoste to get away if he engages.”
EU_Toxicity says “Rush ninja tabi and beware of all-ins if he has ignite. When he uses his E on you, use W to break his spellshield and pull him with E right before the fear starts.”
wolfclaw3812 says “All assassins can shred Teemo, and Nocturne is no exception. Nocturne's main damage comes from autoattacks, and he has a spell shield that can block your Q. AP or tank.”
Defensivity1 says “Be carefull of his fear and try to kite him with maiden when you are level 6.
you do tend to win his all ins as long as you have grievous wounds (Executioner's Calling) ”
ERNESTSAURUS says “CONQUEROR / SPELLBOOK SETUP - CLOTH ARMOR + 4 POTS =
Noctune is usually a better jungler, since he wants to have more of a global presence around the map with his R, and if he is toplane he will usually lose a big strengh of his kit. so if he ults he's either already nearby your botlane, or he's helping his midlaner. Also they will usually go for an On-Hit build with Tiamat so you should be able to farm easily under torret, just wait for him to push the wave and once you get your lvl 6 and Sheen spike, you can look to do some short trades into an eventual all in, since trying to beat him 100-0 early on is sort of difficult. A good tip into this matchup is to look to use wither as he's channeling his fear so he doesn't get a lot of autoattacks while you are feared. Later on to the game you do outscale him but its sort of hard to tell when, so i recommend to do teamfights where he will provide less utility to his team than you.”
Grayified says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. Early game nocturne has strong waveclear and strong damage. He gains an AD boost when he throws his Q out and his fear makes extended trades really good for him. In lane, mostly look to farm, if he wastes his Q and doesnt hit it on you, you can look for short trades while it is down. If nocturne commits to you after his fear goes off and doesnt disengage, this can be a good time to look for an all in on him. If he does look to disengage and you wanna run him down remember that he has a spellshield for your W so try not to w into his spellshield. In the mid-late game you will beat nocturne in 1v1's but with his semi-global ultimate he can look to catch you out after you duel someone else or when you have low fury and try to win that way. You have the option to buy QSS when splitting against nocturne to get rid of his fear and run him down if you are splitting against him.”
Nabura says “He can burn your ult with his short CD R or he can push and roam to sidelanes. Make sure to shove out the lane when he roams so he misses cs.”
EntxRecoil says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. Early game nocturne has strong waveclear and strong damage. He gains an AD boost when he throws his Q out and his fear makes extended trades really good for him. In lane, mostly look to farm, if he wastes his Q and doesnt hit it on you, you can look for short trades while it is down. If nocturne commits to you after his fear goes off and doesnt disengage, this can be a good time to look for an all in on him. If he does look to disengage and you wanna run him down remember that he has a spellshield for your W so try not to w into his spellshield. In the mid-late game you will beat nocturne in 1v1's but with his semi-global ultimate he can look to catch you out after you duel someone else or when you have low fury and try to win that way. You have the option to buy QSS when splitting against nocturne to get rid of his fear and run him down if you are splitting against him.”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “He can spellshield your W or E to dodge your W, respect his damage from Q and his passive, go early tabi and you shouldnt have any problems.
Take bone plating.
Build bramble eventually.
Take armor.”
CulturalYokai says “he might not be invisible but he can just throw u his fear and him and the enemy top laner would instantly kill u, try to play a safe lane when u see a nocturne.”
Fiora Pogjet says “This lane isn't that hard. You can outtrade him early but always have to care about his E / W. His E is easy to prarry but if he uses W at the same time you cant stun him and he can attack you with his huge atk speed. Try to pop his shiled with your Q first and then prarry his E so you can stun him. Lvl 6 it will get a bit easier as well.”
Flagoony says “Nocturne is a very difficult matchup for Bard. His spell shield blocks your stun and his e is perfect for locking you down. Play this lane safe and watch out for his lvl 6 all in. If you see an opportunity, roam to get a lead.”
BloodyDream81 says “Match up très difficile, prend le conquérant, achète rapidement les tabi ninja, et de l'armure, et essaie d'éviter son A, ainsi que de le trade en dehors de sa trainée, car cela lui boost énormément son AD, ce n'est pas injouable mais soit prudente, si il prend de l'avance en early tu ne pourras plus rien faire. ”
FirstBladeDancer says “Dont worry take Press the Attack and u win against Nocturne. Wait till Nocturne uses his E and use ur E to stun him and full in. But i see a lot of people messing with Irelia's E. Practice and its a easy matchup.”
VIP Titan says “No offence, but I really doubt you will fight against a Noc in top. But if that happens, you need to make sure don't E to his W.
Tips:
Don't fight a Nocturne when he got his Q. Cos he gains stupid AD for it. ”
CounterBlad3 says “His fear + q + lethal tempo combo kills darius easily, and if you try to hook or q heal he has a spell shield. His ability to stick to you is extremely hard to beat”
Itreallyhim says “Blind him with your furious looks, crush his ghostly shell and remove him from the game, Be wary of his W.
Play smart and try not to get caught.”
ShinyEmo says “His fear is your worst nightmare. Stay safe and don't all in until level 11. Ask for ganks. In teamfights, his R is a huge problem so don't get caught. After 3 items, you can burst him before his fear is triggered. ”
Braddik says “He's pure autos, burn his spell shield with your Q then e his damage and look for all in. If you fight him in his Q he can probably win, so be careful.”
BeautifulWinter says “Nocturne top is pretty easy however due to his shield you need to W or Q him before throwing your E.
Standard Prior to 6 passive Post 6 Agro.”
Jnewbringspain says “Although you won't ever lane against a Nocturne, I decided to put him here because you cannot ult your teammates when he uses his ult unless you are very close and have vision on them. This is a huge Shen counter and completely negates the reason you want to play Shen. Don't pick Shen if they have a Nocturne.”
Qubert64 says “Only threat is his ult stopping you from seeing teammates to ult them. Pop his spell shield with your q. block his autos. Taunt when he doesnt have shield.”
Demon Lord AC0 says “He can shut you down pretty hard with his goddamn century long fear. In a Teamfight is certain death if you have no tenacity or QSS. You can probably solo him on late game, but very unlikely in the mid-game”
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