Nocturne·Top Build
Win rate | 51.0% |
Pick rate | 0.1% |
Ban rate | 4.3% |
Matches | 537- |
Nocturne Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 56.8% based on 81 matches
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spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 14 sec
Early Items
@ 4 min
Core Items
@ 18 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Nocturne Matchups Overview
Nocturne General information
Nocturne combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Nocturne Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Nocturne Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Stridebreaker as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Frozen Heart. For your last 3 items, you should build Kaenic Rookern, Randuin's Omen and finish with Abyssal Mask. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 56.8% winrate over 81 matches played.
Situational Nocturne Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Nocturne build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Nocturne runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Nocturne Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.10 the best possible matchups for Nocturne Top are:
- vs. Poppy - win rate over games.
- vs. Viego - win rate over games.
- vs. Illaoi - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Rengar - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Urgot - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
Consider picking Nocturne into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Nocturne.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Nocturne in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Cho'Gath - win rate over games.
- vs. Garen - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Yone - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Mordekaiser - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Tahm Kench - 25.0% win rate over 4 games.
These champions are considered as Nocturne counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Nocturne counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.