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Nocturne Build Guide by

Nocturne - The Bedsheet Massacrer

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Choose Champion Build:

Late-Game Based
Early-Game Based

Spells:

Smite

Flash

Items

Start

Soon™

Core Early

Offensive Choices

Defensive Choices - Armor

Defenssive Choices - Magic Resist

Scumbag Support?

Don't even forget to get wards.

Typical Full Build #1 - Mixed

Typical Full Build #2 - Hybrid Tank

Typical Full Build #3 - Armor Tank

Typical Full Build #4 - Magic Resist Tank

Typical Full Build #5 - Snowballing like no Other

Ability Order

Nocturne Passive Ability

GUIDE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Who am I and Who is Nocturne?

I am Toby [Summoner Name "Tobeh"], currently a Platinum jungle main, and ever since the release of , I've loved playing carry jungles - being my favorite because he wasn't banned EVERY. SINGLE. GAME. (cough

is probably my favorite champion for YOLO queue, as he can fill a variety of rolls in the jungle:

Assassin
Tank
Offtank
Roaming Support
And last of all, Carry

Even after constant (and I mean constant nerfs) is still a great pick that can fit into most team compositions.

Pros / Cons

Before we look at what is good about , let's check out some of his flaws.

Cons

Semi-Kitable
Only Hard CC is over a tether
Counter Junglable
Ganks are Derpy Pre-6
Little Burst

Pros

Great Ganker Post-6
Great Jungle Sustain and Clear with Umbra Blades
Top Tier Duelest
Spell-Shield with built in Attack Speed steroid
Catching someone out becomes a breeze with Paranoia
Can build tanky and still do damage
Major poke negateable with Shroud of Darkness / Banshee's Veil combo

TL;DR

Runes

Why take these over ? The reason is simple; your . Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown by one second. This is especially helpful in the early levels, as you can clear more camps with the increased sustain from more heal procs.

Standard Seals to take - decreases damage taken from Jungle camps (especially those pesky ) and from AD champions.

Alternate Seal;

While these Seals are especially good for early game, they tend to fall off late game.

These give you Magic Resist in the early game.

These give you Magic Resist in the late game.

Now, why not just go x9, right?
Let's go back to the cons, shall we? is a Counter-Jungleable champion. With , he is able to withstand many counterjungles that would of ended up in his demise.

"But Toby! Champions like aren't even AP champions!"
What?! Of course he is -- those super tanky shields are amazing!
Jokes aside, his , while scaling off of Attack Damage, does Magic Damage.
(Protip: Magic Damage is countered by Magic Resist!)

Alternate Glyph #1; x9

These are a good choice when not at threat for invades.

Alternate Glyph #2; x9

When the enemy team has Tons of (Magic) Damage™.

Alternate Glyph #3; x9

Same reason as #2, except for Physical Damage.

The ability to travel from camp to camp at a quicker pace makes any Jungler stronger, as you can get stacks faster. Also, ganks become much more easier due to the fact that you can keep your tether connected. apply red buff sooner, and get that last blow on the your ADC would've killed anyways.

Masteries

This is a standard Mastery Page for any carry Jungle.

For a tankier jungle Mastery Page, consider the following:

Note: The reason for in the Offensive Section of the Tanky Mastery Tree is so your team can dish out more damage, as opposed to only you. Also, the reason for as opposed to another point in [Legendary Guardian]] is mainly for your and healing in crucial situations.

In both of the trees, you may of realized that instead of , is taken. The reason for this is because of 's scaling - it scales with bonus Armor and Magic Resist. Bonus implies extra Armor/Magic Resist, which you will have close to none early - here's a bit of math showing this.

Spoiler: Click to view

This will make your early jungling a bit harder, as you will have taken more damage, and may have to return to base sooner (especially if crit you.)

Skill Explanations and Ordering

Umbra Blades

Every 10 seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for 120% of his physical damage and heals himself for 10 / 18 / 26 per target hit. This amount increases every 6 levels. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.

The best way to describe this skill is a miniature Hydra that, the faster you attack, the faster it procs.

Duskbringer

Nocturne throws a shadow blade which deals 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+0.75 per bonus attack damage) physical damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions who are hit to also leave a Dusk Trail for 5 seconds. While on the trail, Nocturne ignores unit collision and has 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 % increased Movement Speed and 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 additional Attack Damage.

This is the skill that defines's ability to be spooky - of course, aside from his ultimate. This gives him both movement speed and attack damage - both necessary for jungling. Always throw one of these out when leaving base, as the movement speed will allow you to get back to your jungle faster. Also, be careful when using this on wraiths, as if you angle it incorrectly, the enemy midlaner may be able to see your trail.

Shroud of Darkness

Passive: Nocturne empowers his blades, permanently gaining 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 % attack speed.

Active: Nocturne creates a magical shield for 1.5 seconds which will block the next enemy spell that hits him. If an ability is blocked by the shield, his passive attack speed is doubled for 5 seconds.

This skill is probably my favorite skill in the game. Its active is a spell-shield which, when destroyed, doubles its passive, which is a permanent attack speed buff. It synergizes extremely well with both his and - more attacks for more damage. Before , this would be maxed third, with being maxed second. However, I tend to max it second to stack it much more quickly. Alternatively, you could alternate between this and if you plan to do a mixture of ganking and farming. As I've been rambling, here's a quick TL;DR; Synergizes well, spell shield, kill things quick. Farming = Max second, Ganking = Max third.

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