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(23) |

Hello,
first of all great guide! I want to ask you what do you think about a on-hit build. Maybe something like trinity, BORK or wit's end.
Have a nice day!

(1495) |

You can win with on-hit but I don't think it's optimal. Bruiser works better vs tanky teams. If you go for mostly attack speed items, it's hard to get enough attacks off to make them worth it 'cause you'll be quite squishy.

(23) |

Thank you very much!

i loved your guide, specially the threats and synergies part

(1495) |

Updated the build with the meta setup (Tempo is still good as well). Also split the build into 2 since the bruiser build is currently dominant and it was a lot easier to organize the two builds separately. Assassin build is still good but you need to use it into the right comps (lots of squishies, low peel). Into ranged champions that aren't super free kills, works fine.

the real assasin

(2) |

great guide!

Hello im very new in league of legends, im level 46 and bronze 3, but i liked this guide for nocturne and i have a question: Wouldn't it be better to use Eclipse before Daktar to one-shot with the assassin build?

(1495) |

gives you ability haste, which lets you cast your ultimate more often, and invisibility after you 1-shot someone. It also deals basically the same damage as until later in the game, when Eclipse's mythic passive is stacked up. I'd recommend Duskblade as it'll give you more opportunities to get kills and you'll be safe from being focused after killing someone, because you'll be invisible long enough to reposition.

Hi, I gave your build a try and it worked out great. Just need a bit more practice with it. In terms of the Bruiser build when would be the best scenario to use it?

(1495) |

Generally when the enemy team isn't squishy / vulnerable enough to use a full damage build. If you're against a lot of tanks/bruisers, peeling supports like , and the enemy team is going to be grouped a lot of the time, it can be basically impossible to reliably 1-shot someone.

The Bruiser build still lets you kill people, but you'll do it over time and you'll be a lot tankier for team fights. It's not as strong at carrying, since getting picks solo is more difficult (the enemy has more time to escape or get help), but it guarantees you won't be useless in team fights.

For example, I used the bruiser build against a team with , , , and . I could probably kill any of those champions with the Assassin build if they were alone, but when grouped, my only viable target would be MF (and she built that game). Instead, I was able to fight anyone on their team, even in team fights, since I couldn't be bursted through and had enough DPS from to kill their tankier guys.

(326) |

realised in your warding section you still have the text as "warding totem" instead of . Idk why riot decided to change the name, having only the icon changed was good enough but meh.

(1495) |

Wow, I didn't even realize they changed the name. Thanks for the tip, I'll update the guide now.

what do you think of the of preseason 11 on pbe for nocturne?

(1495) |

Lethality items look pretty good but it's hard to say for certain what options there'll be. Nocturne has historically had pretty radically different builds based on which items are strong. I'm hoping we'll end up with more build flexibility than there was for Noc this past season, but there's a lot of uncertainty with PBE testing so I'll reserve judgment for when the preseason patch actually goes live.

hey can you make a update log on what you've updated on? it would really help

(1495) |

I usually post a comment for any major updates.

(2) |

Noc is free LP using this guide lol :D

(1495) |

Updated items and added a second skill order (and optional to runes). I fleshed out the assassin builds a bit more to better demonstrate how to build situationally. The relevant chapters of the guide also reflect these changes. Hope you guys find it helpful! :)

(1) |

Hey, I love your guide, I started maining Nocturne last year and recently have been looking at guides to better improve my performance so that I can hopefully get into better divisions. Anyhow, I made a build and I wanted your opinion on it as I am not high elo and I would be grateful if I could have a better players opinion on the champion.
So this is the build:
Warrior Enchantment > Non CDR boots (Mercury's Treads or Ninja Tabi > Youmuu's GhostBlade > Trinity Force > Defensive items (I've found Sterak's Gage to be really strong with the TriForce for the Sheen proc)
My build obviously seems a little weird, this is because I actually choose not to run CDR runes in favor of MR runes. So the reasoning behind my build is that
the Warrior + Youmuu's + TriForce provide 40% CDR. Warrior and Youmuu's provide burst damage, along with the Sheen proc from the TriForce, the Phage passive along with the Youmuu's provides sticking power in case the enemy gets away from the initial burst.
Another unusual thing I've been having success with recently is running my masteries 18/0/12 when against tankier teams.
Again, any help on improving my gameplay would be incredibly helpful. :D

(1495) |

Your build is good enough that you should be able to climb with it if you play well. I am personally not a huge fan of at the moment because I feel that Nocturne doesn't make great use of Sheen procs. You'll usually only get 2 off in a short fight, which is kinda lame.

You have the right idea running MR runes with your 40% CDR build, so that's solid. Your build also has a lot of DPS, so running defensive boots is fine.

is my third choice of keystone (I favor for frontlining or for burst). Your build has two attack speed items if you count Ghostblade, so Fervor isn't too bad here. If you're certain you're going to be hitting someone that's gonna take more than a few seconds to kill, it'll outdamage Thunderlord's pretty fast.

Basically I think you can keep doing what you're doing. If you want to try something different, run and build after for a ton of burst damage. Keep in mind that is a really strong item as well, though the shield doesn't stack with Sterak's. You might want to do Warrior -> Boots -> Maw -> Triforce -> Randuin's/GA in some games instead of the ghostblade + sterak's build.