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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!

(1497) |

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

(1497) |

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?

(1497) |

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?

(1497) |

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.

(348) |

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.

(1497) |

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?

(1497) |

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

(1497) |

I usually post a comment for any major updates.

(2) |

Noc is free LP using this guide lol :D

(1497) |

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) |

Great guide but still dont understand these runes

(1497) |

The setup became popular shortly before the changes to the Rift Scuttler and jungle camps. Nocturne can eventually reach the point where he can nearly instantly kill squishy targets, but against tankier enemies or against anyone in the early game, gives him a bunch of dueling power so he can fight the enemy jungler or kill a laner after his fear goes off.

is the other main contender for keystones, but it was nerfed a couple patches ago and doesn't deal as much burst damage. was also nerfed in 8.20, so these alternatives are even less attractive now.

It took me a little while to come around to this setup but once I'd played a handful of games with it I understood why it was preferable. Dueling power is super important on a champion without any way to escape fights, and it's also really useful for snowballing.

Think of it as an early game rune that lets you win early fights, which gives you a gold advantage that you use to buy items. Once you have your lethality items, you can kill people quickly without needing a dedicated keystone for it.

also gives a ton of AD on Nocturne btw because he gets a bunch of movespeed from .