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Nocturne - In your Nightmares (Constantly Updated)
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Spells:
Exhaust
Ghost
Ability Order
Umbra Blades (PASSIVE)
Nocturne Passive Ability
Introduction

Now, with this champion being new, and the Champion Spotlight showcasing the jungle potential of this champion, I originally played this character as a jungle. Unfortunately I don't feel that Nocturne is a strong jungle champion. Sure, he is a great ganker, and you should definitely use this to your advantage. I suggest taking bottom lane with a partner to fully utilize this champion.
Pro's
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Extremely mobile
Great ganker
Early game your passive can keep you in your lane a while if used correctly
Late game you will be a powerhouse in MOST 1v1 situations (common sense dictates which fights to stay in)
Great farmer mid-late game.
Con's
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Extremely squishy throughout the match
Your ult can make you greedy, so some self control needs to be used here
Farm dependent.

This might not be the best passive in the game, but combined with the passive from



This is an amazing ability. Aside from his ult, this ability is what makes



This is what gives us some of our much needed attack speed, making our passive that much more deadly. And guess what? You get to block an enemy spell. Thats not it. Upon a successful block, the passive is doubled. Using this spell immediately following your ult can keep you alive long enough to get that kill or two you went after. I max this skill second




This is what makes people hate



My recommendations
I am currently testing out other possibilities and will update this sections as soon as I come to a solid conclusion

I use ghost because being squishy, you'll need to get out of situations extremely fast. Also useful while chasing down a target. Great in conjunction with


I used flash for the same reason I use ghost. I love being able to get in and out of situations fast. Not really anything else to say about this ability. You guys know its usefulness.
Other options coming soon!
Out of all the games I've played with
Nocturne, I've found a set of runes I find work best. As always, I'm open to suggestions.
Marks
Greater Mark of Desolation - For obvious reason, we are an AD champion, and this will make our skills hit harder. I wouldn't use anything else here.
Seals
Greater Seal of Scaling Mana Regeneration - At the time of this writing, I've tried several different seals, and I find that early game I am able to get first blood a lot more often when I'm able to spam my
Duskbringer a lot more often. This allows me to keep a good harass and possible first blood.
Glyphs
Greater Glyph of Cooldown Reduction - I love cooldown runes. I've dabbled a bit with
Greater Glyph of Attack Speed but didn't like it as much. It allows me to spam my skills more often, and who doesn't want to reduce the cooldown on
Paranoia?
**Optional**
As I receive suggestions and try out different rune sets I will add in some optional runes for those that don't have certain runes or just prefer a different set.

Marks
Greater Mark of Desolation - For obvious reason, we are an AD champion, and this will make our skills hit harder. I wouldn't use anything else here.
Seals


Glyphs



**Optional**
As I receive suggestions and try out different rune sets I will add in some optional runes for those that don't have certain runes or just prefer a different set.
Won't go into too much detail here, as you can see what I prefer my masteries to be set to. I haven't tried using a utility build because
Nocturne excels at doing physical damage, so why not help him succeed by building him for more dmg?


I like to start out with a





On my first trip back, I try to get



Finish your boots and start working on a catalyst. You'll eventually turn this into a


Upgrade your


Now you'll have two shields. Enemies won't know how the hell you just destroyed them. This gives us the defense we really need to stay in fights.

Now, if enemies weren't taking you serious before, you are going to prove them wrong. We have the survivability, now we have the damage to back that up.
the bloodthrister
Upgrade your


More AD with some more crit. By this point, if the game is still going, you will be hitting like a truck.
As for the 6th item? Check back for a full list of items that would go well in this slot.
I will include a full guide on how I play
Nocturne, from early to late game, over the next couple of days.

This guide is nowhere near done. I wanted to get a quick guide up so that I might help someone that is having trouble with this champion. This champion is extremely fun to play, and I hope you guys enjoyed the guide. +1 if you like, -1 if you don't, but please leave a comment so that I know what I did right and what I need to change.
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