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Nocturne Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Nocturne we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Nocturne, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Nocturne this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 13.6. However, if you are a new Nocturne player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Nocturne!

Patch 13.6: 181575 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Domination

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 5174 Games

Precision

Domination

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 2370 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1464 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 998 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 56699 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 28843 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 17776 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 10727 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

68%

Win Rate 8259 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

69%

Win Rate 3102 Games

Passive Ability

Nocturne Counters

Learn Nocturne's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Nocturne guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Nocturne Jungle in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Nocturne. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Nocturne Skins

Find Nocturne's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Nocturne skins and chromas on Nocturne's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Broken Covenant Nocturne

March 9, 2023

+ Wishlist

1350

Hextech Nocturne

Hextech Crafting

June 18, 2020

+ Wishlist

Old God Nocturne

August 29, 2019

+ Wishlist

1350

Cursed Revenant Nocturne

May 5, 2016

+ Wishlist

750

Eternum Nocturne

Legendary

December 5, 2012

+ Wishlist

1820

Haunting Nocturne

Special Events

October 19, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Ravager Nocturne

June 13, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Nocturne

Original

+ Wishlist

Void Nocturne

Legacy

March 14, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Frozen Terror Nocturne

March 14, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Nocturne's Abilities

Umbra Blades Nocturne's Passive

Self

Every 14 seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes all nearby enemies for 20% of his physical damage and restores 15−40 (+15% of ability power) per target hit (depending on level).

Nocturne's attacks reduce this ability's cooldown by 1 second, increased to 3 against champions and jungle monsters.

Duskbringer Nocturne's Q Ability

1200

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Nocturne throws a shadow blade which deals 65 / 110 / 155 / 200 / 245 (+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 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 additional Attack Damage.

Shroud of Darkness Nocturne's W Ability

Self

20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12

Passive: Nocturne empowers his blades, permanently gaining 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 % 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.

If Shroud of Darkness is active when Nocturne re-casts Paranoia to dash to a target, it'll stay active until Nocturne reaches his target.

Unspeakable Horror Nocturne's E Ability

425

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11

Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second for total 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 260 (+100% of ability power) over 2 seconds and fearing the target for 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 seconds causing them to run away from Nocturne with impaired movement if they do not get out of (465) range by the end of the duration. Nocturne also gains massively increased movement speed when moving toward feared targets.

Paranoia Nocturne's Ultimate (R) Ability

4000

100

140 / 115 / 90 / 90 / 90

Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision for 6 seconds, this includes champions, minions, wards, towers and clairvoyance. He can then launch himself at an enemy champion (2500 / 3250 / 4000 range), dealing 150 / 275 / 400 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

Questions About Nocturne

Latest Questions

any first strike build?

Asked by saloswegames on March 9, 2022

any first strike build on nocturne?

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Help jungling with kha'zix and nocturne

Asked by NovaMage2005 on May 10, 2019

hello. i'm currently trying to semi main [b]nocturne[/b] along with [b]kha'zix[/b] and it would be appreciated if you could give me some advice on them and on jungling in general. i already know a bit about [b]kha'zix[/b] and can play him ok but...

Lee Sin/Kindred/Nocturne/Other Junglers

Asked by deathworm98 on May 1, 2016

Hello. So I don't know who is better/Which to main jungle. Lee Sin is fun and has lots of abilities, Kindred seems to be the good jungler right now but I have never used her and nocturne is sorta hard with his q but his ultimate is cool. Tell me...

How do I see item list on main page of my guide?

Asked by Cicvi on February 1, 2016

Greetings, I am wondering what do I need to do in order to see items in the champion guide list? [img=http://postimg.org/image/95wglbq51/] http://postimg.org/image/95wglbq51/ (here's the link if the image is not showing on the post) You can...

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About Nocturne...

Asked on January 12, 2015

Playing Nocturne since season 2 now, and is it just me, or is he a bit weaker now more than ever?

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How to Preseason 5 Jungle?

Asked by Steamrolled on November 21, 2014

Hello, I haven't truly jangled and known completely what I was doing since season 1, I have been forced into it and have done mediocre at best but this season I would like to be more useful when I get stuck in the only role I don't know how top...

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Is noc top viable?

Asked by the chaos bringer 00 on June 8, 2014

Is [[Nocturne]] top viable? He has some sustain, decent wave clear and (IMO) good trades, especially versus skill based champions. Also he can be a good roamer and gank mid, with ult. Am I right?

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Is Zac still good?

Asked by Rae DaisuKe on February 12, 2014

Im thinking what jungler to buy, Zac,kha'Zix,nocturne which is the strongest and why?

what item will make nocturne a killer in early games, top lane not a jungle

Asked by awtssu30 on January 5, 2014

Every time I play a jungler champions I always die so I always make any jungler to stay in lanes just like nocturne but what item should I build in nocturne to make him excel in lane and kill enemies

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one idea for jungle nocturne runes and masteries

Asked by Livramento on February 18, 2013

i tested a lil bit around with some rune/mastery setup's for jungle nocturne and i think this runepage really good :D but i want to hear some opinions from other summoner's. my question, what do you think about this setup?...

Jungleing

Asked by StrawberryEffect on December 25, 2012

Hey guys Strawberry Effect here! Im about to put in some money to get Nocturne & his Eternum skin. And before I got him I was wounder if its at all possible to Jungle him with out runes? Im only a lvl 6 ATM but Ive enjoyed jungling easy...