Nocturne Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 44.8%
- Pick rate
- 0.1%
- Ban rate
- 9.5%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Best three items so far
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Resolve
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Nocturne
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Nocturne wins 44.8% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (96 games).
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 50% win rate.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 80.0% | 10% (10) | |
| 71.4% | 7% (7) | |
| 71.4% | 7% (7) | |
| 66.7% | 3% (3) | |
| 55.6% | 9% (9) | |
| 54.2% | 50% (48) | |
| 50.0% | 19% (18) | |
| 50.0% | 8% (8) | |
| 50.0% | 8% (8) | |
| 33.3% | 3% (3) | |
| 33.3% | 3% (3) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Resolve
Precision +
Inspiration
Precision +
Resolve
Keystones
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
52.2%48% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
50.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
57.1%29% pick
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Flash + Teleport
40.9%23% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
44.4%9 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → Q (50%), Q → W → E (25%).
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PUmbra BladesEvery few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.
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QDuskbringer
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
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WShroud of Darkness
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive...
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EUnspeakable Horror
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
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RParanoiaNocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process. He can then launch himself at a nearby enemy champion.