Nocturne Jungle build & stats
- Win rate
- 46.9%
- Pick rate
- 4.4%
- Ban rate
- 5.6%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Sorcery 
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Domination
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Nocturne
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Nocturne wins 46.9% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (998 games).
- Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Stridebreaker → Death's Dance — 47% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 47% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Zac (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Taliyah (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 76.0% | 3% (25) | |
| 54.7% | 8% (75) | |
| 53.2% | 6% (62) | |
| 51.7% | 6% (60) | |
| 46.0% | 16% (163) | |
| 45.8% | 5% (48) | |
| 45.7% | 22% (219) | |
| 45.2% | 28% (283) | |
| 44.4% | 4% (36) | |
| 44.2% | 19% (190) | |
| 41.7% | 11% (108) | |
| 33.3% | 2% (18) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Precision
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Domination
Precision
Precision +
Domination 
Precision +
Domination 
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.
46.6%22% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
41.8%16% 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.
44.4%8% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
40.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Smite
44.5%47% pick
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Exhaust + Smite
33.3%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
44.1%68 games
Q
W
E
58.3%12 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → Q (45%), Q → W → E (42%), Q → E → W (67%).
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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.