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the Eternal Nightmare

Nocturne build & stats

FighterAssassin C 10 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
40.0%
Pick rate
2.9%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
3,300 gold
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 gold
Hubris
Hubris
2,950 gold
9,250 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
33.3% 6 games

Then, depending on the game

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
25.0% WR
4 games · 40% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
50.0% 6 games

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

  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 50% of games with a 40% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
33.3% WR
6 games · 60% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 30% (3)
60.0% 50% (5)
25.0% 40% (4)
16.7% 60% (6)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
25.0% WR
4 games · 40% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
33.3% WR
3 games · 30% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Triumph

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 40.0%50% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 33.3%30% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 50.0%60% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PUmbra Blades

    Every few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • RParanoia

    Nocturne 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.