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Runes:
Precision
Domination
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
Mandatory
Chilling Smite
Flash
Items
Ability Order Ability Order
Umbra Blades (PASSIVE)
Nocturne Passive Ability
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Volibear
Volibear will run you down. Do not fight. Do not Ult him.
Malzahar
Extreme CC, make the enemy FF20.
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Malzahar
Extreme CC, make the enemy FF20.
Champion Build Guide
Table of Contents
Why Nocturne?
So why Nocturne? He is an assassin jungler that has global presence once he reaches level 6 and gets access to his Paranoia. His early sustain with his passive Umbra Blades, he is able to be on the map looking for plays all the time. A lot of his damage comes from his passive, Umbra Blades. This is what makes him a great dueler it extended trades. It has a static CD of 10 secs and basic attacks against champs reduces it by 2 secs, so be careful in prolonged trades. With access to Duskblade of Draktharr and Lethal Tempo, he has high burst damage when he gets on top of someone. Nocturnes thrive against isolated targets with his 100 - 0 potential with Paranoia. So he teaches you to track the enemy jungle and constantly look at the minimap for plays whenever his ultimate is up. His weaknesses is that without Shroud of Darkness he's extremely squishy. He's also not great in team fights if you're all grouped up, since if he dives in too greedily, you can just burst him, and he is also not that great when he is behind, but there are always opportunities to come back with how you decide to play it out. |
About Me
ABOUT ME
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Pre-Game
"Embrace the darkness."
Runes
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Secondary Runes
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Summoner Spells
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Champion Info
"Afraid of the dark?"
Ability Explanations
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UMBRA BLADES (Passive): Nocturne's passive is really good for clearing and keeping him sustained in his early clear as when you combine the lifesteal from the jungle item and the lifesteal from the passive itself, it heals significantly. This passive is also what makes Nocturne a great dueler as it reduces its cooldown by 2 against enemy champions, so with Lethal Tempo proc, you attack them so fast you can proc his passive two times in a short trade. Some people do like building attack speed for this passive but it's really preference, that's why you see a split choice between Stalker's Blade - Bloodrazor and Stalker's Blade - Warrior items. |
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DUSKBRINGER (Q): This is part of Nocturne's clear factor. Some people don't know but his Duskbringer trial gives him extra Attack Damage so you don't want to pull camps out of your trial in the early levels, it'll slow down your speed significantly as it gives 20 AD in level 1. This skill is maxed first as it helps in the jungle a lot as it's an AOE and it helps you gank much better with the extra stats given. |
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DUSKBRINGER (W): The spellshield ability. Your main defensive ability with the added passive of attack speed. This skill is what splits the good and the bad Nocturne players. If you use this skill randomly, it's obviously going to be inefficient. Try to keep a lookout on the big CC enemy skills or big spells during teamfight, or even a random skill when you go in if you want to activate the bonus attack speed when you succesfully block an ability. For dragon, its autoattacks count as spells so use it when you know you don't need it for an upcoming fight to get the bonus attack speed. |
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UNSPEAKABLE HORROR (E): This is Nocturne's main CC spell outside of his ultimate. Landing this on an enemy is key when you're in a 1v1 or 2v2 because you get to freely attack them and reposition yourself from the passive you get from feared enemies. Be wary of enemy mobility spells as once you cast this and they blink away, it does nothing. |
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PARANOIA (R): The reason why you pick Nocturne. This global ability is amazing for SoloQ as people don't count cooldowns or keep track of them and they always expect a fair fight but with Nocturne, it rarely is very fair. Paranoia is a two-click ability, first cast makes enemy near-sighted globally, the next cast is used on an enemy that is sighted by your team (wards, fighting in a lane, etc.) and you will fly to them and deal massive damage upon reaching. You can cast anything during the flight, cast Duskbringer right before arrival to avoid the cast time. Sometimes when you get on top of someone already, it's good to save the ult as a means to execute them if they flash or gets a Dark Passage. |
Ability Order
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Paranoia 6 / 11 / 16 #2. Duskbringer 1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 #3. Shroud of Darkness 2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13 #4. Unspeakable Horror 3 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18 |
This is what I feel is the best order for ability skills. Some people used to max Unspeakable Horror first for the extra damage and extra second on fear, but most of the time they're already dead before you're able to fully utilise the fear. So I decided to max Shroud of Darkness first for the 20% extra attack speed that feels good in the mid-game. |
Items
"Do I scare you, summoner?"
Starting Items
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Slice The Monsters The most efficient start on Nocturne as he values the lifesteal for him to sustain enough for a full clear from level 1. |
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Gulp Gulp This potion is way better than the normal Health Potion for junglers. You don't need to spend extra gold whenever you back and it's very efficient. |
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Spotty Please, do not bring a Stealth Ward when you start jungling, you can start with a trinket and place one and then back for an oracle lens but do not go and gank with a trinket, it's useless. You always want an Oracle Lens to help spot enemy wards as well as protect your jungle from enemy jungle warding/counter-jungling. |
Core Items
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Speed is Flashy Some people like going Skirmisher's Sabre - Warrior, it's viable and totally find with you if you want more damage instead of attack speed, but I find that the attack speed given is amazing in all stages of the game. It helps your clear better, your objectives ( dragon, rift herald) faster and you can proc Umbra Blades at least once more in a skirmish. |
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Execution is Key This item is so good for Nocturne, gives him the stats he really wants and the passive will do bonkers damage when you ult with it, the burst is sky-high. This item also helps clear wards faster, which is great when you want to control vision with your Oracle Lens. I recommend building this item every game after jungle item is complete as it offers the perfect mix of damage, CDR and vision control. |
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Life is Fulfilling NEVER SKIP THIS ITEM. It is so key for Nocturne when he gets to the point where everyone can burst him down as fast as he can burst them down, this will allow your team to respond and kill everyone else when you killed the enemy DPS. Once you revive, you're able to turn to the Baron Nashor or Dragon like nothing ever happened. Also, why would you not want this item, you always need armor and he likes more Attack Damage. What's not to like? |
Boots
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Speed is Flashy More cooldown reduction! More Paranoia! More kills for you and your team! This is my go-to boots, I rarely go other options unless the matchup really calls for them. |
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Execution is Key This item is my 2nd most build boots, primarily because most of the enemy junglers are usually AD and sometimes their whole team is full of AD. Simple cost-efficient solution. |
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Life is Fulfilling This is only bought when the enemy team has multiple sources of CC, never buy this just for the magic resist. |
Gameplay
"Cut them from this world!"
Early Game
PATHING
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Mid Game
MID GAME
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Late Game
LATE GAME
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Conclusion
Thanks for reading my Nocturne guide. This is my very first time making a guide for a champion in league of legends. I know I'm not the best for using guides for but I do what I want I made sure that none of these tips I have shared are going to make you demote. If you appreciated it, please do hit the green up vote button to help spread the guide to more people! |
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