Nocturne Guide

Learn Nocturne with our Nocturne guide. Learn about Nocturne's strengths and Nocturne's weaknesses, and harness key insights to optimize your playstyle. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to Nocturne, our guide provides the tools you need to dominate the battlefield.
Key Insights
  • Nocturne gains 335 bonus movespeed when moving towards Fleeing targets, including Fears from teammates.
  • Enemy champions hit by
    Nocturne
    Q
    leave a Dusk Trail behind their movement for 5 seconds.
  • Nocturne gains bonus AD and movespeed while on
    Nocturne
    Q
    's Dusk Trail.
  • Nocturne
    W
    's bonus attack speed is doubled if it blocks a spell.
  • Nocturne
    R
    affects every enemy champion.
Strengths
  • Excels at skirmishes, especially early on.
  • Is a major threat at any point in the game when
    Nocturne
    R
    is available.
  • Can halt counter-engages and objective steals by cutting off vision with
    Nocturne
    R
    .
  • Excels with items that enhance his burst damage, mobility, and lethality.
Weaknesses
  • Needs a lead to stay ahead, and falls off if he doesn't get one.
  • Nocturne
    R
    has a longer cooldown of 140 seconds at rank 1. Once used, his global presence is gone for a while.
  • Once
    Nocturne
    R
    is used, Nocturne has no way out of a fight.