Playstyle: Nocturne Builds

  1. Attack Speed & Execute

    5,557 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Domination
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    47%

  2. Attack Speed & Engage

    3,564 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Domination
    Stridebreaker

    52%

  3. Attack Speed & Armor Penetration

    1,762 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Domination
    Eclipse

    47%

Core Nocturne Item Build Order

Doran's Shield

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Death's Dance
Pickaxe
Chain Vest
Caulfield's Warhammer

4th

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

5th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

6th

Doran's Shield

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

3rd

Death's Dance
Pickaxe
Chain Vest
Caulfield's Warhammer

4th

Edge of Night
Long Sword
Serrated Dirk
Ruby Crystal

5th

Serylda's Grudge
Caulfield's Warhammer
Last Whisper

6th

Core Nocturne Item Build Path

Doran's Shield
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Duskblade of Draktharr
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Axiom Arc

Situational

The Collector
Black Cleaver
Maw of Malmortius
Blade of The Ruined King
Ravenous Hydra
Sword of the Divine
Chempunk Chainsword

Summoner Spells

FlashSmite

Damage Breakdown

Nocturne Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Umbra Blades

1

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5

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7

8

9

10

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12

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14

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16

17

18

Duskbringer

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Shroud of Darkness

W

W

W

W

W

Unspeakable Horror

E

E

E

E

E

Paranoia

R

R

R

Nocturne Skill Order

Q

E

W

Nocturne Guide

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
.
Synergizes well with
Stridebreaker
,
Youmuu's Ghostblade
,
Axiom Arc
,
Edge of Night
,
Serylda's Grudge
, and
Ravenous Hydra
. Can opt for
Duskblade of Draktharr
,
Eclipse
, or
Goredrinker
when needed.
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.