How to beat Nocturne

Common role: Jungle

A jungle assassin who cuts vision and dives a carry from across the map.

What makes Nocturne dangerous

Nocturne's ultimate darkens the whole enemy screen and lets him fly onto a champion from long range — a terrifying pick tool. He blocks a spell and fears with his W, and his Q gives speed and damage along a trail. He isolates a carry in the darkness and deletes them.

How to play against Nocturne

• 1When his ult darkens your screen, group up — allies can body-block or peel his dive. Don't panic-flash randomly.
• 2Respect his W spellshield — it blocks the next enemy ability. Bait it before you commit your key CC or burst.
• 3His W also fears you if it hits — dodge the cast, and hard CC catches him after he dives in.
• 4Peel your carry when his ult is up — Nocturne's whole game is isolating one target. Deny the isolation and he flounders.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Ult isolates one target — grouping and peel counter it.
• ✓W spellshield/fear is dodgeable and baitable.
• ✓Squishy; hard CC punishes him after he dives.
• ✓Weak into peel-heavy, grouped comps.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Nocturne's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Espadas oscuras

  Cada pocos segundos, el siguiente ataque de Nocturne golpea a los enemigos cercanos, inflige daño físico adicional y lo cura. Los ataques básicos de Nocturne reducen este enfriamiento.

• Q
  Portador del anochecer

  Nocturne lanza una espada de sombras que inflige daño, deja un rastro de oscuridad y provoca que los campeones dejen un rastro de oscuridad. Dentro de dicho rastro, Nocturne puede moverse entre unidades y ve incrementada su velocidad de movimiento y daño de ataque.

• W
  Velo de oscuridad

  Nocturne potencia sus espadas, ganando velocidad de ataque de forma pasiva. Utilizar Velo de oscuridad le permite a Nocturne perderse en las sombras, creando una barrera mágica que bloquea la habilidad de un enemigo y, en caso de tener éxito, dobla su velocidad de ataque pasiva.

  Strong: a spellshield that blocks your next ability and fears if it hits. Weak: bait it before you commit key CC, and dodge the cast.

• E
  Horror inenarrable

  Nocturne planta una pesadilla en la mente de su objetivo, que inflige daño cada segundo y aplica miedo al objetivo si este no sale de su alcance antes de que concluya la duración del hechizo.

• R
  Paranoia

  Nocturne reduce el radio de visión de todos los campeones enemigos y elimina su visión de los aliados. Entonces, puede lanzarse hacia un campeón enemigo cercano.

  Strong: darkens the enemy screen and flies onto a champion from long range. Weak: group up so allies can peel/body-block the isolated dive.

Itemization

Nocturne is a burst AD assassin. Group and peel when his ult is up, bait his W spellshield, and armor/Zhonya's survive his dive. Deny him the isolated pick.

This guide covers Nocturne's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.