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
  暗影之刃

  每过数秒，魔腾的下次攻击就会对附近敌人造成额外物理伤害，并治疗自己。魔腾的普通攻击会减少该技能的冷却时间。

• Q
  梦魇之径

  魔腾扔出一把暗影之刃，对敌人造成伤害并留下幽灵影径，并使受到伤害的敌方英雄也留下幽灵影径。在影径上时，魔腾无视任何碰撞体积，并且他的移动速度和攻击力也会得到提高。

• W
  黑暗庇护

  魔腾强化他的刀刃，被动地提升他的攻击速度。主动激活此技能，将使魔腾融入黑影中，同时产生一个能够抵挡掉敌方单个技能的魔法护盾。若抵挡成功，则被动的攻速加成效果将提升至两倍。

  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
  无言恐惧

  魔腾将梦魇植入目标的大脑之中，持续对目标造成伤害。并且如果在该技能持续时间结束后，目标仍未脱离该技能的范围，那么目标会被恐惧。

• R
  鬼影重重

  魔腾减少所有敌方英雄的视野范围，并在此过程中移除敌方英雄的友军的视野。魔腾能够借机突进到附近的敌方英雄身边。

  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.