Lux - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
8.7%

Luxvs Nocturne

BMageSupport
Patch26.10
Matches1,492,117
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Lux vs Nocturne is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Lux wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Nocturne based on 6 games. Nocturne wins the early laning phase while Lux scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Nocturne matchup.

Lux Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Nocturne - 66.7% win rateNocturne(66.7%)
Lux - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Lux
66.7% WR
VS
Nocturne vs Lux matchup - 33.3% win rate
Nocturne
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Lux vs Nocturne Matchup?

Lux wins the Lux vs Nocturne matchup
Winner
Lux
Matches: 6
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
4.1
CS / min
5.0
1,028
DMG / min
761
9,431
Gold / game
10,334
70
Heal / min
301
507
DMG Mitigated / min
592
1.6
CC / min
5.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Lux vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

The Lux vs Nocturne matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Lux wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nocturne's 33.3%, giving Lux a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nocturne controls the early laning stage, but Lux outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nocturne needs to press advantages before Lux reaches their power spikes, while Lux should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nocturne leads by 4.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lux players can confidently pick into Nocturne and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nocturne away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Lux vs Nocturne Laning Phase Breakdown

Nocturne wins the laning phase against Lux in League of Legends

Nocturne is favored during the laning phase against Lux, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Nocturne holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.1Lux
5.0Nocturne
Nocturne significantly out-farms Lux by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 13 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Nocturne a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Lux players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
1,028Lux
761Nocturne
Lux heavily out-damages Nocturne by 268 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nocturne should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Lux's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,431Lux
10,334Nocturne
Nocturne generates a commanding 903 more gold per game than Lux. This substantial economic advantage means Nocturne consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Lux should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Lux
5.6Nocturne
Nocturne brings significantly more crowd control than Lux, with 4.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Nocturne far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Lux should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
577Lux
892Nocturne
Nocturne vastly out-sustains Lux, healing and mitigating 316 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nocturne can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Lux is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Lux, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Lux Build Against Nocturne

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Nocturne, providing the mobility and stats Lux needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lux against Nocturne are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Lux an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nocturne. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lux vs Nocturne matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nocturne
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Lux early game win rateLux33.3%
Nocturne early game win rateNocturne66.7%
Late Game
Lux
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Lux late game win rateLux100.0%
Nocturne late game win rateNocturne0.0%

Nocturne dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Lux. This lopsided early game means Nocturne can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Lux is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Nocturne. Extended games heavily favor Lux, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nocturne must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Lux reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Lux survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Lux Runes Against Nocturne

Sorcery rune tree - Lux primary runes vs NocturneSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Lux rune vs NocturneManaflow Band - best Lux rune vs NocturneTranscendence - best Lux rune vs NocturneScorch - best Lux rune vs Nocturne
Domination rune tree - Lux secondary runes vs NocturneDomination
Cheap Shot - best Lux rune vs NocturneUltimate Hunter - best Lux rune vs Nocturne
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Lux to press their advantage against Nocturne, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Lux's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Lux matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.92%1,0122.273010,19654.0%44.1%
49.83%6002.272510,08550.0%49.7%
49.56%5662.07119,78750.2%49.1%
51.63%5232.979310,76158.0%47.9%
49.11%5072.276510,33557.5%43.6%
49.21%5062.07139,73358.5%42.9%
50.74%4732.071110,21552.4%49.6%
45.24%4624.175610,32545.0%45.4%
46.19%3942.07079,75652.9%40.9%
53.24%3552.069510,35148.2%56.4%
50.28%3526.189011,37848.9%51.2%
52.92%3253.877010,46951.8%53.8%
49.53%3212.572210,26647.1%51.0%
46.42%3212.17389,81051.2%43.2%
48.28%3192.075810,13154.3%44.8%
48.53%3072.17229,95654.1%44.9%
44.67%2912.474010,66949.5%42.3%
44.72%2841.96829,68056.4%37.4%
45.55%2812.680210,19249.6%42.8%
54.07%2706.384311,08454.3%53.9%
53.44%2472.674510,61655.7%52.0%
53.44%2471.95549,04258.3%48.3%
47.33%2432.26789,76844.0%49.3%
53.78%2385.591812,08064.6%48.4%
53.07%2282.083710,07957.3%50.0%
45.33%2146.587211,56545.4%45.3%
49.28%2096.183911,22744.8%53.1%
45.89%2072.168510,05250.0%42.9%
47.83%2072.07669,90453.3%43.6%
47.18%1952.17439,53455.8%40.4%
54.12%1946.093811,36060.8%49.6%
51.81%1935.984011,11454.3%50.0%
52.49%1815.882411,56250.8%53.4%
51.53%1635.992711,69954.4%50.0%
57.14%1472.674710,15564.6%51.2%
47.62%1476.184611,51647.1%48.1%
48.95%1436.598512,99862.5%40.2%
47.83%1385.383211,22850.0%46.5%
47.83%1382.06739,69955.4%41.1%
48.51%1344.979610,75551.6%45.8%
56.45%1242.07309,99665.4%50.0%
52.03%1234.582811,65170.5%41.8%
51.24%1212.37499,97152.1%50.7%
47.90%1192.07169,89843.4%51.5%
46.22%1192.07089,96158.0%37.7%
53.85%1173.584011,17853.5%54.0%
53.04%1155.683411,05253.1%53.0%
49.56%1135.876310,79839.2%58.1%
50.89%1125.381711,10858.7%45.5%
51.35%1114.592411,36260.0%45.5%
48.65%1115.185511,88851.3%47.2%
51.85%1084.980110,86648.9%54.0%
48.15%1085.776110,84047.7%48.4%
39.25%1075.885911,31841.9%37.5%
44.23%1046.387511,42243.5%44.8%
59.22%1035.393410,99851.1%65.5%
59.41%1016.093811,62153.5%63.8%
40.00%1002.168810,17243.2%38.1%
64.29%985.880610,68873.9%55.8%
67.37%956.196813,61066.7%67.7%
57.65%856.087012,91064.5%53.7%
55.42%832.368310,59768.8%47.1%
56.10%826.694411,49562.5%50.0%
46.25%802.074010,71139.3%50.0%
51.28%786.090711,52248.4%53.2%
48.68%766.694311,40948.7%48.6%
42.67%753.582610,30944.8%41.3%
62.16%744.879511,72669.0%57.8%
52.05%735.587212,14852.2%52.0%
49.32%735.599912,24362.1%40.9%
52.78%726.193311,59440.0%61.9%
52.17%696.491012,47655.2%50.0%
55.22%672.377511,15158.3%53.5%
33.85%655.984610,66425.0%40.5%
49.09%555.591611,88729.4%57.9%
50.94%536.094011,63142.3%59.3%
56.86%516.991911,75358.3%55.6%
52.00%506.181611,56969.2%33.3%
42.00%504.293710,90645.5%39.3%
54.17%481.97949,88257.9%51.7%
54.17%484.581712,56647.1%58.1%
52.08%481.97059,92261.1%46.7%
46.81%474.583611,11738.9%51.7%
41.30%464.295610,51354.5%29.2%
61.36%446.596611,03559.1%63.6%
54.76%426.289913,45178.6%42.9%
65.79%385.989611,44475.0%59.1%
55.88%342.47699,63860.0%52.6%
39.39%336.095512,81525.0%52.9%
68.75%326.393011,92171.4%66.7%
54.84%313.078510,42460.0%52.4%
50.00%286.393212,40641.7%56.3%
60.71%286.287212,47860.0%61.1%
40.74%276.284410,73050.0%30.8%
37.04%272.377411,16016.7%42.9%
34.62%265.382910,93333.3%35.7%
57.69%263.48589,34361.5%53.9%
46.15%266.291413,58472.7%26.7%
53.85%262.58069,88740.0%72.7%
52.00%256.372511,30054.5%50.0%
44.00%252.67149,62066.7%23.1%
48.00%252.377011,95842.9%50.0%
37.50%246.392013,29842.9%35.3%
47.83%235.584510,07163.6%33.3%
60.87%236.387612,14975.0%53.3%
54.55%224.91,02710,53353.9%55.6%
52.38%215.71,10114,48550.0%52.6%
63.16%194.77528,93770.0%55.6%
52.63%192.16848,72160.0%44.4%
47.37%196.189512,10750.0%45.5%
38.89%182.06659,23450.0%30.0%
55.56%186.28829,63353.9%60.0%
50.00%184.783611,79440.0%53.9%
61.11%186.099711,28728.6%81.8%
41.18%176.51,03513,58542.9%40.0%
58.82%176.094511,54975.0%53.9%
64.71%173.46939,92975.0%55.6%
56.25%166.299614,57166.7%50.0%
43.75%164.389510,83137.5%50.0%
43.75%166.380010,98244.4%42.9%
62.50%166.485912,85950.0%75.0%
35.71%142.784211,63950.0%30.0%
57.14%143.898811,44166.7%50.0%
53.85%135.67467,17050.0%66.7%
25.00%125.986311,56320.0%28.6%
33.33%123.198410,45640.0%28.6%
50.00%124.286410,40240.0%57.1%
25.00%123.272212,7210.0%33.3%
33.33%124.283611,90116.7%50.0%
63.64%115.497111,43450.0%71.4%
45.45%112.667811,03666.7%20.0%
45.45%113.487711,0550.0%62.5%
60.00%106.597614,43933.3%71.4%
60.00%104.877110,44466.7%50.0%
50.00%102.990611,10675.0%33.3%
70.00%107.371312,49971.4%66.7%
66.67%96.09459,20066.7%66.7%
55.56%92.991412,182100.0%33.3%
50.00%83.375412,60733.3%60.0%
37.50%84.795413,29733.3%40.0%
37.50%85.192412,73033.3%40.0%
100.00%87.186911,671100.0%100.0%
85.71%73.984713,780100.0%80.0%
100.00%74.867310,152100.0%100.0%
85.71%73.588511,810100.0%66.7%
42.86%77.194810,77025.0%66.7%
66.67%64.11,0289,43133.3%100.0%
66.67%64.590911,47533.3%100.0%
100.00%63.682312,384100.0%100.0%
50.00%65.996012,71350.0%50.0%
50.00%66.392813,439100.0%25.0%
80.00%54.01,00112,309100.0%75.0%
100.00%53.71,02614,5820.0%100.0%
20.00%53.282610,2400.0%50.0%
60.00%54.61,02411,616100.0%0.0%
60.00%56.388912,219100.0%50.0%

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Lux vs Nocturne - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Lux do against Nocturne in League of Legends?

Lux wins the Lux vs Nocturne matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Nocturne's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Lux do against Nocturne in the early game?

In the early game, Nocturne has the advantage against Lux with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Nocturne players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Lux do against Nocturne in the late game?

In the late game, Lux takes over the Lux vs Nocturne matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Lux scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Lux vs Nocturne matchup?

Lux wins the matchup against Nocturne with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Lux is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Lux build against Nocturne?

The best Lux build against Nocturne includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Lux runes against Nocturne?

The best Lux runes against Nocturne use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Lux vs Nocturne matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Lux counter Nocturne?

Yes, Lux has a favorable matchup against Nocturne with a 66.7% win rate. Lux strongly counters Nocturne in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Lux against Nocturne?

When playing Lux against Nocturne, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Nocturne. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.