Nasusvs Nocturne
Nasus vs Nocturne is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Nasus wins with a 51.9% win rate (+3.8%) over Nocturne based on 52 games. Nasus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nasus vs Nocturne matchup.
Nasus Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nasus 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.
Who Wins the Nasus vs Nocturne Matchup?
Nasus vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
The Nasus vs Nocturne matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 52 recent matches analyzed, Nasus wins with a 51.9% win rate compared to Nocturne's 48.1%, giving Nasus a 3.8 percentage point advantage. Nasus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nocturne players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nocturne leads by 5.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nasus has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Nocturne's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nasus vs Nocturne Laning Phase Breakdown
Nocturne is favored during the laning phase against Nasus, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Nocturne holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nasus Build Against Nocturne
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Nocturne, providing the mobility and stats Nasus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nasus against Nocturne are Iceborn Gauntlet, Frozen Heart and Protoplasm Harness. This combination gives Nasus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 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 Nasus vs Nocturne matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nasus52.4%
Nocturne47.6%Nasus51.6%Nocturne48.4%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Nasus has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Nocturne by 4.8 percentage points. Nasus players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Nasus takes over with a 51.6% win rate, leading Nocturne by 3.2 percentage points. Nasus scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Nasus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nocturne players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Nasus Runes Against Nocturne
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Nasus to press their advantage against Nocturne, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Nasus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Nasus'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 Nasus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 70 | 1.2 | 734 | 11,666 | 46.4% | 52.4% | |
| 59.38% | 64 | 1.4 | 700 | 11,274 | 56.3% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 1.2 | 637 | 10,892 | 46.4% | 53.3% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 5.5 | 738 | 10,022 | 43.5% | 53.1% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.3 | 713 | 11,867 | 47.4% | 44.1% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 1.1 | 719 | 11,878 | 52.4% | 51.6% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 1.4 | 727 | 12,259 | 50.0% | 47.2% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 5.9 | 682 | 11,883 | 33.3% | 52.8% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 1.8 | 617 | 10,360 | 57.9% | 48.3% | |
| 63.04% | 46 | 1.1 | 552 | 11,365 | 52.9% | 69.0% | |
| 39.13% | 46 | 3.5 | 687 | 12,282 | 38.5% | 39.4% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 2.0 | 692 | 11,829 | 33.3% | 56.5% | |
| 68.29% | 41 | 5.9 | 818 | 12,612 | 70.6% | 66.7% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 5.7 | 727 | 10,886 | 36.4% | 40.7% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 3.5 | 755 | 12,331 | 47.1% | 55.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 6.3 | 812 | 11,250 | 55.6% | 56.3% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 1.0 | 694 | 10,471 | 69.2% | 26.3% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 6.3 | 1,116 | 12,572 | 70.0% | 40.9% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 667 | 12,792 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 4.9 | 726 | 10,488 | 54.5% | 52.6% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 715 | 10,515 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.3 | 580 | 10,075 | 64.3% | 31.3% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 1.2 | 591 | 9,680 | 53.9% | 26.7% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 5.3 | 687 | 11,614 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.3 | 683 | 10,401 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.3 | 711 | 10,552 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.2 | 612 | 10,108 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.0 | 628 | 11,024 | 45.5% | 53.9% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.9 | 684 | 11,699 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 802 | 13,560 | 80.0% | 47.4% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 7.2 | 917 | 13,189 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.3 | 770 | 12,211 | 62.5% | 35.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.1 | 818 | 11,848 | 44.4% | 53.9% | |
| 80.00% | 20 | 1.8 | 888 | 12,672 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 964 | 11,980 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.3 | 798 | 12,640 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 25.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 714 | 13,154 | 16.7% | 28.6% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 678 | 11,668 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 4.7 | 588 | 9,664 | 30.0% | 70.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.3 | 768 | 10,471 | 33.3% | 70.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.2 | 720 | 10,931 | 62.5% | 36.4% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.3 | 829 | 14,359 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 5.2 | 661 | 11,663 | 77.8% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.4 | 740 | 12,068 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.8 | 813 | 12,124 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.1 | 741 | 12,588 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.6 | 695 | 10,365 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 5.5 | 1,023 | 12,269 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.6 | 752 | 12,613 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.8 | 793 | 12,765 | 75.0% | 53.9% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.0 | 583 | 8,960 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 5.6 | 702 | 11,180 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 597 | 11,847 | 100.0% | 77.8% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.9 | 786 | 11,048 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.0 | 811 | 12,453 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.1 | 750 | 12,703 | 75.0% | 36.4% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 678 | 11,091 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.9 | 793 | 12,547 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.8 | 651 | 11,630 | 42.9% | 71.4% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.8 | 801 | 13,473 | 33.3% | 63.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.2 | 587 | 12,513 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 824 | 10,960 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.5 | 736 | 13,090 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 3.0 | 794 | 14,557 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 816 | 12,175 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.9 | 842 | 11,508 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.5 | 838 | 13,268 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 8.33% | 12 | 4.5 | 591 | 9,815 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 727 | 10,611 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.4 | 710 | 13,782 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.1 | 952 | 12,200 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.5 | 648 | 10,430 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 672 | 10,313 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 502 | 11,453 | 80.0% | 80.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 816 | 10,923 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 680 | 11,092 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 780 | 12,694 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.9 | 464 | 9,063 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 730 | 13,864 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 655 | 11,058 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 777 | 11,855 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.6 | 663 | 12,034 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,057 | 12,759 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.8 | 882 | 14,249 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 928 | 13,859 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.0 | 549 | 11,311 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 391 | 7,694 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 830 | 14,439 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 710 | 9,027 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 433 | 10,786 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Nasus vs Nocturne - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nasus do against Nocturne in League of Legends?
Nasus wins the Nasus vs Nocturne matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to Nocturne's 48.1%, a 3.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 52 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Nasus do against Nocturne in the early game?
In the early game, Nasus has the advantage against Nocturne with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Nasus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nasus do against Nocturne in the late game?
In the late game, Nasus takes over the Nasus vs Nocturne matchup with a 51.6% win rate compared to 48.4%. Nasus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nasus vs Nocturne matchup?
Nasus wins the matchup against Nocturne with a 51.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 3.8 percentage point advantage means Nasus is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 52 games analyzed.
What is the best Nasus build against Nocturne?
The best Nasus build against Nocturne includes Iceborn Gauntlet, Frozen Heart, Protoplasm Harness with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nasus runes against Nocturne?
The best Nasus runes against Nocturne use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 45.5% win rate in the Nasus vs Nocturne matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nasus counter Nocturne?
Yes, Nasus has a favorable matchup against Nocturne with a 51.9% win rate. Nasus has a solid advantage over Nocturne in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Nasus against Nocturne?
When playing Nasus against Nocturne, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.