Nocturne Top Build
The patch 25.23 Nocturne top build uses Armored Advance, Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Black Cleaver, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance, Farsight Alteration. This Nocturne build has a 10.25% pick rate and a 55.49% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Nocturne build choices below.
Umbra Blades
Every few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself.
Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.
Duskbringer
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
Cost:- 60/
- 65/
- 70/
- 75/
- 80
Cooldown:- 8
Range:- 1125
Shroud of Darkness
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive Attack Speed if successful.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 20/
- 18/
- 16/
- 14/
- 12
Range:- 20
Unspeakable Horror
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
Cost:- 60/
- 65/
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- 75/
- 80
Cooldown:- 15/
- 14/
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- 11
Range:- 425
Paranoia
Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process. He can then launch himself at a nearby enemy champion.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 140/
- 115/
- 90
Range:- 2500/
- 3250/
- 4000
- Fighter,
- Assassin
Nocturne's highest win rate build path includes Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Black Cleaver as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
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Best Nocturne Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Top Nocturne Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Nocturne build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Nocturne Core Items - Build These First
These are Nocturne's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Stridebreaker
3,300Click for detailed item information and stats
Health:450
Attack Damage:40
Attack Speed:25%50.57%Win Rate57.86%Pick Rate
Experimental Hexplate
3,000Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Health:450 Attack Damage:40 Attack Speed:20%52.00%Win Rate62.47%Pick Rate
Black Cleaver
3,000Dealing physical damage to enemy champions reduces their Armor
Health:400 Attack Damage:4052.83%Win Rate31.79%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Nocturne
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Nocturne build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Nocturne
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Nocturne
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Nocturne Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Nocturne build.
Armor:90
Movement Speed:50- Health:1300
- Attack Damage:235
- Attack Speed:45%
Nocturne Counter Build Advice
When facing Nocturne's top counters like DrMundo, Amumu, Riven, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Axiom Arc or Death's Dance based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nocturne performance.
Nocturne Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Nocturne build?
The best Nocturne build in this patch includes Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, and Black Cleaver. This build has a 55.49% win rate and is picked 10.25% of the time.
What are Nocturne's core items?
Nocturne's core items are Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, and Black Cleaver. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Nocturne's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Nocturne?
Armored Advance are the best boots for Nocturne. Deal damage to empower your heals and shields They are included in 10.3% of Nocturne builds.
What is the best trinket for Nocturne?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Nocturne. Grants increased range and reveals the targetted area Using Farsight Alteration helps Nocturne maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Nocturne builds?
Yes, alternative Nocturne builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Nocturne?
MetaBot sources its build data for Nocturne directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Nocturne builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Nocturne. From there, we aggregate the Nocturne builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
