Nocturnevs Garen
Nocturne vs Garen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Nocturne wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Garen based on 11 games. Nocturne holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nocturne build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nocturne vs Garen matchup.
Nocturne Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nocturne 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 Nocturne vs Garen Matchup?
Nocturne vs Garen Matchup Summary
The Nocturne vs Garen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Nocturne wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Garen's 45.5%, giving Nocturne a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Nocturne dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Garen 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 4.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nocturne players can confidently pick into Garen and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Garen away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nocturne vs Garen Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Nocturne, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nocturne Build Against Garen
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Garen, providing the mobility and stats Nocturne needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nocturne against Garen are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance and Experimental Hexplate. This combination gives Nocturne an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nocturne vs Garen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nocturne60.0%
Garen40.0%Nocturne50.0%Garen50.0%Nocturne dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Nocturne can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Nocturne at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Garen. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Nocturne holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Garen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Nocturne Runes Against Garen
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Nocturne to press their advantage against Garen, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Nocturne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Nocturne'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 Nocturne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.04% | 230 | 1.1 | 707 | 12,422 | 54.3% | 52.2% | |
| 46.83% | 205 | 1.2 | 692 | 12,489 | 51.3% | 44.2% | |
| 52.88% | 191 | 1.1 | 677 | 11,721 | 51.1% | 54.4% | |
| 51.93% | 181 | 1.1 | 676 | 11,950 | 55.7% | 49.0% | |
| 48.81% | 168 | 1.1 | 718 | 12,203 | 42.6% | 53.0% | |
| 48.18% | 137 | 1.3 | 676 | 13,064 | 46.9% | 48.9% | |
| 48.18% | 137 | 1.1 | 689 | 12,916 | 52.0% | 46.0% | |
| 45.45% | 132 | 1.2 | 709 | 12,105 | 46.1% | 45.0% | |
| 50.00% | 132 | 1.1 | 725 | 12,721 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 112 | 1.2 | 713 | 12,293 | 59.2% | 55.6% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 1.1 | 731 | 13,406 | 54.3% | 52.1% | |
| 59.05% | 105 | 1.1 | 770 | 12,100 | 53.1% | 64.3% | |
| 38.83% | 103 | 1.1 | 691 | 12,536 | 47.6% | 32.8% | |
| 50.98% | 102 | 1.1 | 764 | 12,526 | 52.8% | 50.0% | |
| 48.39% | 93 | 1.0 | 624 | 11,892 | 58.1% | 43.5% | |
| 54.95% | 91 | 1.2 | 725 | 12,502 | 53.9% | 55.8% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 1.1 | 674 | 12,197 | 32.4% | 62.8% | |
| 50.00% | 84 | 1.2 | 694 | 11,600 | 51.2% | 48.8% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 1.2 | 719 | 12,256 | 57.1% | 55.1% | |
| 58.54% | 82 | 1.0 | 691 | 11,421 | 59.5% | 57.5% | |
| 57.14% | 77 | 0.9 | 690 | 12,153 | 61.3% | 54.4% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 1.2 | 714 | 12,422 | 50.0% | 47.7% | |
| 42.03% | 69 | 1.1 | 656 | 11,673 | 30.6% | 54.5% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 1.1 | 752 | 13,440 | 60.0% | 58.1% | |
| 66.07% | 56 | 1.1 | 729 | 12,040 | 73.1% | 60.0% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 1.2 | 747 | 13,086 | 66.7% | 37.8% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.2 | 695 | 12,454 | 52.6% | 46.9% | |
| 48.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 725 | 11,563 | 47.6% | 48.3% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 681 | 12,473 | 56.3% | 52.9% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.1 | 693 | 12,845 | 41.2% | 46.9% | |
| 59.18% | 49 | 1.1 | 741 | 13,234 | 55.6% | 61.3% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 1.1 | 631 | 12,259 | 50.0% | 52.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 1.3 | 827 | 13,854 | 58.3% | 45.2% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 1.2 | 685 | 12,224 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.3 | 734 | 12,513 | 30.8% | 57.7% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 1.1 | 663 | 12,279 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.0 | 659 | 11,349 | 43.8% | 47.4% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 1.6 | 667 | 10,902 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 1.1 | 696 | 12,696 | 75.0% | 55.0% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.2 | 623 | 10,952 | 57.1% | 43.8% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.4 | 806 | 13,119 | 81.8% | 37.5% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 686 | 13,682 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 0.9 | 634 | 11,587 | 25.0% | 64.7% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 1.5 | 641 | 11,954 | 50.0% | 31.3% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.2 | 638 | 13,305 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.1 | 604 | 11,668 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.4 | 668 | 10,817 | 63.6% | 27.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.3 | 765 | 14,411 | 37.5% | 69.2% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 1.0 | 584 | 10,937 | 55.6% | 90.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.1 | 760 | 13,134 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.5 | 609 | 11,693 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.2 | 654 | 12,470 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 0.8 | 690 | 13,025 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 710 | 12,280 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 1.1 | 623 | 12,277 | 42.9% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.3 | 759 | 12,055 | 20.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.2 | 591 | 12,562 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.0 | 753 | 11,546 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.1 | 725 | 11,110 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 734 | 10,812 | 83.3% | 20.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 0.9 | 620 | 11,149 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.3 | 588 | 10,043 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 491 | 9,104 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 834 | 11,849 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.8 | 721 | 9,721 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.3 | 816 | 15,085 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.5 | 740 | 8,430 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 530 | 10,823 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.7 | 874 | 17,500 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.3 | 773 | 14,970 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.7 | 651 | 11,344 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.6 | 802 | 10,058 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 700 | 12,148 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.3 | 539 | 12,891 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 669 | 10,995 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.8 | 909 | 14,450 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 864 | 12,197 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 681 | 9,014 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
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Nocturne vs Garen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nocturne do against Garen in League of Legends?
Nocturne wins the Nocturne vs Garen matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Garen's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Nocturne do against Garen in the early game?
In the early game, Nocturne has the advantage against Garen with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Nocturne players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nocturne do against Garen in the late game?
In the late game, Nocturne takes over the Nocturne vs Garen matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Nocturne scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nocturne vs Garen matchup?
Nocturne wins the matchup against Garen with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Nocturne is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Nocturne build against Garen?
The best Nocturne build against Garen includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nocturne runes against Garen?
The best Nocturne runes against Garen use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Nocturne vs Garen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nocturne counter Garen?
Yes, Nocturne has a favorable matchup against Garen with a 54.5% win rate. Nocturne strongly counters Garen in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Nocturne against Garen?
When playing Nocturne against Garen, 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.