Nocturnevs Gwen
Nocturne vs Gwen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Gwen wins with a 83.3% win rate (+66.7%) over Nocturne based on 12 games. Gwen 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 Gwen 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 Nocturne vs Gwen?
Nocturne wins 33.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 19.2% and 51.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 46.7% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −13.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gwen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 33.3% of 30 games (95% range 19.2–51.2%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 46.7% for Nocturne; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Nocturne players pick Blade of The Ruined King far more often against Gwen: 3.1% of their other Jungle games, 10.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nocturne and Gwen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nocturne's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nocturne vs Gwen Laning Stats
Only 28 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Nocturne vs Gwen Win Rate by Game Length
Nocturne's win rate against Gwen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nocturne's results against Gwen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nocturne vs Gwen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nocturne Changes Against Gwen
Choices Nocturne players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Usually3.1%vs Gwen10.0%+6.9 pts
Kraken SlayerItemUsually1.6%vs Gwen6.7%+5.1 pts
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsually1.8%vs Gwen6.7%+4.9 pts
Long Sword + Scorchclaw PupStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gwen3.3%+3.3 pts
Long Sword + Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gwen3.3%+3.3 pts
Absorb LifeRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gwen3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Nocturne Build vs Gwen
Usual Nocturne build (Jungle)
80.8% win rate · 26 games
Against Gwen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 19 Nocturne games against Gwen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nocturne's standard build instead.
- Nocturne usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 27 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nocturne Runes vs Gwen
Usual Nocturne runes (Jungle)
Lethal Tempo
51.7% win rate · 931 games
Against Gwen
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Nocturne draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Nocturne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Nocturne Matchups
Hardest for Nocturne
Easiest for Nocturne
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nocturne vs Gwen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nocturne vs Gwen?
Current data slightly favors Gwen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 33.3% of 30 games (95% range 19.2–51.2%).
What is Nocturne's win rate against Gwen?
Nocturne wins 33.3% of 30 Jungle games against Gwen on patch 26.19 (95% range 19.2–51.2%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 46.7% would be expected.
Does Nocturne counter Gwen?
Not clearly. Nocturne wins 33.3% of 30 games against Gwen, and the 95% range (19.2–51.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nocturne or Gwen?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (28) to say who wins lane.
Does Nocturne outscale Gwen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gwen strongest against Nocturne?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Gwen is ahead of Nocturne beyond the margin of error.
What should Nocturne build against Gwen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nocturne's usual Jungle core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Stridebreaker, Death's Dance. The biggest change against Gwen: Blade of The Ruined King (3.1% usually, 10.0% here).
What runes should Nocturne use against Gwen?
Use Nocturne's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Gwen: Axiom Arcanist (1.8% usually, 6.7% here).