Nocturnevs Naafiri
Nocturne vs Naafiri is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Nocturne wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Naafiri based on 24 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri?
Nocturne wins 54.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.1% and 65.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.3% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 82 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.6 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 54.9% of 82 games (95% range 44.1–65.2%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.3% for Nocturne; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 57, within the margin of error (79 games).
- Nocturne players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Naafiri: 24.4% of their other Jungle games, 14.6% 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nocturne vs Naafiri Win Rate by Game Length
Nocturne's win rate against Naafiri 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 Naafiri in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nocturne vs Naafiri 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)EvenNocturne gold at 15: −57
- First itemEvenNocturne: 0.2 min · Naafiri: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenNocturne wins 51.1% of 45 games
What Nocturne Changes Against Naafiri
Choices Nocturne players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.4%vs Naafiri14.6%−9.8 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually84.0%vs Naafiri74.4%−9.6 pts57.4% WR here
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.2%vs Naafiri6.1%+3.9 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually0.5%vs Naafiri3.7%+3.2 pts
ScorchRuneUsually0.5%vs Naafiri3.7%+3.2 pts
Best Nocturne Build vs Naafiri
Usual Nocturne build (Jungle)
80.8% win rate · 26 games
Against Naafiri
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 57 Nocturne games against Naafiri 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 0.2 min (median of 65 games).
- Naafiri usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 70 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 Naafiri
Usual Nocturne runes (Jungle)
Lethal Tempo
51.7% win rate · 931 games
Against Naafiri
Conqueror59.1% win rate · 22 games
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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 Naafiri FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Nocturne vs Naafiri?
Current data slightly favors Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 54.9% of 82 games (95% range 44.1–65.2%).
What is Nocturne's win rate against Naafiri?
Nocturne wins 54.9% of 82 Jungle games against Naafiri on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.1–65.2%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.3% would be expected.
Does Nocturne counter Naafiri?
Not clearly. Nocturne wins 54.9% of 82 games against Naafiri, and the 95% range (44.1–65.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nocturne or Naafiri?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 57, within the margin of error (79 games).
Does Nocturne outscale Naafiri?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Naafiri strongest against Nocturne?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Naafiri is ahead of Nocturne beyond the margin of error.
What should Nocturne build against Naafiri?
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 Naafiri: Mercury's Treads (24.4% usually, 14.6% here).
What runes should Nocturne use against Naafiri?
Conqueror with Precision and Domination — 59.1% over 22 games against Naafiri. The biggest change against Naafiri: Ability Haste (offense) (0.5% usually, 3.7% here).