Nocturnevs Talon
Nocturne vs Talon is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Talon wins with a 58.5% win rate (+17.0%) over Nocturne based on 53 games. Talon 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 Talon 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 Talon?
Nocturne wins 41.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.3% and 54.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.1% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 53 games Lane: Jungle
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 41.5% of 53 games (95% range 29.3–54.9%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.1% for Nocturne; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Talon usually wins the lane: 480 gold ahead of Nocturne at 15 minutes on average (50 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Nocturne players pick Hubris far more often against Talon: 1.6% of their other Jungle games, 7.5% 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 Talon 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 Talon Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Nocturne vs Talon Win Rate by Game Length
Nocturne's win rate against Talon 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 Talon in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nocturne vs Talon 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)TalonNocturne gold at 15: −480
- First itemEvenNocturne: 0.2 min · Talon: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nocturne Changes Against Talon
Choices Nocturne players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
HubrisItemUsually1.6%vs Talon7.5%+5.9 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Talon3.8%+3.8 pts
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually0.8%vs Talon3.8%+3.0 pts
Best Nocturne Build vs Talon
Usual Nocturne build (Jungle)
62.1% win rate · 195 games
Against Talon
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 36 Nocturne games against Talon 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 41 games).
- Talon usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.2 min (median of 30 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 Talon
Usual Nocturne runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
73.9% win rate · 23 games
Against Talon
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Nocturne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. 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
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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 Talon FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Nocturne vs Talon?
Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Nocturne wins 41.5% of 53 games (95% range 29.3–54.9%).
What is Nocturne's win rate against Talon?
Nocturne wins 41.5% of 53 Jungle games against Talon on patch 26.18 (95% range 29.3–54.9%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.1% would be expected.
Does Nocturne counter Talon?
Not clearly. Nocturne wins 41.5% of 53 games against Talon, and the 95% range (29.3–54.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nocturne or Talon?
Talon usually wins the lane: 480 gold ahead of Nocturne at 15 minutes on average (50 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Nocturne outscale Talon?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Talon strongest against Nocturne?
Talon is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Nocturne build against Talon?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nocturne's usual Jungle core: Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate. The biggest change against Talon: Hubris (1.6% usually, 7.5% here).
What runes should Nocturne use against Talon?
Use Nocturne's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Talon: Cosmic Insight (0.8% usually, 3.8% here).