Nocturne Top Build
The patch 26.1 Nocturne top build uses Boots of Swiftness, Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate, Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, Oracle Lens. This Nocturne build has a 4.16% pick rate and a 61.3% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. 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/
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- 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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- 12/
- 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
Best Nocturne Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Nocturne's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stridebreaker (52.8% WR, +1.0% WR diff, 55.3% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Death's Dance (58.4% WR, +6.6% WR diff, 14.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Experimental Hexplate (53.7% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 61.0% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 40 AD, 0.2% AS. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,300Nocturne build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Health, Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Nocturne include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Nocturne are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Nocturne is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Nocturne build.
Movement Speed:55
Health:1700
Attack Damage:180
Attack Speed:45%
Armor:50
When facing Nocturne's top counters like Nunu, Zac, Rammus, 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 Sterak's Gage or Black Cleaver based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Nocturne performance.
This Nocturne sustained physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.3% win rate across 261 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 180 total attack damage from items, substantial health pool for survivability. This Nocturne build offers flexibility and works well in most team compositions, providing a balance of damage and utility. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Nocturne's effectiveness. With a total gold cost of 16,800, this Nocturne build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Nocturne build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Nocturne Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Nocturne build?
The best Nocturne build in this patch includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, and Experimental Hexplate. This build has a 61.30% win rate and is picked 4.16% of the time.
What are Nocturne's core items?
Nocturne's core items are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, and Experimental Hexplate. 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?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Nocturne. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Nocturne's playstyle. They are included in 4.2% of Nocturne builds.
What is the best trinket for Nocturne?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Nocturne. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Nocturne maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Nocturne builds?
Yes, alternative Nocturne builds include options like Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, and Black Cleaver. 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.