Champion Guide

Nocturne Guide

By LoLSuggest

Jungle

Nocturne is an aggressive diver who uses Paranoia's global reach to join fights anywhere, picks off isolated targets and snowballs through early ganks and skirmishes. Farm efficiently, then coordinate plays around your ultimate's cooldown.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Nocturne build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

The build tab's page is Lethal Tempo with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down, plus Ultimate Hunter and Sudden Impact; Conqueror pages with Last Stand or Coup de Grace are the alternatives. Take Flash and Scorchclaw Smite. The meta build is Stridebreaker, Mercury's Treads and Experimental Hexplate, then Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage and Death's Dance. Swap boots to Plated Steelcaps against AD, add Eclipse for more damage, or go Axiom Arc, Maw of Malmortius and Guardian Angel; assassin options include Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector and Serylda's Grudge.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Strengths

Fear-inducing ganks and global pressure with Paranoia.
Strong dueling in isolated skirmishes, and great objective control.
Versatile builds: bruiser, assassin or a mix.

Weaknesses

Much less threatening while his ultimate is on cooldown.
Vulnerable to counter-jungling and to crowd control during Paranoia's dash.
Limited crowd control beyond Unspeakable Horror's fear, and weak when behind.

Laning Phase

Prioritize efficient farming in your clear while watching for gank opportunities, and track the enemy jungler — Nocturne lacks the sustain to win repeated counter-jungle fights early. Early ganks and skirmishes are where you build the lead that lets you snowball.

Mid & Late Game

Paranoia lets you instantly join fights across the map, so time plays around its cooldown and communicate with your team before diving. Look for isolated or out-of-position carries, use Shroud of Darkness to block a key crowd-control ability, and fear your target with Unspeakable Horror. Use your burst and objective damage to secure Dragons and Baron.

Key Tips

Duskbringer's trail gives you bonus movement speed for chasing or escaping.
Umbra Blades' empowered auto hits nearby enemies too — weave it in to clear camps faster.
Shroud of Darkness can block knock-ups like Rek'Sai's Unburrow.