Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (2025)

Nocturne The Eternal Nightmare

Find the best Nocturne build guides for League of Legends S15 Patch 25.S1.1. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Nocturne build for the S15 meta. Learn more about Nocturne's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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All Top Jungle Middle ADC Support

2025, Season 1 Builds // Patch 25.S1.1

New Guide NocturneBuild by Guest updated January 17, 2025New Guide PAGAN NOCTURNEBuild by Guest updated January 15, 2025New Guide JG NOCTURNE [25.S1.1]Build by sOngoX updated January 11, 2025

Season 14 Builds // Patch 14.24

7.3 11 Votes 4 Nocturne Top is hidden OP (1100LP Challenger Korea)Guide by Skaarlschloch updated December 12, 2024In-depth

Season 14 Guides

8.3 46 Votes 10 [14.22] Griffin's Nocturne Jungle GuideGuide by BullwhipGriffin updated November 6, 2024 8 27 Votes 7 🔸 Nocturne / Become the Nightmare [14.21] 🔸Guide by Ir.Defender updated October 27, 2024In-depth 7.8 7 Votes 1 Nocturne - Whose Your Dadday?Guide by Your Dadday updated October 6, 2024Rating Pending Best Nocturne Guide JUNGLE/TOP ! [14.16]Guide by TryMeIfUDare updated August 17, 2024 8.9 201 Votes 18 Nocturne BuildGuide by Akotanya updated July 10, 2024 8.3 7 Votes SOLOQ DEMOLISHER DARKNESS APPROACHING - DarkMare CHALLENGER S14 Guide by DarkMareOfficial updated June 7, 2024Rating Pending Lethality Jungle Season 14Guide by Jeidoz updated April 3, 2024 7.4 42 Votes 14 Guide to tank nocturne Top [14.24]Build by El0fant updated December 20, 2024Off-Meta

Season 14 Builds

Rating Pending StrawbewiiiBuild by Strawbewiii updated October 15, 2024Rating Pending Nocturne ASSASIN MIDBuild by SIWYY1337 updated October 17, 2024 6 4 Votes 3 NOCTURNE OP JG BUILDBuild by lljw999 updated September 28, 2024Rating Pending Nocturne SupportBuild by ShadowMade updated September 8, 2024Rating Pending Nocturne Jesuscirraptor JG HybridBuild by Jesuscirraptor updated August 22, 2024Off-MetaRating Pending Nocturne build [ S14 ]Build by HMT_zenith updated June 27, 2024Rating Pending ⭐[14.10] EMERALD+ NOCTURNE Mid Build (ALL MATCHUPS)⭐Build by TheFamousLettuce updated May 29, 2024Rating Pending Nocturne Jesuscirraptor JG LethalityBuild by Jesuscirraptor updated May 9, 2024Off-Meta

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Nocturne Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Nocturne we've got you covered. Below you can findthe best items and runes to build for Nocturne, as determined by calculations of thousands ofPlat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Nocturne this is agreat resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 25.S1.1. However, ifyou are a new Nocturne player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above tolearn why this build is strong on Nocturne!

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Our Stats Powered ByNocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (80)Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (81)

Patch 15.1: 51,465 matches scanned Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (82)* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Nocturne's Runes

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (83)53%

Win Rate 93% Pickrate

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Precision

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (84)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (85)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (86)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (87)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (88)


Domination

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (89)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (90)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (91)

Second Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (92)53%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Precision

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (93)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (94)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (95)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (96)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (97)


Sorcery

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (98)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (99)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (100)

Third Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (101)61%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Precision

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (102)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (103)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (104)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (105)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (106)


Inspiration

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (107)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (108)

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (109)

Nocturne's Summoner Spells

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (110)53%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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FlashScorchclaw Smite

Second Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (113)52%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

FlashGustwalker Smite

Third Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (116)54%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

FlashMosstomper Smite

Nocturne's Starters

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (119)53%

Win Rate 62% Pickrate

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Stealth WardHealth Potion

Second Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (123)52%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Oracle LensHealth Potion

Third Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (127)53%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Stealth WardHealth Potion

Nocturne's Core Items

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (131)58%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

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StridebreakerExperimental HexplateBlack Cleaver

Second Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (135)58%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

StridebreakerExperimental HexplateSterak's Gage

Third Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (139)50%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

StridebreakerExperimental HexplateMaw of Malmortius

Boots

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Plated Steelcaps53% WinRate45% Pickrate
Mercury's Treads54% WinRate35% Pickrate
Boots46% WinRate9% Pickrate

Nocturne's Luxury Items

Guardian Angel66% Win Rate15% PickrateDeath's Dance62% Win Rate14% PickrateBlack Cleaver59% Win Rate10% Pickrate

Nocturne's Ability Order

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (149)52%

Win Rate 49% Pickrate

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Umbra Blades (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Duskbringer (Q)

Q

Shroud of Darkness (W)

W

Unspeakable Horror (E)

E

Paranoia (R)

R

Second Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (155)54%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Umbra Blades (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Duskbringer (Q)

Q

Shroud of Darkness (W)

W

Unspeakable Horror (E)

E

Paranoia (R)

R

Third Best

Nocturne Build Guides :: League of Legends Strategy Builds, Runes, Items, and Abilities :: Patch 25.S1.1 (161)50%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Umbra Blades (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Duskbringer (Q)

Q

Shroud of Darkness (W)

W

Unspeakable Horror (E)

E

Paranoia (R)

R

Nocturne Counters

Learn Nocturne's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Nocturne guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Nocturne JUNGLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Nocturne. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Nocturne Skins

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Find Nocturne's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Nocturne skins and chromas on Nocturne's skins page.

Skin ReleaseWishlistPopularityCost

Empyrean NocturneMay 1, 2024+ Wishlist1350Broken Covenant NocturneMarch 9, 2023+ Wishlist1350Hextech NocturneHextech CraftingJune 18, 2020+ WishlistOld God NocturneAugust 29, 2019+ Wishlist1350Cursed Revenant NocturneMay 5, 2016+ Wishlist750Eternum NocturneLegendaryDecember 5, 2012+ Wishlist1820Haunting NocturneSpecial EventsOctober 19, 2011+ Wishlist520Ravager NocturneJune 13, 2011+ Wishlist520Classic NocturneOriginal+ WishlistVoid NocturneLegacyMarch 14, 2011+ Wishlist520Frozen Terror NocturneMarch 14, 2011+ Wishlist975

Nocturne Skin Sales

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RP CostLast Sale

  • Nocturne880Now!
  • Empyrean Nocturne13503 months ago
  • Ravager Nocturne5207 months ago
  • Broken Covenant Nocturne13508 months ago
  • Old God Nocturne13501 year ago
  • Cursed Revenant Nocturne7501 year ago
  • Frozen Terror Nocturne9751 year ago
  • Void Nocturne520Legacy
  • Haunting Nocturne520Special Events
  • Eternum Nocturne1820Never!
  • Hextech Nocturne0Never!

Nocturne's Abilities

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Umbra Blades Nocturne'sPassive SelfEvery 14 seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes all nearby enemies for 20% of his physical damage and restores 15−40 (+15% of ability power) per target hit (depending on level).Nocturne's attacks reduce this ability's cooldown by 1 second, increased to 3 against champions and jungle monsters. Q Duskbringer Nocturne's Q Ability 120060 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 808Nocturne throws a shadow blade which deals 65 / 110 / 155 / 200 / 245 (+0.75 per bonus attack damage) physical damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions who are hit to also leave a Dusk Trail for 5 seconds. While on the trail, Nocturne ignores unit collision and has 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% increased Movement Speed and 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 additional Attack Damage. W Shroud of Darkness Nocturne's W Ability Self5020 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12Passive: Nocturne empowers his blades, permanently gaining 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 % attack speed.Active: Nocturne creates a magical shield for 1.5 seconds which will block the next enemy spell that hits him. If an ability is blocked by the shield, his passive attack speed is doubled for 5 seconds.If Shroud of Darkness is active when Nocturne re-casts Paranoia to dash to a target, it'll stay active until Nocturne reaches his target. E Unspeakable Horror Nocturne's E Ability 42560 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 8015 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second for total 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 260 (+100% of ability power) over 2 seconds and fearing the target for 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 seconds causing them to run away from Nocturne with impaired movement if they do not get out of (465) range by the end of the duration. Nocturne also gains massively increased movement speed when moving toward feared targets. R Paranoia Nocturne'sUltimate (R) Ability4000100140 / 115 / 90 / 90 / 90Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision for 6 seconds, this includes champions, minions, wards, towers and clairvoyance. He can then launch himself at an enemy champion (2500 / 3250 / 4000 range), dealing 150 / 275 / 400 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

Questions About Nocturne

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Latest Questions

any first strike build?Asked by saloswegames on March 9, 2022any first strike build on nocturne?View (0) AnswersHelp jungling with kha'zix and nocturneAsked by NovaMage2005 on May 10, 2019hello. i'm currently trying to semi main [b]nocturne[/b] along with [b]kha'zix[/b] and it would be appreciated if you could give me some advice on them and on jungling in general. i already know a bit about [b]kha'zix[/b] and can play him ok but...View (3) AnswersLee Sin/Kindred/Nocturne/Other JunglersAsked by deathworm98 on May 1, 2016Hello. So I don't know who is better/Which to main jungle. Lee Sin is fun and has lots of abilities, Kindred seems to be the good jungler right now but I have never used her and nocturne is sorta hard with his q but his ultimate is cool. Tell me...View (3) AnswersHow do I see item list on main page of my guide?Asked by Cicvi on February 1, 2016Greetings, I am wondering what do I need to do in order to see items in the champion guide list?[img=http://postimg.org/image/95wglbq51/]http://postimg.org/image/95wglbq51/ (here's the link if the image is not showing on the post)You can...View (1) AnswersAbout Nocturne...Asked on January 12, 2015Playing Nocturne since season 2 now, and is it just me, or is he a bit weaker now more than ever?View (2) AnswersHow to Preseason 5 Jungle?Asked by Steamrolled on November 21, 2014Hello, I haven't truly jangled and known completely what I was doing since season 1, I have been forced into it and have done mediocre at best but this season I would like to be more useful when I get stuck in the only role I don't know how top...View (6) AnswersIs noc top viable?Asked by the chaos bringer 00 on June 8, 2014Is [[Nocturne]] top viable? He has some sustain, decent wave clear and (IMO) good trades, especially versus skill based champions. Also he can be a good roamer and gank mid, with ult.Am I right?View (2) AnswersIs Zac still good?Asked by Rae DaisuKe on February 12, 2014Im thinking what jungler to buy,Zac,kha'Zix,nocturnewhich is the strongest and why?View (3) Answerswhat item will make nocturne a killer in early games, top lane not a jungleAsked by awtssu30 on January 5, 2014Every time I play a jungler champions I always die so I always make any jungler to stay in lanes just like nocturne but what item should I build in nocturne to make him excel in lane and kill enemiesView (2) Answersone idea for jungle nocturne runes and masteriesAsked by Livramento on February 18, 2013i tested a lil bit around with some rune/mastery setup's for jungle nocturne and i think this runepage really good :D but i want to hear some opinions from other summoner's.my question, what do you think about this setup?...View (3) AnswersNocturne AD+tankAsked by arniuxas9 on December 7, 2012I play with nocturne a very long time and i can't founda good guide. Please make very good Noctune guide and nocturne must be tanky+AD. :)View (1) Answers
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