S+ Assassin · Jungle

Nocturne Wild Rift — Tier, Stats & Overview

Nocturne is a Jungle assassin in Wild Rift, a living nightmare specializing in global ganks and creating map panic through his darkness ultimate.

★ Jungle Tier S+ October 2026 · Patch 7.3c assassinjungledive

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Win 52.6% #14 · ↑3pt

Pick 6.5% #10

Ban 67.7% #1

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Nocturne23/09 → 23/10

Win Rate (30d) 52.61%0.00 pts

Pick Rate 6.51%

Ban Rate 67.73%

Nocturne's win rate has dropped 0.00 pts over the last 30 days, now at 52.61%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers. Measured effect of the nerf in 7.3b (14/10): -3.30 pts of win rate over 9 days, and -3.23 pts of pick rate.

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Week of October 19, 2026 · patch 7.3b

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§ 01 — Editorial brief

Nocturne jungle keeps real soloQ value because he turns one positioning mistake into an immediate kill.

By EllieAnth Updated 23 Oct 2026 Patch 7.3c

Nocturne is a Jungle assassin in Wild Rift, a living nightmare specializing in global ganks and creating map panic through his darkness ultimate. His kit combines a spell shield blocking abilities, a fear inflicting panicked fleeing, and a Paranoia darkening all enemies' vision before diving onto a target. He excels in global pick compositions seeking to create elimination opportunities anywhere on the map. In Wild Rift, his global darkness ultimate is an unparalleled psychological pressure tool, forcing opponents to play much more conservatively.

Nocturne fits in compositions seeking to create panic and chaos through long-range ganks. He benefits from allies who can exploit the confusion created by his darkness to simultaneously engage. Multi-pick compositions get the most from his global threat.

Nocturne is countered by compositions with good wards and high map awareness that limit his ultimate ganks. Champions with CC or disengage neutralize his straight-line approach. Grouped compositions that leave no isolated targets significantly reduce his impact.

With Nocturne, signal your ultimate to your team to coordinate simultaneous engages — its impact depends on follow-up. Prioritize isolated carries or targets without vision rather than frontlines. In teamfights, your fear is more impactful than raw damage: use it to interrupt enemy channels.

§ 06 — The matchup wallNocturne Wild Rift counters and synergies

Hard Unfav. Skill Fav. Synergy

Galio beautifully covers Nocturne’s long dives by bringing reinforcement, tanking, and crowd control onto the same zone. The optimal execution is to let Nocturne start Paranoia onto the backline, then Galio follows with Hero’s Entrance to turn the pick into a won teamfight. This synergy is especially strong into compositions without spread mobility.

Olaf and Nocturne create double dive pressure that is very hard to handle for a team without massive peel. The idea is to force the enemy to choose between answering Olaf’s front pressure or Nocturne’s side angle, which almost always opens a carry. This synergy is especially strong into fragile or poorly coordinated compositions.

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Build enginePatch 7.3c build — computed

Core 01 Experimental Hexplate
Core 02 Titanic Hydra
Core 03 Black Cleaver
Core 04 Death's Dance
Core 05 Sundered Sky
Boots Boots of Dynamism

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§ 02 — Strengths & weaknesses Nocturne Wild Rift strengths and weaknesses

↑ Strengths

He heavily punishes carries who play away from their support before objectives, especially when Paranoia cuts vision at the exact moment the enemy team needs to group.
His Youmuu’s Ghostblade and Duskblade spikes arrive early enough to turn a clean level 5 into a real snowball sequence.
He brings rare global pressure from jungle: even when unseen, he forces enemy lanes to respect his ultimate.
He is excellent at converting tempo leads: vision placed, lane pushed, Paranoia available, then a quick pick before dragon or baron.

↓ Weaknesses

Avoid Nocturne if the enemy team has several anti-burst answers such as Stasis, Guardian Angel, or point-and-click crowd control ready to stop him on arrival.
Avoid him if your team completely lacks follow-up: Paranoia isolates a target, but Nocturne should not be the only champion able to enter.
Avoid him against very grouped compositions that always protect their carry behind a tank, a defensive support, and multiple peel tools.
Avoid him if your lanes are likely to lose all early priority, because a Nocturne forced to absorb invades before level 5 loses his best tempo.

§ 03 — Game planNocturne Wild Rift game plan: early, mid and late game

I Early

Stabilize your clear and play for the first R on…

Lvl. 1 → 6

Stabilize your clear and play for the first R on a lane without mobility.

II Mid

Cut the vision, engage Paranoia to create local…

Lvl. 7 → 11

Cut the vision, engage Paranoia to create local 2v1s and convert them into objectives.

III Late

Look for flanks; engage when peel tools are toast…

Lvl. 12+

Look for flanks; engage when peel tools are toast and secure GA.

§ 07b — Advanced MechanicsNocturne: combos & tips Wild Rift

Standard engage comboDemanding

4 AA

The ultimate’s dash is unstoppable; place the trail in front of the target for the AS/AD bonus; use ability 3 to fear the target; block the counter-spell with ability 2

Duel comboDemanding

3 AA

4 AA

Start with the fear, place the trail for the stats, use the shield to absorb enemy burst damage during auto-attacks

RQ combo during the dashSimple

Cast ability 1 WHILE dashing with the ultimate to have the trail in place upon arrival and gain immediate stats on contact

What interrupts itLee Sin R Dragon's Rage knock-up · 1 sXin Zhao Q Three Talon Strike knock-up · 0.75 s

Mechanical Tips

Paranoia (Ult) = unstoppable: the dash ignores all CC — you can engage even through Alistar, Malphite or other active crowd control effects
Dusk Trail placement: cast Duskbringer in the direction the enemy is fleeing to maintain the speed boost and AD bonus for longer
Shroud timing: identify the most dangerous enemy ability (Lux’s E, Zed’s Ultimate, Ahri’s Charm) and activate Shroud just before it is cast to block it and gain the attack speed buff
Umbra Blades (passive): Empowered auto-attacks deal AoE damage and heal — in the jungle, hit multiple monsters at once to maximise sustain
Don’t front-line: Nocturne is an assassin — dive the carries, don’t absorb damage for the team

Common Mistakes

Ult without vision setup: Paranoia is more effective when enemies are spread out or out of your line of sight — do not use your ultimate on a tightly packed group where you’ll be focused immediately
Use Shroud reactively rather than proactively: waiting until you’re hit to activate Ability 2 is too late — identify the threat and anticipate it
Ignore the jungle early on: Nocturne needs to farm the jungle until level 5 to maximise the impact of his ultimate — don’t waste his potential on ganks that are too early, before level 5

Notable Interactions

Shroud of Darkness blocks Blitzcrank’s hook, Thresh’s hook, Ashe’s ultimate and Ahri’s Charm — know which spells to prioritise in each matchup
Nocturne can cast Duskbringer AND Unspeakable Horror whilst dashing with Paranoia to arrive with the CC already active
With Blade of the Ruined King + Mortal Reminder, tanks are melted down by empowered multi-target auto-attacks

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§ 08 — DialoguesNocturne Wild Rift FAQ

Q.01 Is Nocturne a good blind pick in jungle? +

Nocturne can be blind picked if your team already has some crowd control or follow-up, but he is not an automatically reliable blind pick. If he faces too much peel, tanks that can absorb his burst, or several answers like Stasis and Guardian Angel, his impact becomes harder to convert. In soloQ, he remains playable because positioning mistakes are common, but you should avoid picking him as your team’s only engage tool.

Q.02 What is the real purpose of Paranoia? +

Paranoia is not only used to dive onto a carry. Its real purpose is to break enemy information when an important decision must be made: defending a lane, contesting dragon, backing away from an objective, or saving an isolated ally. The dash is the visible part of the spell, but the vision denial is often what creates the mistake. A good Nocturne uses ultimate to make the enemy response too slow or disorganized.

Q.03 Should Nocturne always target the ADC? +

No. The ADC is often a good target, but Nocturne should target whoever is actually killable. If the ADC has Flash, Stasis, a support next to them, and a tank in front, the entry can be bad. An isolated mage, an enemy jungler without cooldowns, or a split champion too far from their team can be a better target. The right decision is not “who is worth the most,” but “who dies before peel arrives.”

Q.04 How should Nocturne play if the enemy stays grouped? +

If the enemy stays grouped, Nocturne must stop looking for direct five-on-five entries. He can create side pressure, force a response on a side lane, hide an objective start with Paranoia, or wait until an enemy moves away to place vision. In these games, patience matters more than reflex. The goal is to break the enemy formation before using the dash, not to jump into a team that is already ready.

Data — Stats per levelNocturne Wild Rift base stats per level (1-15)

Movement speed 345Attack range 175Bonus attack speed / lvl +2.2%

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Lvl	HP	AD	Armor	MR	Mana	HP regen	Res. regen
1	660	54	43	40	380	10	12
2	780	59	47.5	42	430	10.8	13
3	900	64	52	44	480	11.6	14
4	1,020	69	56.5	46	530	12.4	15
5	1,140	74	61	48	580	13.2	16
6	1,260	79	65.5	50	630	14	17
7	1,380	84	70	52	680	14.8	18
8	1,500	89	74.5	54	730	15.6	19
9	1,620	94	79	56	780	16.4	20
10	1,740	99	83.5	58	830	17.2	21
11	1,860	104	88	60	880	18	22
12	1,980	109	92.5	62	930	18.8	23
13	2,100	114	97	64	980	19.6	24
14	2,220	119	101.5	66	1,030	20.4	25
15	2,340	124	106	68	1,080	21.2	26

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Data — Balance historyNocturne Wild Rift buffs and nerfs, patch by patch

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7.3bOct 14, 2026
Nerf-3.3 pts win rate over 9 days

Nocturne loses 6 HP per level, Duskbringer loses 10 base damage and grants less AD at early ranks, and Paranoia comes back 10 s later at every rank (120/100/80 s).
- Base Stats · Health Growth: 134128
- Duskbringer · Attack Damage: 20/30/40/5010/25/40/55
- Duskbringer · Base Damage: 70/125/180/23560/115/170/225
- Paranoia · Cooldown: 110/90/70s120/100/80s
7.3Sep 22, 2026
Adjustment+3.0 pts win rate over 10 days

Nocturne gains more Health per level: same durability at level 1, more in the late game.
- Health per Level: 120134

Sources: our patch files, checked against Riot's official patch notes · measured effect: median win rate before and after the patch · All patch notes

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