Assassin-bruiser build for blackout: Nocturne wins when his ultimate turns a playable target into one that is suddenly alone. The build must therefore serve access, kill reliability, and enough durability that the dive is not automatically traded back.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,100 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,400 total cost +300gSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,200 total cost +100g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
The build maximizes instant burst to capitalize on each ultimate while adding just enough safety to exit after the pick. Nocturne plays short decisive engages, not extended fights.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Q, AoE passive and fast autos stack it quickly — max-stack omnivamp carries your post-R duels.
the Q Duskbringer dash and the R Paranoia trigger penetration on impact.
Every converted R dive stacks adaptive force — the next darkness one-shots sooner.
Each kill gank nighttime boosts his AD to assassinations more powerful.
You land alone in the enemy team — the three blunted hits let you finish the target.
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