Nocturneは機動力とバーストダメージで優先ターゲットを仕留めるJungleアサシンだ。 これにより certain profiles に対して特に弱くなる。 逆に、profiles unable to exploit their weaknesses に対しては優位に立つ。
Lee Sin hard-counters Nocturne because he hits your weakest point: the early minutes where you want to full clear and set up level 5. Nocturne becomes oppressive once Paranoia turns the map into pick territory, but Lee Sin can deny that clean timing through invades, forcing unwanted duels, and owning early river tempo.
In the jungle, you can lose control of pace: scuttles, vision, and first lane movements. If he pushes you into a bad reset or steals a camp, your level 5 arrives late and your first ult doesn’t convert because lanes may already be broken by his ganks. Midgame, he can punish your entry—one good kick can nullify your dive plan and kill you before you exit.
Pathing: prioritize a safe clear and concede scuttle if your lanes lack prio rather than forcing 2v2s Lee Sin thrives in. Key timing: your goal is fast, stable level 5—consistency (guaranteed camps) over contests. Concrete decision: if Lee owns river, shift to cross-map (opposite camps + action on the best setup lane) and save Paranoia for a target that’s already low/flashless, not a coinflip all-in.
Xin Zhao is hard for Nocturne because he’s fight-ready before you are. Nocturne likes to choose moments: clear, then ult to punish a mispositioned lane. Xin Zhao forces early skirmishes and wins many 2v2/3v3 river fights, denying you the breathing room to hit your spike on time.
If Xin drags you into fights before level 5, you often play with a less decisive kit: he pushes you out, chases you, and secures vision + scuttles. Around objectives, his kit starts fights easily, so your Paranoia often arrives when your team is already under pressure.
Pathing: avoid direct early meet-ups when lanes lack prio; favor full clear and a clean reset. Key timing: at level 5, take a high-conversion action (gank a lane with CC on a target lacking dash/flash) to regain tempo. Concrete decision: if Xin forces river, don’t play his game—take info, trade the opposite side, and prepare a Paranoia that converts into kill + objective instead of a messy brawl.
Olaf is hard because he removes a chunk of your natural fight safety. Nocturne wants to engage, fear, then exit with move speed and the advantage of chaos. Olaf embraces chaos and wins through duration. When he ults, he stops respecting control logic, and you’re left trying to kite someone who refuses to be kited.
Early/midgame, Olaf can deny small river skirmishes by forcing you off or chunking you before your ult timing. Around objectives, if he’s ahead in tempo he can run at you as you enter, turning Paranoia from a pick tool into a suicide engage unless your team follows instantly.
Positioning: avoid extended fights in open areas where he can chase uninterrupted; look for fast picks on his carries with your ult instead. Key timing: your best window is when his ult is down—force a trade, back off, then return to the objective once he lacks the button. Concrete decision: if Olaf is first on objective and you can’t burst an entry target, choose the cross-map trade rather than insisting into the long fight he’s built to win.
Rengar is hard in an information-control sense. Nocturne loves denying enemy vision with Paranoia, but Rengar loves unwarded zones even more because they give him free burst angles. If you ult in without securing the area, you can get deleted on arrival or lose the fight before your fear even triggers.
In the jungle, every rotation near bushes becomes dangerous: warding, checking, transitions between camps. Rengar can pick you or your warding support and break your objective timing. Midgame, this is a matchup where your ult must create positional advantage, not a blind play into the unknown.
Positioning: never facecheck alone; move with a teammate and ward from safe angles. Key timing: if Rengar just showed ult elsewhere or failed a pick, you gain a window to establish vision and start an objective. Concrete decision: use Paranoia to lock down a confirmed isolated target rather than diving a suspicious area—against Rengar, vision discipline beats flashy engages.
Vi is hard for Nocturne because she answers your “I choose my target” style with “I choose mine.” You want Paranoia to isolate a carry, fear, and convert. Vi can punish the moment you arrive: her R locks you down, prevents your exit, and turns your dive into a trade where you become the priority target.
Midgame, once she has ultimate, objective fights become riskier: engage too early and she pins you while her team bursts you. Early, she can also dictate simple ganks that put your lanes under pressure, reducing clean windows for your first Paranoia conversion.
Positioning: don’t be the first visible threat; ideally wait until Vi shows her engage stance before committing ult. Key timing: if Vi just used R on someone else, your Paranoia becomes far freer for the next minute. Concrete decision: prefer picks on lanes with setup and follow-up rather than deep backline dives when Vi is ready to instantly punish you.
Jarvan IV is unfavorable because he can accelerate the game before your ultimate takes control. He enforces a gank + river + objective rhythm, while Nocturne prefers clear + level 5 + pick. Even with strong all-in, you dislike answering a burning map when your main tool isn’t online yet.
Early, he can shape lanes in ways that make your first Paranoia harder to convert. Around objectives, Cataclysm can trap you: you arrive, commit, and end up stuck without an exit, making your assassin role much riskier.
Pathing: read the map early and cross-map cleanly when Jarvan shows, instead of chasing late. Key timing: at level 5, take an initiative play (gank conversion + dragon/Herald) before he locks vision. Concrete decision: if your lanes can’t contest an objective, don’t force entry—trade the opposite side and keep Paranoia to punish rotations rather than fighting a 5v5 on his terms.
Wukong is unfavorable because he makes your assassin job less clean. Nocturne wants to identify a target, deny vision, enter, fear, and exit. Wukong blurs identification with clone and controls chaos with his AoE ultimate—enter at the wrong moment and you get knocked up, losing your burst window.
Around objectives, Wukong punishes clustered entries: Paranoia reduces vision, but it doesn’t prevent you from being caught in an AoE ult. Midgame, he can also bodyguard carries by positioning on your path, making backline access harder.
Positioning: don’t be first in when Wukong has ult; let him commit, then look for a second-rotation entry. Key timing: when his R is down, your pick leverage spikes massively. Concrete decision: in contested objectives with Wukong ready, sometimes Paranoia should secure space/vision angles and force spreading rather than immediate dive.
Graves is unfavorable because he forces you to walk into his space before you can create value. Nocturne loves accessible targets; Graves loves fights where he backs up, kites, and makes you pay for every step. If you engage without angle or vision advantage, he can neutralize you and waste your ult timing.
In the jungle, Graves can maintain high tempo and push you into defensive responses. In river, his zone control and burst make contests expensive. Midgame, if you Paranoia onto him while he’s set up, you may get pushed out and spend your main tool for minimal gain.
Pathing: avoid contests without prio/vision and target lanes where Graves can’t instantly respond. Key timing: Paranoia when Graves is committed elsewhere or after his defensive tools are used, not when he’s perfectly positioned. Concrete decision: instead of forcing a duel on Graves, convert ult on a sidelane—kill + tower often yields more than trying to crack him in skirmish.
Kha’Zix is unfavorable because he wins the pick war on dark maps. Nocturne loves denying vision, but Kha’Zix loves you stepping up solo to set plays. If you move alone to ward, check a bush, or take an advanced camp, you hand him the isolation scenario he wants.
Midgame, you can be punished before you even cast Paranoia: getting burst in jungle forces a recall and you arrive late to objectives. Even when you ult, he can play edges and bait you into targeting the wrong person, breaking your snowball tempo.
Positioning: convert objective setup into grouped movement; Nocturne doesn’t need solo hero moves to be useful. Key timing: when you spot Kha on the opposite side lane, use that window to establish vision and lock the zone. Concrete decision: if the map is too dangerous, use Paranoia as a reveal/space-control tool (force rotations, secure objective), not as a blind dive into fog where he can punish you.
Fiddlesticks is unfavorable because he flips your theme against you: you deny vision, he thrives when vision doesn’t exist. Nocturne wants a darkness moment to pick; Fiddle wants you to step up to check… then fears and flips the fight. Your ult doesn’t stop Crowstorm and can even bait you into dangerous areas if vision isn’t prepared.
Around objectives, it becomes discipline: without controlling angles, you can lose a fight off one ambush. In jungle, you can also lose tempo because you hesitate to move without info, delaying plays and making you predictable.
Positioning: maintain strict vision routines (walls, entrances, ult angles) and refuse solo checks. Key timing: respect his level 5 and ultimate windows; if he’s off-map then, assume ambush is ready. Concrete decision: instead of blind-starting an objective, use Paranoia to force a response (show enemies, isolate a target) and only start once the zone is controlled.
Evelynn is a skill matchup because you both play information, but differently. Nocturne creates a darkness window at a specific timing (ult), while Eve lives in constant ambiguity after her spike. If you control vision and force structured objective timings, you deny free picks; if the map becomes chaotic, she becomes hard to punish.
Midgame often hinges on who gets the first pick before dragon or a fight. If Evelynn deletes someone pre-objective, your Paranoia arrives too late. If you can instead force clean 5v5 structure, Eve loses value because she hates grouped positions and controlled entries.
Positioning: ward in pairs and protect objective corridors, especially when Evelynn is off map. Key timing: once you see her show on a lane or spend ult elsewhere, you gain a window to start a fast action (objective or pick) before she fades again. Concrete decision: if your team is scattered, don’t force offensive Paranoia—use it to secure rotations, regroup, and force structured fights where she has fewer angles.
Ekko is skill because he can survive your plan if you aren’t precise with fear timing. Nocturne wants simple execution: ult, burst, fear, reset. Ekko can soak part of burst, stall, then erase the trade with his ultimate, turning your all-in into tempo loss if you didn’t plan the second rotation.
In river skirmishes, Ekko loves stretched fights and wall angles. Engage too early and he baits cooldowns and returns. Midgame, this affects pick choices—you must choose targets that can’t simply undo your work with a button.
Positioning: take angles where your team can follow instantly, forcing Ekko to spend ult defensively. Key timing: if his ult is down, you have a massive Paranoia window; if it’s up, target a squishier carry or play fights where you have a second engage ready. Concrete decision: when conversion isn’t guaranteed, use Paranoia to isolate/zone (force spreading) rather than solo diving onto Ekko.
Kayn is skill because the game is about tempo and target selection before his transformation. Nocturne punishes isolated lanes; Kayn can too, but his mobility and reset potential spike massively after form. If you let Kayn reach his spike without building an advantage, picks become harder because he can respond, wall-traverse, and flip plays.
In the jungle, Kayn can dodge bad fights and play the map, forcing you to be very intentional with Paranoia timings. Midgame, if Kayn arrives first to a sidelane, he can break your pressure by threatening fast counterganks and 2v2 flips.
Pathing: identify early where Kayn wants to stack form and protect your easy-to-punish lanes (perma-pushing without vision). Key timing: your first and second Paranoia ideally convert before he’s comfortably transformed. Concrete decision: if he plays safe to stack, don’t chase—speed up the map (objectives, picks on support/ADC) and force Kayn into defensive responses instead of free farming.
Master Yi is often favorable for Nocturne because his plan is readable: farm, then enter for resets. Nocturne punishes linear paths: you deny vision, force hesitation, and fear breaks Yi’s critical auto timing. As long as you avoid long duels without backup, you can control his access to fights.
Midgame, Yi struggles when fights are structured around objectives with vision: he must enter a zone where he can be feared and burst. Paranoia also lets you decide when to start fights—if Yi is farming a side, you can force the opposite side and make him arrive late.
Pathing: use level 5 as an objective lever (dragon/herald) rather than pointless chasing; Yi hates arriving to an already-set setup. Key timing: track his item/ult spike—be present with vision and a clear target then. Concrete decision: if Yi split-farms, punish the opposite zone immediately; the best anti-Yi plan is denying him the right to choose his fights.
Amumu is often favorable because he’s readable and relies on front-on entries. Nocturne loves readable plans: you can anticipate timings, secure vision early, and use Paranoia to create a pick on a lane before he gets a clean 5v5 ultimate window.
Midgame, if you take initiative around objectives, Amumu must walk into controlled space, lowering the quality of his engage. When he’s forced to ult reactively, he gains less because your team can spread and punish his low mobility.
Pathing: speed up tempo on gankable lanes and avoid gifting him a grouped choke fight. Key timing: your level 5 is often a stronger pick threat than his—use it first. Concrete decision: if Amumu wants to force dragon, use Paranoia to secure vision/angle or kill someone before the objective; you rarely need a straight 5v5 into his ult in a corridor.
Jungle Tryndamere is often favorable for Nocturne because your kit controls the quality of his entry. Trynd wants simple access to carries and a long duel where his ultimate pays off. Nocturne can force an early ult (fear + burst), then disengage, massively reducing his value.
Around objectives, Trynd is most comfortable entering from the side onto isolated targets. Paranoia reduces that clarity and forces him to commit in riskier contexts. Midgame, you can punish his side rotations: if he split-farms or overchases, your ult converts quickly onto targets lacking control.
Positioning: don’t chase Trynd during his ultimate; your goal is to force it, then stall it out. Key timing: once his ult is down, the next encounter becomes a very clean kill window. Concrete decision: use Paranoia to secure picks on squishier targets or punish oversteps rather than tunneling Trynd while his invulnerability button is still available.
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Nocturneをカウンターするのは、彼のバーストを耐えるだけじゃなく、パラノイアで孤立したターゲットを作らせないことが重要だ。彼に対して最も有効なのは、最初のjungleのテンポを崩す、エントリーを吸収する、あるいはオールインを不利なデュエルに変えられるチャンピオンだ。Nocturneは、敵ジャングラーにレベル5前にプレッシャーをかけられたり、フロントラインにバーストを吸収されたり、あるいはダッシュ後に彼を止められるチャンピオンがいたりして、クリーンなターゲットを全く取れない試合を嫌う。だからNocturneに対するプランは、彼のチャンスを減らすことだ。序盤から彼を追跡し、パラノイアのために防御ツールを温存し、オブジェクト前にソロローテーションを拒否しよう。
Nocturneは、彼がコントロールできない状況に無理やり入らせるチャンピオンに主に苦戦する。Lee Sinはレベル5前に彼のテンポを奪え、Rammusは彼の物理バーストを非常に非効率にし、Olafは本来ならデュエルを確実にさせるはずのコントロールや恐怖の一部を無効化する。他の不利なマッチアップも、同じ特徴を共有することが多い。それは、彼にフリーで脆いターゲットを与えないことだ。Vi、Jarvan IV、Wukong、あるいはJaxは、戦闘をロックダウンするか、パラノイアのサプライズ効果が失われるまで十分に長く耐えることができる。
Nocturneはクリーンなパスでレベル5に到達したい。彼をインベードしたり、2つ目のバフを奪い合ったり、パラノイアが彼の最も自然なプランを崩す前にデュエルを強要したりできるジャングラーが有効だ。Lee SinとRengarは、ダメージだけで彼をカウンターするのではなく、チャンピオンが最初のアルティメットに必要なリソースとテンポを持ってレーンを脅かす必要がある時に、彼に防御的なプレイを強要する。もし彼がグローバルなgankの準備の代わりに、自分のjungleをカバーしなければならないなら、彼のインパクトは低下する。
How the champion adapts. Nocturneは、より規律ある序盤を過ごす必要がある。安全なパス、防御的な視界、そしてプライオリティのあるレーンだ。もしデュエルで勝てないなら、自分のjungleで全ての挑戦に応じるのではなく、レベル5のタイミングを維持すべきだ。
Nocturneは、素早くキルするために短いエントリーを求めている。彼のバーストを吸収したり、ダメージを軽減したり、死なずに接触を維持したりできるチャンピオンは、彼のプランを長期戦に変える。Rammusは特に厄介だ。なぜなら彼は物理攻撃にペナルティを与え、Nocturneのターゲットをはるかにアクセスしにくくすることができるからだ。JaxとWukongも最初のシーケンスを生き残り、時間を稼いでから、Nocturneがパラノイアのサプライズアドバンテージを失った後に反撃することができる。
How the champion adapts. Nocturneはフロントラインにパラノイアを無駄遣いすべきではない。彼は反対側の角度を探すか、タンクが最初のツールを使い切るのを待つか、あるいは視界妨害を使ってエントリー前に分離を強要する必要がある。
Nocturneは、彼の到着が2秒間の混乱を生み出す時に強力だ。すぐに対応できるチャンピオンは、そのウィンドウを減らす。ViとJarvan IVは、戦闘をロックダウンし、Nocturneを一つのエリアに留まらせるか、彼のターゲットが戦闘の唯一のプライオリティにならないようにすることができる。Olafは別の問題を引き起こす。それは、Nocturneがデュエルを確実にさせるはずのコントロールの一部を無効化することだ。これらのマッチアップでは、敵がすでに対応を用意している場合、パラノイアはアドバンテージを保証しない。
How the champion adapts. Nocturneは正面からのエントリーを避けるべきだ。彼は主要なロックダウンツールが使われるのを待つか、本当に分離されたキャリーを探すか、あるいは味方のクラウドコントロールとアルティメットを同期させて、彼だけが脅威にならないようにする必要がある。
Lee Sinは、Nocturneが真にNocturneになる前にNocturneを攻撃するため、説明が重要だ。危険なのはデュエルだけではなく、テンポの損失だ。もしLee Sinがクリアを妨害したり、早い段階でフラッシュを強要したり、攻撃的な視界を置いたりすれば、Nocturneはテンポなしでレベル5に到達し、最初のパラノイアは罰するのではなく受動的になる。このマッチアップでは、Nocturneは自分のjungleパスを守り、プライオリティのあるレーンでプレイし、最初の本当のスパイク前にエゴファイトを拒否する必要がある。
Rammusは、Nocturneの物理バーストのロジックを破壊するため、重要なマッチアップだ。たとえNocturneがエントリーを見つけても、Rammusはターゲットをアクセスしにくくし、プレッシャーを吸収し、繰り返しの攻撃にペナルティを与えることができる。問題はRammusを倒すことだけではない。彼の存在は、Nocturneに保護されたターゲットか、十分に早く死なないフロントラインかの選択を強いる。正しいプランは、最初のラインにパラノイアを費やすのを避け、本当の分離を待ち、敵のアーマーが中心になりすぎた場合にアイテムビルドを適応させることだ。
最も重要なのは、レーン優先権を持つジャングラーが現実的に競合できる場合に、彼にフリークリアを与えないことです。Nocturneは、パロノイアを積極的に使用できるだけの体力とテンポを整えて、クリーンにレベル5に到達したいと考えています。深い視界を確保し、彼のパスを特定し、jungleを守らせることができれば、彼の最初の本格的なプレイを遅らせることができます。ただし、優先権のない侵入は裏目に出て、レベル5を早めてしまう可能性があります。
はい、ただし盲目的にではありません。早すぎる集団行動は目標を無償で放棄する可能性がありますが、パロノイアが利用可能なときに散り散りにプレイすると、Nocturneに最高のキルチャンスを与えてしまいます。正しいアプローチは、目標の前にウェーブを準備し、次に重要なゾーンを争うときにキャリーを集めることです。Nocturneは、主に保護の不十分な移行を罰します。孤立して横断するADC、supportなしでワードを置くmidレーナー、またはバックアップなしで川をチェックするジャングラーです。
彼を最も困らせるチャンピオンは、彼の計画の3つのステップ（レベル5に到達する、孤立したターゲットを見つける、敵の対応の前に殺す）のいずれかを破るチャンピオンです。序盤のジャングラーは彼のクリアを妨害でき、反バーストタンクは彼の侵入に耐えることができ、即時ロックダウンを持つチャンピオンは彼のダッシュを罰することができます。アルティメットがもはや壊れやすく保護されていないターゲットを保証しなくなったとき、Nocturneははるかに恐れなくなります。
Nocturneに対しては、パロノイアが混乱を引き起こす前に目標を準備する必要があります。レーンをプッシュし、2〜3人で視界を確保し、アルティメットが利用可能な間は防御的なスペルを保持する必要があります。川に遅れて到着し、チームから離れていると、Nocturneが視界を遮り、コンテストをピックに変える可能性があります。正しい反射神経は、画面が暗くなった後にエリアを発見するのではなく、目標の前にスペースを確保することです。
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