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Nocturne splash art

the Eternal Nightmare

Nocturne

DifficultyMedium
Role
FighterAssassin
Lane
Jungle

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Latest Meta Stats

Jungle
A
Win Rate50.9%
Pick Rate5.0%#14
Ban Rate22.4%

Popular Nocturne builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-08-26. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1Win rate 52.2%Picks 8,914

Armor penetration paired with shield shredding

  • Boots of Dynamism
  • Duskblade of Draktharr
  • Serpent's Fang
  • Serylda's Grudge
  • Sundered Sky
  • Guardian Angel

When enemies stack Armor and lean on shields to survive fights

The set carries +43 Armor Penetration, and Serylda's Grudge stacks another 33% AR Pen on top through Last Whisper. Serpent's Fang weakens every shield an enemy champion gains for 3 seconds after you damage them, cutting shield strength by (10% of bonus AD + 40)% for melee champions, capped at 60%. Sundered Sky turns your first attack on an enemy champion into a Critical Strike for 160% damage and restores HP equal to 125% of base AD + 6% of missing HP (6s cooldown per target).

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

1
3
2
1
Ult
1
1
3
Ult
3
3
2
Ult
2
2

Prioritize the skill that provides your damage and Movement Speed boost, then level the skill that inflicts Fear.

Nocturne Skills

Umbra Blades
Passive

Umbra Blades

12s
Umbra Blades: Every 12 second(s), Nocturne's next attack is empowered to strike the target and nearby enemies for 65 physical damage (120%AD) and restore 16 HP (16 (Lv) + 30%AP) per enemy hit.
Except for the main target, Umbra Blades deals only 50% damage against minions and heals 50% less from them.
Umbra Blades can Critically Strike the main target.
Attacks reduce Umbra Blades' cooldown by 1 second(s), increased to 3 second(s) against champions and monsters.
Duskbringer
Skill 1

Duskbringer

7s
Throws a shadow claw in a target direction, dealing 70 physical damage (70 + 85% bonus AD) and leaving a Dusk Trail in its wake for 5 second(s). Enemy champions and large monsters hit by the claw also leave a Dusk Trail behind when they move.
Gains 20 AD and 20% Movement Speed on Dusk Trails.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cost60657075
Base Damage70125180235
Bonus AD20304050
MS20%25%30%35%
Shroud of Darkness
Skill 2

Shroud of Darkness

18s
Passive: Gains 35% Attack Speed.
Active: Creates a shadow barrier for 1.5 second(s) that blocks the next enemy ability. If an ability is blocked, Shroud of Darkness' passive effect is increased to 70% Attack Speed for 5 second(s) and slows nearby enemies by 20% for 2 second(s).
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown18161412
AS35%40%45%50%
Empowered AS bonus70%80%90%100%
Slow20%25%30%35%
Unspeakable Horror
Skill 3

Unspeakable Horror

14s
Passive: Gains 90% Movement Speed toward feared enemies.
Active: Plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing 80 magic damage (80 + 100%AP) over 2 second(s). If the target does not get out of range by the end of the duration, they are feared and slowed by 90% for 1.2 second(s).
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown14131211
Cost60657075
Base Damage80140200260
Fear Duration1.21.51.82.1
Paranoia
Ult

Paranoia

110s
Darkens the map, reducing the field of vision of all enemy champions and removing their vision of allies for 6 second(s). Can be recast during the duration.
Recast: Launches himself at an enemy champion, dealing 150 physical damage (150 + 120% bonus AD). Nocturne is unstoppable while launching.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3
Cooldown1109070
Base Damage150275400

Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.2, as of 2026-08-25)

The site's latest patch is 7.2d, but these figures come from 7.2. The 8 champions adjusted since then — Yone, Jinx, Leona, Rumble, Nasus, Ryze, Jayce, Nidalee — no longer match the live game.

Official ratings
Damage3/3
Survivability1/3
Utility2/3
Difficulty1/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

1
Health660LV15 2340
Mana380LV15 1080
Attack Damage54LV15 124
Armor43LV15 106
Magic Resist40LV15 68
Movement Speed345

Critical damage is 175% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Nocturne Strengths

  • Long-range dives with a vision-denying Ult
  • Strong 1v1 dueling with the passive and spell shield

Nocturne Weaknesses

  • ×Gank threat drops sharply while Ult is on cooldown
  • ×No way to get back out once committed in a teamfight

Early Game

Prioritize farming until level 5 to learn Ult as early as possible. The Skill 1 trail grants movement speed and AD. Use it to clear the jungle efficiently.

Mid Game

Every time Ult is up, gank isolated enemies out of position or lanes that are pushed in. Darkening their screens keeps psychological pressure on the whole enemy team.

Late Game

Push side lanes to split the enemy, then use Ult to join the fight the moment it starts. Make a habit of checking the enemy carry's position on the map.

Teamfights

Activate Ult on your team's engage and dive straight into the enemy backline. Block fatal CC with the Skill 2 spell shield. Killing the carry first is your role.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Reckless solo Ult dives

Even after learning Ult at level 5, avoid diving alone into the middle of the enemy team from a range your allies cannot cover. Going in alone gets you chain-CC'd and killed quickly. Coordinate with your team's timing, or target an isolated enemy farming alone for a sure kill.

Nocturne Combos

Assassination Combo

Deny their vision with Ult to close in, then finish fast using the fear and buffs.

Ult
1
3
2
AA

Basic Trade

Walk the trail from Skill 1 to boost your stats while fearing them with Skill 3.

1
3
2
AA

Champions Nocturne struggles against (reader votes)

↑ loses the matchup / ↓ not really

Shen
Malphite
Jax

Nocturne Patch History

Nocturne
NocturnePatch 6.3c
Nerf
Base Stats Base AD: 58 → 54 Losing 4 base AD hits hardest before items, when basic attacks and AD-scaling abilities still ride on base numbers. Clearing minions and monsters takes an extra swing or two, and early skirmishes are harder to simply out-damage. Bonus AD covers the gap once items arrive, but Nocturne's early tempo is noticeably slower.

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