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Corki vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Corki in LoLCorki is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Corki

based on 2,155 Corki vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Corki came out of an evaluation of 2155 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Corki fights Nocturne in only 5.4% of his games.

Corki vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a below average job of countering Nocturne. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Corki against Nocturne matches, Corki’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Corki vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffEclipse

Optional Items

BloodthirsterSpear of ShojinMaw of MalmortiusInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Nocturne as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Nocturne

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Corki vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Nocturne Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
7
< Assists >
7.9
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
186
< Minions Killed >
34
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
3,617
< Physical Damage >
15,775
21,425
< Magic Damage >
1,292
954
< True Damage >
1,282
25,996
< Damage Dealt >
18,350
22,497
< Damage Taken >
36,186
12,768
< Gold Earned >
12,354
1.97
< Towers >
1.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
3,444
< Total Healing >
17,162
14,802
< Experience >
14,134
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
215
< Time Dealing CC >
549

How to Counter Nocturne with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Corki vs. Nocturne counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..

Corki normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Corki and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Nocturne

Who is Better, Corki or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Corki makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Corki does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Corki into Nocturne.

Moreover, Corki has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Corki is a trash counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Corki against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Corki, we analyzed 2,155 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nocturne as Corki comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Corki in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki usually accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Corki versus Nocturne build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Nocturne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nocturne as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Corki vs Nocturne counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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