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How to Win Nocturne vs Annie Counter MatchupNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Nocturne

based on 3,329 Nocturne vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Nocturne battled Annie 3329 times. Using so many games with Nocturne versus Annie provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to destroy Annie. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Nocturne has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of his games.

Nocturne vs Annie Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of countering Annie. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Nocturne vs Annie games, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Nocturne vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipse

Optional Items

StridebreakerEdge of NightGuardian AngelAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Annie

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Nocturne vs Annie Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Annie Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
7.5
< Assists >
8
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
33
< Minions Killed >
137
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,185
< Physical Damage >
890
1,234
< Magic Damage >
20,299
1,186
< True Damage >
1,258
17,607
< Damage Dealt >
22,447
35,743
< Damage Taken >
18,617
12,208
< Gold Earned >
10,978
1.27
< Towers >
1.71
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,744
< Total Healing >
1,616
13,827
< Experience >
13,771
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
533
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Annie with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Nocturne against Annie counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Annie. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Annie

Who is Better, Nocturne or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Annie, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter to Annie.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Annie, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Annie.

Additionally, Nocturne also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Annie matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nocturne is a good counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nocturne

Nocturne Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric47.6% winrateSingedSinged47.9% winrateRakanRakan48% winrate

Nocturne Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateYuumiYuumi58.5% winrateHweiHwei56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 4956 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.5% 3254 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.9% 28252 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 995 Games

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,329 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 Annie as Nocturne 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.

Other Useful Resources

Nocturne Build Annie Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Annie. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Annie build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Eclipse. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Annie than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when countering Annie with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Annie as Nocturne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Annie counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

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