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

Nocturne vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Nocturne

based on 6,300 Nocturne vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Nocturne faced off against Draven 6300 times. Having so many games with Nocturne vs Draven provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a supported build to smash Draven. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nocturne fights Draven in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Draven Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a decent job of beating Draven. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Nocturne versus Draven rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Draven.

Best Nocturne vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

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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Guide to Countering Draven as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Nocturne vs Draven Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Draven Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.1
< Deaths >
7.1
7.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
33
< Minions Killed >
172
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,649
< Physical Damage >
21,406
1,263
< Magic Damage >
124
1,241
< True Damage >
479
18,154
< Damage Dealt >
22,008
34,851
< Damage Taken >
23,290
12,074
< Gold Earned >
13,624
1.3
< Towers >
2.27
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,348
< Total Healing >
6,859
13,614
< Experience >
12,378
21
< Vision Score >
15
6
< Wards Placed >
7
531
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Draven with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several significant Nocturne versus Draven matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Draven..

Nocturne often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Draven. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Draven

Who is Better, Nocturne or Draven?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Draven, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter for Draven.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate than Draven, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Draven.

Moreover, Nocturne has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Draven matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nocturne is a decent counter for Draven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Nocturne, we analyzed 6,300 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 Draven 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Draven. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nocturne versus Draven build include Black Cleaver, Experimental Hexplate, and Death's Dance. When Nocturne combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Draven than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Draven with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Draven as Nocturne, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Nocturne vs Draven clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nocturne versus Draven tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all games played with these champs.