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

Nocturne vs Illaoi

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

based on 3,997 Nocturne vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Nocturne faced Illaoi in 3997 rounds. Having so many matchups for Nocturne versus Illaoi gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to suppress your rival. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nocturne has to counter Illaoi in only 1.9% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a good job of beating Illaoi. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.4% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Nocturne against Illaoi matches, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Nocturne vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Black CleaverDeath's DanceSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

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
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Nocturne vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Illaoi Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.1
< Deaths >
7
8
< Assists >
4.3
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
36
< Minions Killed >
192
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.56
16,974
< Physical Damage >
24,924
1,360
< Magic Damage >
855
1,356
< True Damage >
441
19,691
< Damage Dealt >
26,221
36,221
< Damage Taken >
36,430
12,465
< Gold Earned >
12,156
1.29
< Towers >
2.75
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,962
< Total Healing >
8,787
14,229
< Experience >
15,561
21
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
546
< Time Dealing CC >
446

How to Counter Illaoi with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Nocturne versus Illaoi counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Nocturne usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Illaoi

Who is Better, Nocturne or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Illaoi, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a great counter to Illaoi.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Illaoi.

Moreover, Nocturne also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Illaoi matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,997 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne typically gets a lot less CS as Illaoi. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nocturne versus Illaoi build include Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Illaoi than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 53.4% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Illaoi as Nocturne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nocturne vs Illaoi fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Nocturne are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.