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

Nocturne vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Nocturne

based on 4,002 Nocturne vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Nocturne resulted from an examination of 4002 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nocturne has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of his games.

Nocturne vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a great job of countering Kindred. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Nocturne against Kindred games, Nocturne’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kindred.

Best Nocturne vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

StridebreakerSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeBlack Cleaver

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
>
Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Nocturne vs Kindred Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Kindred Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.1
< Deaths >
7.2
7.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
31
< Minions Killed >
40
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.4
15,538
< Physical Damage >
14,308
1,209
< Magic Damage >
3,799
1,159
< True Damage >
1,210
17,907
< Damage Dealt >
19,318
34,887
< Damage Taken >
31,144
12,018
< Gold Earned >
11,980
1.28
< Towers >
1.52
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
16,370
< Total Healing >
16,963
13,663
< Experience >
13,426
21
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
526
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kindred with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several important Nocturne vs. Kindred counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kindred. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Kindred

Who is Better, Nocturne or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a great counter to Kindred.

While Nocturne does have a much higher win rate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Kindred.

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

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

Nocturne is a great counter to Kindred. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Nocturne, we analyzed 4,002 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 Kindred 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 Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nocturne versus Kindred build include Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Kindred than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 54.3% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kindred as Nocturne, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Kindred fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Nocturne are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.