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

Nocturne vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
AssassinFighter
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Nocturne

based on 3,041 Nocturne vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Nocturne did battle with Ziggs 3041 times. Using so many matchups for Nocturne versus Ziggs provides us faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to crush Ziggs. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Nocturne has to counter Ziggs in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of beating Ziggs. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Nocturne versus Ziggs rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Nocturne vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseProfane HydraDeath's Dance

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

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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W
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Nocturne vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Ziggs Image
7.8
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.6
< Assists >
7.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
35
< Minions Killed >
166
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,278
< Physical Damage >
783
1,327
< Magic Damage >
23,147
1,284
< True Damage >
366
18,890
< Damage Dealt >
24,297
36,218
< Damage Taken >
17,971
12,361
< Gold Earned >
11,354
1.23
< Towers >
2.73
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,189
< Total Healing >
1,512
14,134
< Experience >
13,500
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
545
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Ziggs with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Nocturne vs. Ziggs counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Nocturne usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Ziggs

Who is Better, Nocturne or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when playing against Ziggs, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes a great counter to Ziggs.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Ziggs.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Ziggs 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 allied champions during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter for Ziggs. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,041 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne on average gets a lot less CS as Ziggs. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Nocturne versus Ziggs build include Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Ziggs than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 53.8% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Ziggs as Nocturne, Nocturne players 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 rune builds players picked for Nocturne vs Ziggs fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nocturne versus Ziggs tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every match with data with these champions.