Annie vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Annie
based on 3,329 Annie vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Nocturne
Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.
Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
Advice to Win Against Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Annie vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Annie in LoL
The stats shown here feature some critical Annie against Nocturne matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..
Annie typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Annie and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Annie or Nocturne?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Annie makes a poor counter to Nocturne.
While Annie does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Annie into Nocturne.
Moreover, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This 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 Annie vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Annie is a trash counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Annie to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie most often racks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Annie versus Nocturne build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Annie used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Nocturne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Nocturne as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Annie vs Nocturne counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.
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