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Aphelios vs Nocturne

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How to Beat Nocturne as Aphelios

based on 4,434 Aphelios vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Aphelios faced off against Nocturne in 4434 matches. Including so many games with Aphelios versus Nocturne provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a supported build to obliterate Nocturne. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Aphelios fights Nocturne in only 5.1% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a poor job of countering Nocturne. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Aphelios versus Nocturne matches, Aphelios’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Aphelios vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Nocturne

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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!

Aphelios vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Nocturne Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
7.8
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
173
< Minions Killed >
33
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
20,131
< Physical Damage >
15,527
1,343
< Magic Damage >
1,237
465
< True Damage >
1,216
21,940
< Damage Dealt >
17,981
19,493
< Damage Taken >
35,214
11,916
< Gold Earned >
12,118
2.32
< Towers >
1.28
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,321
< Total Healing >
16,703
12,627
< Experience >
13,802
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
138
< Time Dealing CC >
533

How to Counter Nocturne with Aphelios in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some important Aphelios vs. Nocturne counter stats that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..

Aphelios often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Nocturne

Who is Better, Aphelios or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Aphelios into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Aphelios is a terribly counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Nocturne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Aphelios, we analyzed 4,434 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 Nocturne as Aphelios 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

Aphelios Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Aphelios versus Nocturne build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Aphelios included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Nocturne than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Nocturne as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Aphelios vs Nocturne matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Aphelios are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.