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Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Aurelion Sol

based on 3,410 Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Nocturne as Aurelion Sol resulted from an evaluation of 3410 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Aurelion Sol is forced to battle against Nocturne in only 5.6% of his matches.

Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol has done a ok job of beating Nocturne. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne games, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aurelion Sol to level upq
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Second ability for Aurelion Sol to level upe
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Last skill for Aurelion Sol to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Nocturne

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

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!

Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Nocturne Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
6.2
7.7
< Assists >
7.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
184
< Minions Killed >
32
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.71
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
319
< Physical Damage >
15,694
22,455
< Magic Damage >
1,269
749
< True Damage >
1,278
23,523
< Damage Dealt >
18,241
21,435
< Damage Taken >
36,081
12,485
< Gold Earned >
12,307
1.52
< Towers >
1.29
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,523
< Total Healing >
17,158
15,129
< Experience >
14,061
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
339
< Time Dealing CC >
543

How to Counter Nocturne with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Aurelion Sol vs. Nocturne matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..

Aurelion Sol typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nocturne

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Nocturne?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually fairs equally well when playing against Nocturne, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Aurelion Sol makes an ok counter to Nocturne.

While Aurelion Sol does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when facing one another, Aurelion Sol also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aurelion Sol into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aurelion Sol has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aurelion Sol is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aurelion Sol against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 3,410 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aurelion Sol to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol most often gets much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Aurelion Sol versus Nocturne build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Liandry's Torment. When Aurelion Sol combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Nocturne than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Nocturne as Aurelion Sol, Aurelion Sol players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Aurelion Sol vs Nocturne fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

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