Diana vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Diana
based on 8,920 Diana vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Nocturne
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
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!
Diana vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Diana in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several vital Diana against Nocturne matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..
Diana usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Diana and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Diana or Nocturne?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Diana usually loses when facing off against Nocturne, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Diana makes a poor counter to Nocturne.
While Diana does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Diana into Nocturne.
Moreover, Diana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Diana vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Diana is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana usually picks up more CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Diana versus Nocturne build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Diana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Nocturne than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Nocturne with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Nocturne as Diana, Diana players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Diana vs Nocturne counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Diana are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.