Draven vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Draven
based on 6,300 Draven vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Nocturne
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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!
Draven vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Draven in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several influential Draven vs. Nocturne matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..
Draven normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Draven or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Draven does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Nocturneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven 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 teamfights.
Draven is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven usually racks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Draven versus Nocturne build include Guardian Angel, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nocturne than with many other common item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Nocturne with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Nocturne as Draven, Draven players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Draven vs Nocturne counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.
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