Kindred vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Kindred
based on 4,002 Kindred vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Nocturne
Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.
Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.
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!
Kindred vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Kindred in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Kindred vs. Nocturne matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..
Kindred usually has a similar longest killing spree as their opponent does. On average, they receives less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kindred and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Kindred or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Kindred does have a much lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more complex character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kindred into Nocturne.
Additionally, Kindred has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kindred is a terribly counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Kindred versus Nocturne build consist of Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Kindred combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better versus Nocturne than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 45.7% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Nocturne as Kindred, Kindred players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kindred vs Nocturne LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Kindred are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.