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Nocturne vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Nocturne

based on 4,434 Nocturne vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Nocturne resulted from an evaluation of 4434 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Nocturne encounters Aphelios in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a good job of countering Aphelios. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.5% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Nocturne versus Aphelios matches, Nocturne’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Nocturne vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelExperimental HexplateAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlade of The Ruined KingSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nocturne to level upq
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Second ability for Nocturne to level upe
>
Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Aphelios

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Nocturne vs Aphelios Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Aphelios with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Nocturne vs. Aphelios counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios..

Nocturne often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Aphelios

Who is Better, Nocturne or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter to Aphelios.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Aphelios.

Additionally, Nocturne has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Aphelios matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nocturne is an above average counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nocturne

Nocturne Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric47.6% winrateSingedSinged47.9% winrateRakanRakan48% winrate

Nocturne Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateYuumiYuumi58.5% winrateHweiHwei56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 4956 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.5% 3254 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.9% 28252 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 995 Games

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Nocturne, 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 Aphelios as Nocturne 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

Nocturne Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Aphelios during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually gets a lot less CS as Aphelios. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Aphelios build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Aphelios than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Aphelios as Nocturne, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Nocturne vs Aphelios clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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