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How to Win Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol Counter MatchupNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol

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

based on 3,410 Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Nocturne resulted from an analysis of 3410 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nocturne fights Aurelion Sol in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a ok job of beating Aurelion Sol. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions fight each other in. In Nocturne against Aurelion Sol games, Nocturne’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateEdge of NightAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeProfane Hydra

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
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Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
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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W
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Aurelion Sol

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 Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Nocturne against Aurelion Sol matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aurelion Sol..

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

Differences between Nocturne and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Nocturne or Aurelion Sol?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Aurelion Sol.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nocturne into Aurelion Sol.

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

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

Nocturne is a decent counter to Aurelion Sol. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Nocturne, 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to counter Aurelion Sol during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often gets a lot less CS relative to Aurelion Sol. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Aurelion Sol build include Experimental Hexplate, Edge of Night, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Aurelion Sol than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Aurelion Sol with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Aurelion Sol as Nocturne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Nocturne vs Aurelion Sol face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Nocturne x Aurelion Sol tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round finished with both champions.