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

Nocturne vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Nocturne

based on 12,295 Nocturne vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Nocturne engaged Ezreal in 12295 matches. Having so many games with Nocturne vs Ezreal gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful data and a recommended build to defeat your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Nocturne fights Ezreal in only 5.9% of his games.

Nocturne vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a great job of beating Ezreal. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.7% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Nocturne against Ezreal matches, Nocturne’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Nocturne vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordRavenous HydraSerylda's GrudgeBlack Cleaver

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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Nocturne vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Ezreal Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
33
< Minions Killed >
171
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,872
< Physical Damage >
15,187
1,274
< Magic Damage >
6,976
1,300
< True Damage >
591
18,447
< Damage Dealt >
22,755
35,747
< Damage Taken >
20,821
12,205
< Gold Earned >
11,746
1.32
< Towers >
2.16
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,998
< Total Healing >
5,410
13,891
< Experience >
12,691
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
539
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Ezreal with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Nocturne against Ezreal counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ezreal..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Ezreal

Who is Better, Nocturne or Ezreal?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 54.7% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a great counter for Ezreal.

While Nocturne does have a much higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Ezreal.

Furthermore, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nocturne is a great counter to Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your gameplay 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 Ezreal.

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Nocturne, we analyzed 12,295 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 Ezreal 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Ezreal. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nocturne versus Ezreal build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Death's Dance. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Ezreal than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 54.7% when countering Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Ezreal as Nocturne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Nocturne vs Ezreal matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.7% win rate overall.

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