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

Nocturne vs Hwei

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

based on 9,807 Nocturne vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Nocturne resulted from an examination of 9807 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Nocturne encounters Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Nocturne vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a great job of beating Hwei. On average, he wins a fantastic 56.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Nocturne vs Hwei rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Hwei.

Best Nocturne vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Wit's EndVoltaic CycloswordSerylda's GrudgeProfane 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
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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Nocturne vs Hwei Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Hwei Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
7.8
< Assists >
8.7
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
34
< Minions Killed >
140
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,496
< Physical Damage >
971
1,322
< Magic Damage >
21,156
1,290
< True Damage >
579
19,108
< Damage Dealt >
22,707
36,474
< Damage Taken >
19,519
12,582
< Gold Earned >
10,906
1.36
< Towers >
1.78
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
17,291
< Total Healing >
1,664
14,396
< Experience >
13,720
22
< Vision Score >
28
6
< Wards Placed >
13
556
< Time Dealing CC >
566

How to Counter Hwei with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Nocturne vs. Hwei matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Nocturne normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Hwei

Who is Better, Nocturne or Hwei?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 56.3% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a fantastic counter for Hwei.

While Nocturne does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Hwei.

Moreover, Nocturne has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Hwei 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 allied champions during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Nocturne, we analyzed 9,807 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 Hwei 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 Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne most often gets a lot less CS as Hwei. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Nocturne versus Hwei build include Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Hwei than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 56.3% when countering Hwei with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Hwei as Nocturne, you should take 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 that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Hwei clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 56.3% winrate overall.

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