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How to Win Nocturne vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Nocturne

based on 8,930 Nocturne vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Nocturne did battle with Kai'Sa in 8930 games. Using so many games with Nocturne vs Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to crush your opponent. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Nocturne is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Nocturne vs Kai'Sa games, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Nocturne vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSundered SkyProfane HydraSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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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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 Kai'Sa as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Nocturne vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
8
< Assists >
6.3
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
34
< Minions Killed >
180
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,679
< Physical Damage >
12,260
1,254
< Magic Damage >
7,988
1,244
< True Damage >
432
18,179
< Damage Dealt >
20,680
35,522
< Damage Taken >
20,844
12,242
< Gold Earned >
12,578
1.33
< Towers >
2.06
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
16,622
< Total Healing >
4,437
13,947
< Experience >
12,957
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
536
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Nocturne vs. Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Nocturne typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Nocturne or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 54.5% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Nocturne does have a much higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Nocturne has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Kai'Sa 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Nocturne, we analyzed 8,930 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually gets a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Kai'Sa build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Kai'Sa than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 54.5% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kai'Sa 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Kai'Sa counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.5% win rate overall.

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