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

Nocturne vs Lee Sin

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

based on 6,108 Nocturne vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Nocturne came out of an analysis of 6108 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Nocturne fights Lee Sin in only 2.9% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a great job of countering Lee Sin. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Nocturne vs Lee Sin games, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Nocturne vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Edge of NightSundered SkyTitanic HydraSerylda's Grudge

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Nocturne vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Lee Sin Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
8
< Assists >
8.2
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
33
< Minions Killed >
35
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.4
15,798
< Physical Damage >
13,179
1,248
< Magic Damage >
2,716
1,276
< True Damage >
977
18,322
< Damage Dealt >
16,872
34,856
< Damage Taken >
35,703
12,103
< Gold Earned >
11,727
1.32
< Towers >
1.34
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
16,513
< Total Healing >
16,667
13,696
< Experience >
13,294
22
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
11
538
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Counter Lee Sin with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Nocturne against Lee Sin matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lee Sin..

Nocturne typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Nocturne or Lee Sin?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a great counter to Lee Sin.

While Nocturne does have a much higher win rate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a 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 Lee Sin.

Additionally, Nocturne has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Lee Sin 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 late stage team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter for Lee Sin. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Nocturne, we analyzed 6,108 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lee Sin. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Lee Sin build consist of Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Lee Sin than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 54.9% when countering Lee Sin with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Lee Sin 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 sets that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Lee Sin battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.9% win rate overall.

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