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

Nocturne vs Wukong

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

based on 2,410 Nocturne vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Wukong as Nocturne resulted from an evaluation of 2410 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Nocturne has to counter Wukong in only 1.2% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a decent job of beating Wukong. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Nocturne against Wukong games, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Nocturne vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelExperimental HexplateEclipse

Optional Items

Profane HydraDeath's DanceBlack CleaverYoumuu's Ghostblade

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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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Wukong

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 Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Nocturne vs Wukong Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Wukong Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6
7.6
< Assists >
6.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
33
< Minions Killed >
86
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,292
< Physical Damage >
15,332
1,258
< Magic Damage >
2,353
1,247
< True Damage >
985
17,798
< Damage Dealt >
18,671
35,571
< Damage Taken >
31,032
12,123
< Gold Earned >
11,874
1.25
< Towers >
1.91
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
16,698
< Total Healing >
10,180
13,756
< Experience >
14,020
21
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
7
532
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Wukong with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Nocturne against Wukong counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Wukong..

Nocturne often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Wukong. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Wukong

Who is Better, Nocturne or Wukong?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter to Wukong.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Wukong, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nocturne into Wukong.

Furthermore, Nocturne has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Wukong. 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 in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Wukong matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nocturne is a decent counter to Wukong. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Wukong.

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Nocturne, we analyzed 2,410 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 Wukong 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 truly master Nocturne to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind 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 typically racks up less CS relative to Wukong. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nocturne versus Wukong build consist of Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Eclipse. When Nocturne bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Wukong than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Wukong with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Wukong as Nocturne, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nocturne vs Wukong battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Nocturne x Wukong tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using all matches run with these champs.