Nocturne vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Nocturne
based on 6,337 Nocturne vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nocturne vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Nocturne vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Nocturne
Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Nocturne vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Nocturne in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Nocturne against Nasus matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nasus..
Nocturne normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nasus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nocturne and Nasus
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Who is Better, Nocturne or Nasus?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when taking on Nasus, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Nasus.
Moreover, Nocturne also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Nasus matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Nocturne is a decent counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nocturne to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Nasus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Nasus build consist of Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Nasus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Nasus as Nocturne, Nocturne players 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 builds we have analyed for Nocturne vs Nasus counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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