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

Nocturne vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rengar as Nocturne

based on 7,098 Nocturne vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Nocturne engaged Rengar 7098 times. Having so many matchups for Nocturne vs Rengar gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nocturne is forced to battle against Rengar in only 3.4% of his games.

Nocturne vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a great job of countering Rengar. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.2% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Nocturne against Rengar rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Rengar.

Best Nocturne vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeGuardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

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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Q
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W
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E
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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 Rengar as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Nocturne vs Rengar Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Rengar Image
7.8
< Kills >
8.2
6.2
< Deaths >
7.3
7.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
33
< Minions Killed >
42
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.27
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.34
16,201
< Physical Damage >
17,721
1,289
< Magic Damage >
1,323
1,212
< True Damage >
1,150
18,703
< Damage Dealt >
20,195
35,170
< Damage Taken >
34,242
12,297
< Gold Earned >
12,960
1.36
< Towers >
1.25
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
16,469
< Total Healing >
16,141
13,942
< Experience >
14,141
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
5
529
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Rengar with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several vital Nocturne vs. Rengar matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rengar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Rengar

Who is Better, Nocturne or Rengar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Rengar, with a 54.2% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a great counter for Rengar.

While Nocturne does have a much higher win rate than Rengar, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Rengar.

Furthermore, Nocturne also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nocturne is a great counter for Rengar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Rengar.

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 Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Nocturne, we analyzed 7,098 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Rengar. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nocturne versus Rengar build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Rengar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 54.2% when playing against Rengar with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Rengar 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 rune builds players used for Nocturne vs Rengar counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.2% winrate overall.

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