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

Nocturne vs Seraphine

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

based on 9,426 Nocturne vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Nocturne faced Seraphine in 9426 matches. Having so many games with Nocturne vs Seraphine gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a solid build to smash your foe. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Nocturne has to counter Seraphine in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a decent job of countering Seraphine. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Nocturne vs Seraphine games, Nocturne’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Seraphine.

Best Nocturne vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelWit's EndProfane HydraMaw of Malmortius

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 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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E
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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 Seraphine as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Seraphine

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.

Nocturne vs Seraphine Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Seraphine Image
7.3
< Kills >
3.2
6
< Deaths >
5.8
7.3
< Assists >
12
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
0.7
33
< Minions Killed >
96
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,215
< Physical Damage >
1,381
1,225
< Magic Damage >
12,139
1,178
< True Damage >
506
17,619
< Damage Dealt >
14,027
35,015
< Damage Taken >
17,168
12,071
< Gold Earned >
9,793
1.27
< Towers >
2.16
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,709
< Total Healing >
3,777
13,735
< Experience >
11,734
21
< Vision Score >
41
6
< Wards Placed >
19
530
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Seraphine with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Nocturne versus Seraphine matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Seraphine’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Seraphine. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Nocturne normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Seraphine. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Seraphine

Who is Better, Nocturne or Seraphine?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Seraphine, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter for Seraphine.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Seraphine, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Seraphine.

Moreover, Nocturne has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Seraphine. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Seraphine 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 teamfights.

Nocturne is a decent counter to Seraphine. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Seraphine.

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Nocturne, we analyzed 9,426 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 Seraphine 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 in order to counter Seraphine during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually accumulates less CS compared to Seraphine. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Seraphine build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Seraphine than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Seraphine with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Seraphine 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 sets players picked for Nocturne vs Seraphine fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

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