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

Nocturne vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Nocturne

based on 3,429 Nocturne vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Nocturne came out of an evaluation of 3429 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nocturne is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Shen Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of countering Shen. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.7% of matches the champs face one another in. In Nocturne vs Shen matches, Nocturne’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Shen.

Best Nocturne vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelExperimental HexplateAxiom Arc

Optional Items

StridebreakerYoumuu's GhostbladeBlack CleaverEdge of Night

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Shen

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 Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Nocturne vs Shen Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Shen Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.1
7.8
< Assists >
10.3
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
32
< Minions Killed >
122
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.42
15,301
< Physical Damage >
7,893
1,205
< Magic Damage >
7,076
1,250
< True Damage >
1,148
17,757
< Damage Dealt >
16,118
35,479
< Damage Taken >
30,173
12,058
< Gold Earned >
10,129
1.28
< Towers >
1.71
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,738
< Total Healing >
3,896
13,646
< Experience >
13,999
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
534
< Time Dealing CC >
317

How to Counter Shen with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some critical Nocturne against Shen matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Nocturne normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Shen

Who is Better, Nocturne or Shen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when facing off against Shen, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter to Shen.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Shen.

Furthermore, Nocturne has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Shen matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nocturne is a good counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Shen.

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 Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,429 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 Shen 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 Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne in order to counter Shen 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 here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Shen build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Shen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 52.7% battling Shen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Shen 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 that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Shen LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Nocturne are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.