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

Nocturne vs Varus

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

based on 8,011 Nocturne vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Nocturne resulted from an analysis of 8011 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Nocturne is forced to battle against Varus in only 3.8% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Varus Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a great job of beating Varus. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.3% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Nocturne versus Varus games, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Varus.

Best Nocturne vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverExperimental HexplateAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSundered SkySterak's GageSerylda's Grudge

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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Nocturne vs Varus Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Varus Image
7.6
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
34
< Minions Killed >
172
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,107
< Physical Damage >
14,059
1,293
< Magic Damage >
6,340
1,273
< True Damage >
363
18,673
< Damage Dealt >
20,762
35,442
< Damage Taken >
20,435
12,318
< Gold Earned >
12,151
1.34
< Towers >
2.16
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,706
< Total Healing >
4,595
13,984
< Experience >
12,792
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
539
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Varus with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Nocturne vs. Varus counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Varus

Who is Better, Nocturne or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 54.3% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes a great counter for Varus.

While Nocturne does have a much higher win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Varus.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Varus matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Varus.

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 Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Nocturne, we analyzed 8,011 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 Varus 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 Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nocturne in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually gets a lot less CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Varus build include Black Cleaver, Experimental Hexplate, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Varus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 54.3% when playing against Varus with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Varus as Nocturne, you should equip 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 combinations we have analyed for Nocturne vs Varus face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Nocturne x Varus tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games with data with both champs.