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

Nocturne vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the s tier of champions
AssassinFighter
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Nocturne

based on 2,806 Nocturne vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games every week. Within our database, Nocturne fought Viktor 2806 times. With so many matchups for Nocturne vs Viktor provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to obliterate Viktor. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Nocturne has to counter Viktor in only 1.3% of his games.

Nocturne vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a average job of countering Viktor. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Nocturne against Viktor matches, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Nocturne vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Sundered SkyGuardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

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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Guide to Countering Viktor as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Nocturne vs Viktor Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Viktor Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
7.6
< Assists >
7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
34
< Minions Killed >
184
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,557
< Physical Damage >
638
1,282
< Magic Damage >
24,995
1,234
< True Damage >
729
18,073
< Damage Dealt >
26,362
36,289
< Damage Taken >
19,335
12,267
< Gold Earned >
12,176
1.23
< Towers >
1.98
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,045
< Total Healing >
1,664
14,022
< Experience >
15,211
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
545
< Time Dealing CC >
274

How to Counter Viktor with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Nocturne versus Viktor matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..

Nocturne normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Viktor. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Viktor

Who is Better, Nocturne or Viktor?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viktor, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Nocturne does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Viktor.

Furthermore, Nocturne has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

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

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Nocturne, we analyzed 2,806 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 Viktor 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often racks up a lot less CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Viktor build consist of Edge of Night, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Viktor than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Viktor as Nocturne, Nocturne players 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 that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Viktor counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

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