Nocturne vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Nocturne
based on 14,250 Nocturne vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nocturne vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Nocturne vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Nocturne
Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Nocturne vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Nocturne in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several critical Nocturne versus Yasuo counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..
Nocturne normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nocturne and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Nocturne or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Yasuo.
While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nocturne into Yasuo.
Moreover, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Yasuo matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Nocturne is a decent counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nocturne to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Nocturne versus Yasuo build include Experimental Hexplate, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Yasuo than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Yasuo as Nocturne, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nocturne vs Yasuo clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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