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Rek'Sai vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Rek'Sai

based on 943 Rek'Sai vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Rek'Sai battled Nocturne in 943 matches. Having so many matchups for Rek'Sai vs Nocturne gives us faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Rek'Sai has to counter Nocturne in only 4.7% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a below average job of beating Nocturne. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Rek'Sai against Nocturne rounds, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Rek'Sai vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageEclipseTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Nocturne

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

Advice to Win Against Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Rek'Sai vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Nocturne Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
7.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
39
< Minions Killed >
34
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,157
< Physical Damage >
16,073
82
< Magic Damage >
1,328
3,480
< True Damage >
1,314
17,720
< Damage Dealt >
18,716
36,308
< Damage Taken >
35,727
12,012
< Gold Earned >
12,386
1.45
< Towers >
1.41
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,812
< Total Healing >
16,682
13,723
< Experience >
13,978
22
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
282
< Time Dealing CC >
544

How to Counter Nocturne with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Rek'Sai versus Nocturne counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..

Rek'Sai usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Nocturne

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Rek'Sai into Nocturne.

Additionally, Rek'Sai has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rek'Sai is a garbage counter to Nocturne. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Nocturne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

NilahNilah40.9% winrateShenShen41.8% winrateTaricTaric42.3% winrateViVi42.9% winrate

Rek'Sai Wins Against

RenektonRenekton56.8% winrateYuumiYuumi53.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.7% winrateAlistarAlistar53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 943 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 Nocturne as Rek'Sai 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

Rek'Sai Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually gets a similar amount of CS as Nocturne. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rek'Sai versus Nocturne build include Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Nocturne than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 47.5% when playing against Nocturne with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Nocturne as Rek'Sai, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Rek'Sai vs Nocturne counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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