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Rengar vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Rengar in LoLRengar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Rengar

based on 7,098 Rengar vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Rengar faced off against Nocturne 7098 times. Using so many matchups for Rengar vs Nocturne gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate Nocturne. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Rengar encounters Nocturne in only 5.3% of his games.

Rengar vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a terrible job of beating Nocturne. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Rengar vs Nocturne matches, Rengar’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Rengar vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSundered SkyEdge of NightInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Nocturne

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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!

Rengar vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Nocturne Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.8
7.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
42
< Minions Killed >
33
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,721
< Physical Damage >
16,201
1,323
< Magic Damage >
1,289
1,150
< True Damage >
1,212
20,195
< Damage Dealt >
18,703
34,242
< Damage Taken >
35,170
12,960
< Gold Earned >
12,297
1.25
< Towers >
1.36
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
16,141
< Total Healing >
16,469
14,141
< Experience >
13,942
21
< Vision Score >
22
5
< Wards Placed >
6
232
< Time Dealing CC >
529

How to Counter Nocturne with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Rengar versus Nocturne counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champs. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..

Rengar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Nocturne

Who is Better, Rengar or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 45.8% win rate. As a result, Rengar makes a poor counter to Nocturne.

While Rengar does have a much lower winrate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Rengar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rengar into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rengar is a bad counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rengar against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Rengar, we analyzed 7,098 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 Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rengar in order to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Rengar versus Nocturne build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Rengar included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 45.8% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Nocturne as Rengar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Rengar vs Nocturne matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.8% winrate overall.

If you want to get Rengar x Nocturne tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match completed with these champions.