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Sett vs Nocturne

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How to Beat Nocturne as Sett

based on 6,213 Sett vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Sett faced Nocturne in 6213 matches. Having so many games with Sett versus Nocturne gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Sett has to counter Nocturne in only 5.7% of his rounds.

Sett vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sett has done a dismal job of beating Nocturne. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Sett versus Nocturne rounds, Sett’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Sett vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateDead Man's PlateHullbreakerDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Sett

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!

Sett vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Nocturne Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.3
< Assists >
8.1
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
154
< Minions Killed >
34
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,102
< Physical Damage >
16,301
272
< Magic Damage >
1,295
5,344
< True Damage >
1,270
23,719
< Damage Dealt >
18,867
36,094
< Damage Taken >
35,553
11,775
< Gold Earned >
12,232
2.58
< Towers >
1.24
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
6,283
< Total Healing >
16,480
14,644
< Experience >
13,867
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
179
< Time Dealing CC >
538

How to Counter Nocturne with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Sett versus Nocturne matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..

Sett usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Nocturne

Who is Better, Sett or Nocturne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sett usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Sett makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Sett does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Sett also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sett into Nocturne.

Moreover, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett 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 team members during teamfights.

Sett is a somewhat poor counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sett against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Sett, we analyzed 6,213 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 Sett 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often picks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Sett versus Nocturne build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Sett bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Nocturne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nocturne as Sett, Sett players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Sett vs Nocturne counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Sett are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.