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How to Win Thresh vs Nocturne Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Thresh

based on 7,932 Thresh vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Thresh did battle with Nocturne in 7932 matches. Including so many games with Thresh versus Nocturne provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to shatter Nocturne. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Thresh has to counter Nocturne in only 5.4% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a terrible job of countering Nocturne. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Thresh vs Nocturne rounds, Thresh’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Thresh vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairRanduin's OmenKaenic RookernTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Nocturne

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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!

Thresh vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Nocturne Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
13.9
< Assists >
8.1
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
35
< Minions Killed >
33
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,277
< Physical Damage >
14,966
7,325
< Magic Damage >
1,238
777
< True Damage >
1,303
9,380
< Damage Dealt >
17,508
21,926
< Damage Taken >
34,784
8,632
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.78
< Towers >
1.36
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
2,325
< Total Healing >
16,413
10,663
< Experience >
13,658
54
< Vision Score >
22
23
< Wards Placed >
6
279
< Time Dealing CC >
530

How to Counter Nocturne with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Thresh vs. Nocturne matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Nocturne

Who is Better, Thresh or Nocturne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Thresh into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Thresh has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Thresh is a trash counter for Nocturne. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Thresh, we analyzed 7,932 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 Thresh 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 Thresh in order to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Thresh versus Nocturne build consist of Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Nocturne than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 46.8% when countering Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Nocturne as Thresh, Thresh players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Thresh vs Nocturne counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

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