Viktor vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Viktor
based on 2,806 Viktor vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Nocturne
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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!
Viktor vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Viktor in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Viktor vs. Nocturne matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..
Viktor typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Viktor or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes an ok counter to Nocturne.
While Viktor does have a higher win rate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Viktor vs Nocturne matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Nocturne. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viktor against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor typically racks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Viktor versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Nocturne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nocturne as Viktor, Viktor players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Viktor vs Nocturne matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.
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