Vladimir vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Vladimir
based on 5,630 Vladimir vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Nocturne
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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!
Vladimir vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Vladimir in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some important Vladimir versus Nocturne matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..
Vladimir normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Nocturne?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Vladimir makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir usually picks up much more CS as Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Vladimir versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Nocturne as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Vladimir vs Nocturne clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.
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