Xerath vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Xerath
based on 8,171 Xerath vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Nocturne
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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!
Xerath vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here show several significant Xerath versus Nocturne matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..
Xerath often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Xerath or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a poor counter to Nocturne.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Xerath also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Xerath into Nocturneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath 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 team fights.
Xerath is a garbage counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often gets much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Nocturne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 46.9% battling Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Nocturne as Xerath, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Xerath vs Nocturne clashes, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.
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