Yorick vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Yorick
based on 5,179 Yorick vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Nocturne
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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!
Yorick vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several important Yorick vs. Nocturne counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..
Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Yorick or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a bad counter to Nocturne.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Yorick into Nocturne.
Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick 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 late stage team fights.
Yorick is a bad counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often picks up much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Yorick versus Nocturne build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Yorick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Nocturne than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Nocturne as Yorick, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Yorick vs Nocturne battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.
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