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How to Win Zeri vs Nocturne Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Zeri

based on 2,111 Zeri vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Zeri engaged Nocturne in 2111 rounds. Using so many matchups for Zeri versus Nocturne gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to smash your foe. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Zeri fights Nocturne in only 5.4% of their games.

Zeri vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a terrible job of beating Nocturne. Normally, they wins a lowly 44.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zeri against Nocturne games, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Zeri vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterTitanic HydraLord Dominik's RegardsRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Zeri

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!

Zeri vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Nocturne Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
186
< Minions Killed >
33
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,717
< Physical Damage >
15,798
6,452
< Magic Damage >
1,255
584
< True Damage >
1,256
20,753
< Damage Dealt >
18,310
23,442
< Damage Taken >
35,137
12,581
< Gold Earned >
12,081
2.15
< Towers >
1.34
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
4,223
< Total Healing >
16,599
12,785
< Experience >
13,759
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
119
< Time Dealing CC >
532

How to Counter Nocturne with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Zeri versus Nocturne matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..

Zeri normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Nocturne

Who is Better, Zeri or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 44.8% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Zeri does have a much lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zeri into Nocturne.

Additionally, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zeri is a terribly counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Nocturne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Zeri, we analyzed 2,111 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 Zeri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zeri Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri on average racks up much more CS as Nocturne. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Nocturne build include Experimental Hexplate, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri included at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Nocturne than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 44.8% battling Nocturne with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Nocturne as Zeri, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zeri vs Nocturne LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Zeri versus Nocturne tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all games run with both champs.