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How to Synergize Akali and Nocturne

based on 13,034 Akali with Nocturne pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Nocturne in 13034 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Akali play with Nocturne. It is somewhat uncommon for Akali to play with Nocturne as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 5.7% of rounds with Akali.

Akali Nocturne Synergy Summary

Akali has done a average job of teaming up with Nocturne. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.6% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Akali when playing with Nocturne by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Akali with Nocturne

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Nocturne Will Play

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Akali Nocturne Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Nocturne Image
9.4
< Kills >
9
6
< Deaths >
6
5.4
< Assists >
5.1
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
155
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,337
< Physical Damage >
1,335
22,365
< Magic Damage >
21,516
763
< True Damage >
759
24,466
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
27,006
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,927
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.53
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,421
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,640
< Experience >
14,415
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Nocturne as Akali in LoL

The Akali Nocturne synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nocturne, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nocturne. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nocturne helps Akali perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali plays on the same team as Nocturne, she sees a marginal improvement in her complete damage output. This change could indicate that Nocturne supports by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played alongside Nocturne on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Nocturne.

Additionally, when Akali plays with Nocturne on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Nocturne does a poor job of protecting Akali in teamfights.

Synergies between Akali and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Nocturne

Is Akali better when played alongside Nocturne?

There is no top companion for Akali that will no matter what be her best ally. Yet, Nocturne is a good teammate for Akali. By playing on the same side as Akali, he improves their win rate by 1.5% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Akali and Nocturne that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Nocturne has a much lower diffuclty than Akali. That means Akali players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Nocturne comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Akali players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Akali and Nocturne together, you probably will not be giving your side enough crowd control. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Nocturne ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Nocturne Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Nocturne, we analyzed 13,034 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Nocturne comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Akali to pair well with Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to prioritize in your Akali and Nocturne synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Nocturne than with many other common item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing alongside Nocturne with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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