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How to Synergize Nocturne with Ahri on the Same TeamNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne with Ahri

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How to Synergize Nocturne and Ahri

based on 6,419 Nocturne with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nocturne has fought alongside Ahri in 6419 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Nocturne synergize with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Nocturne to play alongside Ahri on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 3.1% of games with Nocturne.

Nocturne Ahri Synergy Summary

Nocturne does a ok job of synergizing with Ahri. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Nocturne when playing with Ahri by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nocturne vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeBlack CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Nocturne and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Nocturne with Ahri

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.

Advice to Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Nocturne Ahri Synergy Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Ahri Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
7.7
< Assists >
7.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
32
< Minions Killed >
34
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,160
< Physical Damage >
15,905
1,276
< Magic Damage >
1,280
1,259
< True Damage >
1,272
18,696
< Damage Dealt >
18,458
35,781
< Damage Taken >
35,483
12,269
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.26
< Towers >
1.29
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,737
< Total Healing >
16,629
13,826
< Experience >
13,869
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
537
< Time Dealing CC >
536

How to Play with Ahri as Nocturne in LoL

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

Overall, Nocturne sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ahri helps Nocturne perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nocturne plays on the same team as Ahri, he observes a little increase in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Ahri supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Nocturne is played with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ahri.

Moreover, when Nocturne plays with Ahri on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Ahri does a poor job of protecting Nocturne during team fights.

Synergies between Nocturne and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nocturne
Ahri

Is Nocturne better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no one best ally for Nocturne that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Ahri is a not very good ally for Nocturne. By playing on the same side as Nocturne, she drops their win rate by -2.2% to 49.6%. This demonstrates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Nocturne and Ahri that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Ahri has a greater difficulty than Nocturne. That means Nocturne players must be careful when lining up Ahri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Nocturne and Ahri together, you may not be giving your team much utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in their capabilities.

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

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nocturne and Ahri, we analyzed 6,419 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 Nocturne with Ahri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to synergize with Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Nocturne and Ahri synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Ahri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing alongside Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Ahri with Nocturne are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.