Nocturne Build
the Eternal Nightmare
A demonic amalgamation drawn from the nightmares that haunt every sentient mind, the thing known as Nocturne has become a primordial force of pure evil. It is liquidly chaotic in aspect, a faceless shadow with cold eyes and armed with wicked-looking blades. After freeing itself from the spirit realm, Nocturne descended upon the waking world, to feed upon the kind of terror that can only thrive in true darkness.
Nocturne Jungle Build
The most played Nocturne Jungle build on patch 26.21 runs Hail of Blades with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, plus Legend: Alacrity and Triumph from the secondary tree. Take Smite and Flash. Start with Scorchclaw Pup and Health Potion, then build Experimental Hexplate, Plated Steelcaps and Axiom Arc, followed by Voltaic Cyclosword, Guardian Angel and Death's Dance. Max Q (Duskbringer) first, then E (Unspeakable Horror), then W (Shroud of Darkness). It has a 48.9% win rate and a 4.8% pick rate.
Runes
Primary
Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Hail of Blades
Gain 90% (60% for ranged champions) Attack Speed and bonus true damage when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks. No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end. Cooldown: 10s. On-Hit Damage: 2 - 20 (+0.12 bonus AD, +0.1 AP) damage. Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1. Allows you to temporarily exceed the Attack Speed limit.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s. Cooldown: 10s
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Ultimate Hunter
Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.
Secondary
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Legend: Alacrity
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks). Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold. 'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.' —Noxian Reckoner
Summoner Spells
Smite
Cooldown 15s
Smite
Cooldown 15s
Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Skill Priority
QDuskbringer
Cooldown 8s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
EUnspeakable Horror
Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
WShroud of Darkness
Cooldown 20/18/16/14/12s · 50 Mana
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive Attack Speed if successful.
Item Build
Full build 16,450gStarting Items
Scorchclaw Pup
450g
Scorchclaw Pup
Jungle Companions Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters. The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
Health Potion
50g
Health Potion
Consume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Core Build
1Experimental Hexplate
3,000g40 AD · 20% AS · 450 HP
Hexcharged · Overdrive
Experimental Hexplate
3,000g- 40 Attack Damage
- 20% Attack Speed
- 450 Health
Hexcharged Gain 30 Ultimate Ability Haste. Overdrive After casting your Ultimate, gain % Attack Speed and % Move Speed for 8 seconds.
2Plated Steelcaps
1,200g25 Armor · 45 MS
Plating
Plated Steelcaps
1,200g- 25 Armor
- 45 Move Speed
Plating Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
3Axiom Arc
2,750g55 AD · 18 Lethality · 20 AH
Flux
Axiom Arc
2,750g- 55 Attack Damage
- 18 Lethality
- 20 Ability Haste
Flux When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.
4Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000g55 AD · 10 Lethality · 10 AH
Galvanize · Firmament
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000g- 55 Attack Damage
- 10 Lethality
- 10 Ability Haste
Galvanize Damaging an Enemy Champions with an ability triggers Energized if it is ready. Firmament Your Energized Attack deals % target's Current Health as bonus physical damage and grants you bonus Lethality for 4 seconds.
5Guardian Angel
3,200g55 AD · 45 Armor
Rebirth
Guardian Angel
3,200g- 55 Attack Damage
- 45 Armor
Rebirth Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
6Death's Dance
3,300g60 AD · 50 Armor · 15 AH
Ignore Pain · Defy · Ignore Pain's
Death's Dance
3,300g- 60 Attack Damage
- 50 Armor
- 15 Ability Haste
Ignore Pain A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead. Defy When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
Abilities & Skill Path
Umbra Blades
Every few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.
QDuskbringer
Cooldown 8s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
WShroud of Darkness
Cooldown 20/18/16/14/12s · 50 Mana
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive Attack Speed if successful.
EUnspeakable Horror
Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
RParanoia
Cooldown 160/130/100s · 100 Mana
Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process. He can then launch himself at a nearby enemy champion.