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How to Win Ahri vs Nocturne Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Ahri

based on 6,367 Ahri vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Ahri resulted from an analysis of 6367 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Ahri encounters Nocturne in only 5.7% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a dismal job of countering Nocturne. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Ahri against Nocturne matches, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Ahri vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceVoid StaffShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Nocturne

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.

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!

Ahri vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Nocturne Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
7.5
< Assists >
7.4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
166
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,461
< Physical Damage >
15,132
14,750
< Magic Damage >
1,250
5,143
< True Damage >
1,248
21,355
< Damage Dealt >
17,630
20,655
< Damage Taken >
35,647
11,304
< Gold Earned >
12,151
1.92
< Towers >
1.27
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
4,896
< Total Healing >
16,767
14,417
< Experience >
13,871
20
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
7
69
< Time Dealing CC >
534

How to Counter Nocturne with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Ahri against Nocturne matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Ahri often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Nocturne

Who is Better, Ahri or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when facing off against Nocturne, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Nocturne, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ahri into Nocturne.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a trash counter to Nocturne. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Ahri, we analyzed 6,367 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 Ahri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri usually accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ahri versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Nocturne than with most other common builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Nocturne as Ahri, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ahri vs Nocturne counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

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