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Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Fiddlesticks

based on 3,655 Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Nocturne as Fiddlesticks resulted from an analysis of 3655 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Fiddlesticks has to counter Nocturne in only 5.7% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks does a poor job of beating Nocturne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions face each other in. In Fiddlesticks against Nocturne matches, Fiddlesticks’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentCryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Fiddlesticks

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!

Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Nocturne Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
8.9
< Assists >
7.9
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
40
< Minions Killed >
36
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
298
< Physical Damage >
16,388
17,770
< Magic Damage >
1,353
1,201
< True Damage >
1,287
19,270
< Damage Dealt >
19,028
34,017
< Damage Taken >
36,440
11,465
< Gold Earned >
12,543
1.15
< Towers >
1.34
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
17,259
< Total Healing >
17,133
13,296
< Experience >
14,343
46
< Vision Score >
22
3
< Wards Placed >
7
751
< Time Dealing CC >
552

How to Counter Nocturne with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Fiddlesticks versus Nocturne counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..

Fiddlesticks usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nocturne

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Nocturne?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Fiddlesticks makes a poor counter to Nocturne.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Fiddlesticks into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Fiddlesticks also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Fiddlesticks is a bad counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Fiddlesticks against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 3,655 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiddlesticks to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Fiddlesticks versus Nocturne build include Malignance, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Nocturne than with most other typical builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks boasted an average winrate of 47.1% battling Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Nocturne as Fiddlesticks, Fiddlesticks players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Triple Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Fiddlesticks vs Nocturne counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Fiddlesticks are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.