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How to Win Illaoi vs Nocturne Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Illaoi

based on 3,997 Illaoi vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.37
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Nocturne as Illaoi came out of an examination of 3997 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Illaoi encounters Nocturne in only 5.6% of her games.

Illaoi vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a awful job of beating Nocturne. On average, she wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi against Nocturne games, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Illaoi vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraDeath's DanceSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Nocturne

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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!

Illaoi vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Nocturne Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.9
7
< Deaths >
6.1
4.3
< Assists >
8
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
192
< Minions Killed >
36
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.39
24,924
< Physical Damage >
16,974
855
< Magic Damage >
1,360
441
< True Damage >
1,356
26,221
< Damage Dealt >
19,691
36,430
< Damage Taken >
36,221
12,156
< Gold Earned >
12,465
2.75
< Towers >
1.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,787
< Total Healing >
16,962
15,561
< Experience >
14,229
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
446
< Time Dealing CC >
546

How to Counter Nocturne with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several important Illaoi versus Nocturne counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Nocturne

Who is Better, Illaoi or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Illaoi into Nocturne.

Additionally, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a terribly counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Nocturne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Illaoi, we analyzed 3,997 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 Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often racks up much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Illaoi versus Nocturne build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing against Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Nocturne as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Illaoi vs Nocturne counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Illaoi x Nocturne tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches with data with these champs.