Kalista vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Kalista
based on 1,676 Kalista vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Nocturne
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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!
Kalista vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Kalista versus Nocturne matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..
Kalista normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Kalista or Nocturne?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 45.1% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter to Nocturne.
While Kalista does have a much lower win rate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Nocturneas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kalista also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a bad counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Nocturne build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Nocturne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Nocturne with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Nocturne as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kalista vs Nocturne face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Kalista are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.