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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Nocturne Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Kha'Zix

based on 6,145 Kha'Zix vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Kha'Zix fought Nocturne in 6145 matches. With so many games with Kha'Zix vs Nocturne provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to counter your rival. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Kha'Zix has to counter Nocturne in only 5.7% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a below average job of countering Nocturne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Kha'Zix against Nocturne games, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Kha'Zix vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordKircheis Shard

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcEdge of NightMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Nocturne

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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!

Kha'Zix vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Nocturne Image
8
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
7.4
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
27
< Minions Killed >
33
1.69
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,327
< Physical Damage >
15,199
1,079
< Magic Damage >
1,234
973
< True Damage >
1,193
19,380
< Damage Dealt >
17,627
33,762
< Damage Taken >
35,149
12,791
< Gold Earned >
12,136
1.04
< Towers >
1.3
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
16,500
< Total Healing >
16,441
14,016
< Experience >
13,863
23
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
217
< Time Dealing CC >
531

How to Counter Nocturne with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some critical Kha'Zix versus Nocturne counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..

Kha'Zix typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Nocturne

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a bad counter for Nocturne.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kha'Zix into Nocturne.

Moreover, Kha'Zix also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix 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 teammates during teamfights.

Kha'Zix is a trash counter for Nocturne. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 6,145 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 Kha'Zix 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kha'Zix versus Nocturne build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Nocturne than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 47.4% when countering Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Nocturne as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Kha'Zix vs Nocturne counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

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