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Mordekaiser vs Nocturne

How to Beat Nocturne as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nocturne as Mordekaiser

based on 14,642 Mordekaiser vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Mordekaiser came out of an examination of 14642 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Mordekaiser has to counter Nocturne in only 5.5% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a ok job of countering Nocturne. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Mordekaiser against Nocturne rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Mordekaiser vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassKaenic RookernSpirit VisageNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Nocturne

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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!

Mordekaiser vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Nocturne Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
6.5
4.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
156
< Minions Killed >
34
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,788
< Physical Damage >
16,185
21,028
< Magic Damage >
1,288
638
< True Damage >
1,257
24,454
< Damage Dealt >
18,731
32,065
< Damage Taken >
35,489
12,019
< Gold Earned >
12,191
2.08
< Towers >
1.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
9,491
< Total Healing >
16,445
15,398
< Experience >
13,815
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
256
< Time Dealing CC >
531

How to Counter Nocturne with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Mordekaiser against Nocturne counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Mordekaiser usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Nocturne

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Mordekaiser usually fairs equally well when playing against Nocturne, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes an ok counter to Nocturne.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Mordekaiser into Nocturne.

Moreover, Mordekaiser has some 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Nocturne matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 14,642 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser typically gets much more CS as Nocturne. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Mordekaiser versus Nocturne build consist of Unending Despair, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Nocturne than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 50.7% battling Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Nocturne as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Mordekaiser vs Nocturne matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.

If you want to get Mordekaiser vs Nocturne tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every match with data with these champs.