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How to Win Nocturne vs Akshan Counter MatchupNocturne is in the a tier of champions

Nocturne vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Nocturne

based on 3,754 Nocturne vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Nocturne engaged Akshan 3754 times. Having so many games with Nocturne versus Akshan gives us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to defeat Akshan. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Nocturne is forced to battle against Akshan in only 1.8% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of beating Akshan. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Nocturne against Akshan matches, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Nocturne vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEdge of NightBlade of The Ruined KingYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nocturne's passive ability p
Nocturne's q ability q
Nocturne's w ability w
Nocturne's e ability e
Nocturne'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 Akshan as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Akshan

Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.

Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.

Nocturne vs Akshan Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Akshan Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
7.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
34
< Minions Killed >
166
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,896
< Physical Damage >
18,893
1,252
< Magic Damage >
3,247
1,202
< True Damage >
1,190
18,351
< Damage Dealt >
23,331
35,491
< Damage Taken >
22,328
12,285
< Gold Earned >
12,616
1.28
< Towers >
2
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,474
< Total Healing >
4,158
13,913
< Experience >
14,258
21
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
537
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Akshan with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Nocturne vs. Akshan matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akshan..

Nocturne normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Akshan. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Akshan

Who is Better, Nocturne or Akshan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when playing against Akshan, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter for Akshan.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Akshan, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Akshan.

Furthermore, Nocturne also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Akshan matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nocturne is an above average counter for Akshan. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nocturne

Nocturne Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric47.6% winrateSingedSinged47.9% winrateRakanRakan48% winrate

Nocturne Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateYuumiYuumi58.5% winrateHweiHwei56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 4956 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.5% 3254 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.9% 28252 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 995 Games

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,754 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 Akshan as Nocturne 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

Nocturne Build Akshan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne often racks up a lot less CS compared to Akshan. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Akshan build include Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Akshan than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 52.5% battling Akshan with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Akshan as Nocturne, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Nocturne vs Akshan counters, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.5% win rate overall.

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