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

Nocturne vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Nocturne in LoLNocturne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Nocturne

based on 2,897 Nocturne vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Nocturne did battle with Gangplank 2897 times. With so many matchups for Nocturne vs Gangplank provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a pro build to destroy Gangplank. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Nocturne fights Gangplank in only 1.4% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a good job of countering Gangplank. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Nocturne against Gangplank rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Nocturne vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelProfane HydraDeath's DanceSerylda's Grudge

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
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Last skill for Nocturne to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Gangplank

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.

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Nocturne vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Gangplank Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.7
< Assists >
6.4
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
34
< Minions Killed >
196
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,371
< Physical Damage >
16,022
1,278
< Magic Damage >
3,902
1,264
< True Damage >
4,609
18,914
< Damage Dealt >
24,534
36,216
< Damage Taken >
26,358
12,553
< Gold Earned >
13,902
1.35
< Towers >
2.02
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
17,177
< Total Healing >
6,835
14,300
< Experience >
15,882
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
536
< Time Dealing CC >
315

How to Counter Gangplank with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Nocturne versus Gangplank counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Nocturne normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Gangplank

Who is Better, Nocturne or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a great counter to Gangplank.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate than Gangplank, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Gangplank.

Furthermore, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Gangplank matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Gangplank. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Gangplank.

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Nocturne, we analyzed 2,897 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 Gangplank 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Gangplank build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Gangplank than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 53.6% battling Gangplank with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Gangplank as Nocturne, Nocturne players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Nocturne vs Gangplank face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.6% win rate overall.

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