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

Nocturne vs Graves

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

based on 8,909 Nocturne vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Nocturne resulted from an analysis of 8909 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Nocturne is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.3% of his games.

Nocturne vs Graves Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a decent job of countering Graves. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions fight one another in. In Nocturne vs Graves games, Nocturne’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Graves.

Best Nocturne vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Titanic HydraThe CollectorSundered SkySterak's Gage

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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Nocturne vs Graves Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Graves Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
7.5
< Assists >
7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
34
< Minions Killed >
55
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,002
< Physical Damage >
17,559
1,238
< Magic Damage >
822
1,212
< True Damage >
1,628
17,453
< Damage Dealt >
20,010
35,112
< Damage Taken >
30,067
12,032
< Gold Earned >
12,808
1.25
< Towers >
1.71
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
16,607
< Total Healing >
13,885
13,755
< Experience >
14,530
22
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
536
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Graves with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Nocturne versus Graves matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Graves

Who is Better, Nocturne or Graves?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Graves, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter to Graves.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Graves, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Graves.

Furthermore, Nocturne also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Graves matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nocturne is a decent counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nocturne against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Nocturne, we analyzed 8,909 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne usually racks up less CS as Graves. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Graves build include Guardian Angel, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Graves than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 51.5% battling Graves with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Graves as Nocturne, Nocturne players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Nocturne vs Graves matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Nocturne are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.