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

Nocturne vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 3,345 Nocturne vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Nocturne came out of an evaluation of 3345 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Nocturne has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Nocturne versus Heimerdinger matches, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Nocturne vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceStridebreakerAxiom Arc

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
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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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Nocturne vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Heimerdinger Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.6
< Assists >
6.9
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
35
< Minions Killed >
135
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,015
< Physical Damage >
838
1,300
< Magic Damage >
23,979
1,248
< True Damage >
706
18,564
< Damage Dealt >
25,524
36,337
< Damage Taken >
20,877
12,301
< Gold Earned >
11,046
1.25
< Towers >
1.95
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,789
< Total Healing >
2,129
14,076
< Experience >
13,794
21
< Vision Score >
27
7
< Wards Placed >
13
574
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Nocturne versus Heimerdinger matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Nocturne often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Nocturne or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Nocturne does have a higher win rate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Nocturne also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. 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 Heimerdinger matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nocturne is an above average counter to Heimerdinger. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,345 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 Heimerdinger 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne typically accumulates a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Nocturne versus Heimerdinger build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Eclipse. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Heimerdinger than with most other common builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Heimerdinger as Nocturne, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Nocturne vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Nocturne are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.