Nocturne vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Nocturne
based on 21,745 Nocturne vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nocturne vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Nocturne vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Nocturne
Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Nocturne vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Nocturne in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some strategic Nocturne versus Lux matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lux. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Nocturne typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nocturne and Lux
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Who is Better, Nocturne or Lux?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when trying to fight Lux, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter for Lux.
While Nocturne does have a higher win rate than Lux, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Lux.
Additionally, Nocturne also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Lux 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 teamfights.
Nocturne is a good counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nocturne to counter Lux 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne usually racks up less CS compared to Lux. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Nocturne versus Lux build include Experimental Hexplate, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Nocturne included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Lux than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Lux as Nocturne, Nocturne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Ultimate Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Nocturne vs Lux counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.
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