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.
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Nocturne vs. Nilah counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..
Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes an ok counter for Nilah.
While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Nilah, when they face off with one another, Nocturne also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Nocturne into Nilah.
Additionally, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Nilah matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Nocturne is a decent counter for Nilah. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Nilah.
If you would like to truly master Nocturne to counter Nilah during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne typically picks up a lot less CS as Nilah. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Nilah build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Eclipse. When Nocturne included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Nilah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Nilah with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nilah as Nocturne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Nocturne vs Nilah counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Nocturne are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu above.