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

Nocturne vs Sett

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

based on 6,213 Nocturne vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Nocturne faced off against Sett 6213 times. Using so many matchups for Nocturne versus Sett provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to counter your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nocturne encounters Sett in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Sett Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a decent job of beating Sett. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Nocturne against Sett rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Sett.

Best Nocturne vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTitanic HydraSerylda's GrudgeSundered Sky

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Sett as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Sett

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.

Nocturne vs Sett Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Sett Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
8.1
< Assists >
5.3
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
34
< Minions Killed >
154
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.54
16,301
< Physical Damage >
18,102
1,295
< Magic Damage >
272
1,270
< True Damage >
5,344
18,867
< Damage Dealt >
23,719
35,553
< Damage Taken >
36,094
12,232
< Gold Earned >
11,775
1.24
< Towers >
2.58
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,480
< Total Healing >
6,283
13,867
< Experience >
14,644
21
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
538
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Sett with Nocturne in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several valuable Nocturne vs. Sett counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sett’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sett..

Nocturne often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sett. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Sett

Who is Better, Nocturne or Sett?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when playing against Sett, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter for Sett.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Sett, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Sett.

Moreover, Nocturne has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Sett matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nocturne is a decent counter to Sett. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Nocturne, we analyzed 6,213 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 Sett 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 Sett Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne on average racks up a lot less CS as Sett. 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 able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Sett build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Nocturne used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Sett than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Sett with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Sett as Nocturne, you should use 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 rune combinations players used for Nocturne vs Sett clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sett as Nocturne are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.