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

Nocturne vs Shyvana

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

based on 3,085 Nocturne vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Nocturne faced Shyvana 3085 times. Using so many games with Nocturne versus Shyvana provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nocturne is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.5% of his games.

Nocturne vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a good job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nocturne against Shyvana rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Nocturne vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeBlack Cleaver

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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Nocturne vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Shyvana Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
7.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
34
< Minions Killed >
68
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,886
< Physical Damage >
5,169
1,263
< Magic Damage >
14,090
1,235
< True Damage >
1,041
18,385
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
34,933
< Damage Taken >
33,926
12,147
< Gold Earned >
12,321
1.29
< Towers >
1.69
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
16,618
< Total Healing >
12,270
13,859
< Experience >
14,444
21
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
529
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Shyvana with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Nocturne against Shyvana counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Nocturne usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Shyvana

Who is Better, Nocturne or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when facing off against Shyvana, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes a great counter for Shyvana.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nocturne into Shyvana.

Furthermore, Nocturne has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Shyvana matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter for Shyvana. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Nocturne, we analyzed 3,085 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nocturne to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne most often gets less CS as Shyvana. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nocturne versus Shyvana build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Eclipse. When Nocturne bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Shyvana than with many other common builds. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 53.9% when countering Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Shyvana as Nocturne, Nocturne players should take 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 sets we have analyed for Nocturne vs Shyvana LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.9% winrate overall.

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