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

Nocturne vs Vex

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

based on 4,086 Nocturne vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Nocturne resulted from an analysis of 4086 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Nocturne fights Vex in only 2.0% of his matches.

Nocturne vs Vex Matchup Summary

Nocturne does a good job of countering Vex. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Nocturne versus Vex rounds, Nocturne’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Vex.

Best Nocturne vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateYoumuu's GhostbladeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Sundered SkySerylda's GrudgeGuardian AngelBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nocturne to level upq
>
Second ability for Nocturne to level upe
>
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Vex Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
34
< Minions Killed >
158
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
15,913
< Physical Damage >
1,371
1,267
< Magic Damage >
20,953
1,229
< True Damage >
892
18,410
< Damage Dealt >
23,217
35,530
< Damage Taken >
19,646
12,343
< Gold Earned >
11,300
1.32
< Towers >
1.72
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,771
< Total Healing >
2,092
13,980
< Experience >
14,132
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
540
< Time Dealing CC >
550

How to Counter Vex with Nocturne in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Nocturne against Vex counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Nocturne typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nocturne and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Vex

Who is Better, Nocturne or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a great counter to Vex.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Vex.

Moreover, Nocturne also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. 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 Vex matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Nocturne is a great counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Nocturne, we analyzed 4,086 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Vex. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Nocturne versus Vex build include Experimental Hexplate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Vex than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average win rate of 53.9% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Vex 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. Out of all the runes players used for Nocturne vs Vex matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.9% win rate overall.

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