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

Nocturne vs Warwick

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

based on 10,426 Nocturne vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Nocturne resulted from an evaluation of 10426 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Nocturne is forced to battle against Warwick in only 5.0% of his rounds.

Nocturne vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Nocturne has done a good job of beating Warwick. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Nocturne vs Warwick matches, Nocturne’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Nocturne vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageSundered SkyThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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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W
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E
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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 Warwick as Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Nocturne vs Warwick Counter Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Warwick Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
8.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
33
< Minions Killed >
52
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
16,326
< Physical Damage >
7,724
1,287
< Magic Damage >
8,878
1,270
< True Damage >
840
18,884
< Damage Dealt >
17,443
34,995
< Damage Taken >
40,207
12,125
< Gold Earned >
11,703
1.27
< Towers >
1.36
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
16,071
< Total Healing >
21,424
13,657
< Experience >
13,355
21
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
7
525
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Warwick with Nocturne in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Nocturne vs. Warwick matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Nocturne typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nocturne and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nocturne
Warwick

Who is Better, Nocturne or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when facing off against Warwick, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Nocturne makes a good counter for Warwick.

While Nocturne does have a higher winrate compared to Warwick, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Nocturne into Warwick.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Warwick 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 teammates during teamfights.

Nocturne is an above average counter for Warwick. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nocturne against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Nocturne, we analyzed 10,426 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne in order to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nocturne typically gets less CS relative to Warwick. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Nocturne versus Warwick build consist of Black Cleaver, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nocturne had an average winrate of 52.8% when countering Warwick with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Warwick as Nocturne, you should equip 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 sets players chose for Nocturne vs Warwick counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

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