Zilean vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Zilean
based on 2,391 Zilean vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nocturne
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Zilean vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Zilean against Nocturne matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Zilean or Nocturne?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually loses when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a bad counter for Nocturne.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Zilean also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Nocturne.
Additionally, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often gets more CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well 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 surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Zilean versus Nocturne build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nocturne than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.8% battling Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Nocturne as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Zilean vs Nocturne counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
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