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Illaoi with Nocturne

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How to Synergize Illaoi and Nocturne

based on 3,872 Illaoi with Nocturne pairs
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.48
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Illaoi has been on the same team as Nocturne in 3872 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Illaoi synergize with Nocturne. It is somewhat uncommon for Illaoi to play with Nocturne as teammates. This has only occurred in about 5.4% of games with Illaoi.

Illaoi Nocturne Synergy Summary

Illaoi does a ok job of playing alongside Nocturne. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.0% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Illaoi when fighting on the same team as Nocturne by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageHullbreakerSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceThornmailBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Nocturne

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Understand How Nocturne Will Play

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.

Illaoi Nocturne Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Nocturne Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
4.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
190
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,962
< Physical Damage >
24,827
820
< Magic Damage >
835
416
< True Damage >
407
26,198
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,778
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,084
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.82
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,813
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,378
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
443
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Nocturne as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Nocturne synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nocturne, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Illaoi sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nocturne. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nocturne helps Illaoi perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Illaoi plays on the same team as Nocturne, she gets a small increase in her full damage dealt. This difference may signal that Nocturne helps provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played with Nocturne on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Nocturne. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Nocturne.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Nocturne on the same side, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Nocturne does a decent job of protecting Illaoi during teamfights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Nocturne

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Nocturne?

There is no top ally for Illaoi that will 100% of the time be her top ally. Yet, overall, Nocturne is a very typical ally for Illaoi. By being on the same team as Illaoi, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 50.0%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small synergy between Illaoi and Nocturne that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Nocturne has a lower difficulty than Illaoi. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Nocturne allies to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by grouping Illaoi and Nocturne together, you probably will not be granting your side enough utility. Plan to pick other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Nocturne ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Nocturne Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Nocturne, we analyzed 3,872 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Illaoi with Nocturne comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to synergize with Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to prioritize in your Illaoi and Nocturne synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi used at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Nocturne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing alongside Nocturne with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

If you need to get Illaoi with Nocturne collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match finished with these champs.