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Nocturne with Galio

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How to Synergize Nocturne and Galio

based on 5,998 Nocturne with Galio pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nocturne has fought alongside Galio in 5998 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Nocturne play with Galio. It is relatively rare for Nocturne to play alongside Galio as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.9% of matches with Nocturne.

Nocturne Galio Synergy Summary

Nocturne does a decent job of playing alongside Galio. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Nocturne when playing alongside Galio by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nocturne vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Nocturne Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEclipseAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceProfane HydraBlack 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
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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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nocturne and Galio

Tips for Playing as Nocturne with Galio

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 Understand How Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Nocturne Galio Synergy Stats

Nocturne Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Galio Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
6.2
8
< Assists >
7.8
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
33
< Minions Killed >
34
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,176
< Physical Damage >
15,905
1,294
< Magic Damage >
1,280
1,269
< True Damage >
1,272
18,740
< Damage Dealt >
18,458
35,129
< Damage Taken >
35,483
12,240
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.34
< Towers >
1.29
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
16,750
< Total Healing >
16,629
13,744
< Experience >
13,869
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
534
< Time Dealing CC >
536

How to Play with Galio as Nocturne in LoL

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

Overall, Nocturne sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Galio helps Nocturne perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nocturne plays on the same team as Galio, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This could demonstrate that Galio helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Nocturne is played with Galio on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Galio.

Moreover, when Nocturne plays with Galio on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Galio does a decent job of protecting Nocturne in teamfights.

Synergies between Nocturne and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Nocturne
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nocturne
Galio

Is Nocturne better when played alongside Galio?

There is no perfect ally for Nocturne that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Galio is a very typical ally for Nocturne. By playing on the same team as Nocturne, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 51.9%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Nocturne and Galio that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Galio has a greater difficulty than Nocturne. That means you must be very careful when arranging Galio comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing together, Nocturne players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Although, by grouping Nocturne and Galio together, you will not be providing your side much crowd control. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Galio teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nocturne Players

How We Calculated Our Nocturne Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nocturne and Galio, we analyzed 5,998 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 Nocturne with Galio 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nocturne to pair well with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to include in your Nocturne and Galio synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Eclipse, and Axiom Arc. When Nocturne combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Galio than with many other common builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average winrate of 51.9% helping carry Galio with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, Nocturne players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Nocturne with Galio cooperations tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game completed with these champions.