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Vladimir with Nocturne

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How to Synergize Vladimir and Nocturne

based on 5,999 Vladimir with Nocturne pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Vladimir has gone into battle with Nocturne in 5999 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Vladimir play with Nocturne. It is somewhat uncommon for Vladimir to play with Nocturne on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 5.4% of rounds with Vladimir.

Vladimir Nocturne Synergy Summary

Vladimir has done a decent job of playing alongside Nocturne. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Vladimir when playing with Nocturne by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameFrozen HeartStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Nocturne

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Nocturne

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir Nocturne Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Nocturne Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
6.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
182
< Minions Killed >
184
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
968
< Physical Damage >
993
23,687
< Magic Damage >
22,922
377
< True Damage >
371
25,033
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
33,255
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,849
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2.01
< Towers >
1.95
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
28,408
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,987
< Experience >
14,839
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
122
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Nocturne as Vladimir in LoL

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

Overall, Vladimir sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nocturne. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nocturne helps Vladimir perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vladimir plays on the same team as Nocturne, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Nocturne supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played with Nocturne on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nocturne.

Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Nocturne on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Nocturne does a poor job of protecting Vladimir during teamfights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Nocturne

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Nocturne?

There is no top champion pairing for Vladimir that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Nocturne is a good teammate for Vladimir. By being on the same team as Vladimir, he increases their win rate by 1.8% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important synergy between Vladimir and Nocturne that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Nocturne has a much lower diffuclty than Vladimir. That means Vladimir players don't need to be careful when arranging Nocturne allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by pairing Vladimir and Nocturne together, you will not be granting your side a great deal of support. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Nocturne teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Nocturne Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Nocturne, we analyzed 5,999 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 Vladimir 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

To truly master Vladimir in order to pair well with Nocturne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to build first in your Vladimir and Nocturne synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Nocturne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 51.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nocturne with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Vladimir and Nocturne pairings, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

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