Who counters Nocturne?

Briar, Kha'Zix, Bel'Veth are among the strongest counters to Nocturne this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Nocturne Counters

CNocturne · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.2%

Pick

3.1%

Ban

6.2%

Games

20,744

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 10h agoPatch 26.206,756,035 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Nocturne

How often these champions beat Nocturne. Pick one of these into it.

Briar55.9%290 games 2

Kha'Zix55.0%644 games 3

Bel'Veth54.8%219 games 4

Jarvan IV54.2%664 games 5

Wukong53.8%658 games 6

Hecarim53.8%507 games 7

Cho'Gath53.1%467 games 8

Lillia53.0%421 games

Worst picks against Nocturne

How often these champions beat Nocturne: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Rengar47.3%317 games 2

Qiyana47.8%726 games 3

Zed48.2%226 games 4

Nidalee48.6%276 games 5

Diana48.8%281 games 6

Naafiri48.9%268 games 7

Kayn49.5%533 games 8

Kindred49.6%246 games

How to play against Nocturne

To beat Nocturne in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Nocturne is an off-meta pick this patch with a 48.2% win rate across 20,744 ranked games at a 3.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Nocturne hardest right now are Briar, Kha'Zix, Bel'Veth: Briar wins 55.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Nocturne is strongest early (47.4% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers! Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Nocturne's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.