@Meddler: Is there any way to buff Nocturne's jungling without making him toxic/OP/etc.?

darkdill·Mar 11, 2015·2 votes·375 views

Nocturne's been in an awkward spot ever since the start of Season 5. Without Feral Flare to give him both a good on-hit proc AND sustain (Devourer's only gives the on-hit proc, but no lifesteal), Nocturne struggles to keep himself going when jungle farming unless he gets a Ravenous Hydra. This means early invades and cheeses can utterly ruin him.

But on the flip-side, Riot has claimed time and again that Nocturne's kit is held back because his ultimate, Paranoia, is too damn powerful when used tactically (even if it does have a huge cooldown). Because of that, buffing him is difficult.

Considering how the Season 5 changes have kinda screwed our Eternal Nightmare over, though, do you think you might give him a look-over?

Oh, and while you're thinking about it, here's some music that definitely fits for him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPRmqsVR5Uc

1 Comments

ks916Mar 11, 20151 votes

I agree nocturne definitely needs just a few small tweaks, nothing major. A few things I would like to see is either a shorter cool down on his rank 1&2 ult because at the moment it has a 3 min long cool down at rank 1, 140 seconds at rank 2, and 100 seconds at rank 3. Considering the range on his ult for rank 1 is pretty low the three min cool down is a bit excessive. Or another option would be to increase the range of his ult at rank 1. Also it feels like his Unspeakable horror (the fear) is a bit outdated in the current meta where people can just dash out of its range, would love to see just a little bit of reliability added to his fear. Without sustain in the jungle items now maybe his passive can give him a bit more healing so he has better sustain or something.

Just somethings that I think would help him out, maybe all the buffs at once would make him too strong idk, so only 1 or 2 from what I listed.