Nocturne - Rework Suggestion
I'm positive Nocturne has been discussed. He is my go to champion since Season 3, i've climbed to Diamond 4 with him.
I Love Noc, but comparing to other Junglers like Elise/Jarvan/Kindred/Yi/Lee, or anybody really, he lacks an Escape. His Jungle clear time is disappointing to put it midly. With Noc you either ahead of the game or you become useless. I believe I found a solution to improving Nocturne's Jungle clear timer and providing him with an Escape.
Many of the champions I've listed above are capable of hopping walls (Yi can if he sees the target over the wall).
My Suggestion is to change
Q ability:
- Combine Nocturne's passive with his Q. When Nocturne shoots his Duskblade, whoever been affected by Dusk Tail IF HIT
Heals off of + every hit cuts down his Q cooldown by 1 second. This applies to Jungle minions as well. - While on Dusk Trail, Nocturne is able to move through walls. This change will give you a choice as a player to either use your Q as a tool of combat or escape. Which makes him a healthier assassin.
- No Change to W/E/R
Q&A:
(1) BUT HOW DO YOU ESCAPE IF HE IS ABLE TO FOLLOW YOU THROUGH WALLS?! Let me answer that with a counter question:
How do you escape from them? They are all capable of following you through a wall.

And these are just SOME of the Jungle wall hopper (Yes, A-Sol is played as jungle as well)
(2) Nocturne is Balanced! Trust me, Nocturne is nowhere near a healthy balanced state. Slow clear, no escape, extremely weak early for an assassin, 4% play Rate.
_(3) Why would Nocturne need to jump through walls if he has his Ultimate? _ Because waiting 2min for a Jump is a little too long, don't you think? (65 with 40% lvl 16 CDR)
What about his Passive? No clue, I'm sure Riot can think of something.
IF YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT NOCTURNE DOES http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/nocturne/