So, about Nocturne

Moussetracks·11/5/2014, 9:50:15 PM·1 votes·540 views

It used to be that I would do lots of jungle Nocturne. I fell off doing it until recently, but now it seems like unless I get obscenely ahead, he just doesn't compete with anyone. Like, at all. His gank potential is small due to the delay on fear, I feel like he can't out-duel anyone, and his kill potiential is just... I dunno. I try to build him mostly as a sustained fighter type, with jungle item, plus another damage item then tanky, but I feel like I literally cant do anything by the time mid and late game rolls around.

Should I be going straight assassin or what?

3 Comments

Amelie11/5/2014, 10:45:47 PM1 votes

I don't play Nocturne jungle, but I have played against him and he has caused me huge amounts of pain (I mostly play ADC).

Build feral flare and BotRK. Then tank (randuin/banshee). The BotRK active slow helps prevent people from kiting you. Also gives you good damage, especially with feral flare. Nocturne is insanely good at punishing people who are alone / out of position. Even his ult causing darkness can turn a teamfight in your favor if the enemy is not tightly grouped. The lack of vision for the enemy causes a delay in their reaction.

He is an amazing ganker because it's difficult to ward against him (he can gank from outside typical ward vision). You just have to choose the right target and cooperate with your laner.

He can definitely out-duel an ADC, non-tank support, or squishy AP mid laner with a stacked FF and BotRK, along with randuin/banshee..... as long as your opponent isn't ridiculously more fed than you. Just have to gank constantly at level 6+ and get yourself ahead before mid/late game.

Don't go straight assassin unless you are completely dominating the enemy. A squishy Nocturne who dives into a grouped enemy team WILL DIE.

Amelie11/6/2014, 6:10:11 PM1 votes

Well, if it gets to the point where everyone on the enemy team has full build, you didn't do enough in the early/mid game to end it. Nocturne does fall off at the very late game; all he can do is ult in to disrupt the enemy and hope his team will follow through. Natural weakness of the character (especially when everyone gets their defensive gear).