By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Eternal Nightmare
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (1,860 games).
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare, strips enemy vision with Paranoia before launching himself at one champion, and Shroud of Darkness blocks a single spell. Counted Master+ Nocturnes leaned on Conqueror, with Hail of Blades second, and Profane Hydra headed the build bought most. Kha'Zix, Sylas and Hecarim were his hardest jungle matchups. He fared better against Qiyana and Graves. Viego and Vi were level with him.
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Patch 26.18 · Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 1,860 games · Preview sample
1,860
Games
High
Confidence
54.9%Win Rate
Flash
Smite58.3%Win Rate
FlashSmite
This exact page: taken in 15.6% of games·41.9% win rate over 291 games.
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total. Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Hail of Blades27.8% taken · 51.1% win517 games
Lethal Tempo18.4% taken · 48.4% win343 games
Electrocute2.8% taken · 49.1% win53 gamesPrecision + Domination58.4% taken · 46.4% win1,087 gamesDomination + Precision23.4% taken · 50.2% win436 games
Domination + Sorcery5.4% taken · 55.4% win101 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Nocturne's most common path.
QNocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail.
Cooldown 8s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
WNocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed.
Cooldown 20/18/16/14/12s · 50 Mana
ENocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
RNocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process.
Cooldown 160/130/100s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDuskbringer | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WShroud of Darkness | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EUnspeakable Horror | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RParanoia | R | R | R |
How Nocturne performs against enemy jungle laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
NocturneJungle average
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Deny the reset — it wants a kill to come back out; a warded exit removes it
Punish the cooldown — Nocturne is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 4/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PUmbra Blades
Every few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.
Passive — never cast
QDuskbringer
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
Cost 60/65/70/75/80 ManaCooldown 8sRange 1125
WShroud of Darkness
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive Attack Speed if successful.
Cost 50 ManaCooldown 20/18/16/14/12sRange 20
EUnspeakable Horror
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
Cost 60/65/70/75/80 ManaCooldown 15/14/13/12/11sRange 425
RParanoia
Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process. He can then launch himself at a nearby enemy champion.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 160/130/100sRange 2500/3250/4000
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Nocturne in 5 patches. The latest is patch 26.19, published 2026-09-22.
RParanoia
Nocturne has been a popular and powerful jungler in both pro and solo-queue for a while, so we're hitting the map presence and dueling power he benefits from through his ultimate.
Base Stats
Nocturne has been sitting in a pretty strong state across skill levels for a while. We are excited about the opportunities that open up when Nocturne unlocks his ult, but want to add a bit more personal risk to him accessing that high moment.
QDuskbringer
Nocturne has been in quite a strong spot for a while, especially in the higher echelons of play. We like how distinct he feels to play with his relatively low ultimate cooldown, but that means we are going to pull power out of his 1v1 and farming since he has such strong tools to quickly create unequal fights.
PUmbra Blades
QDuskbringer
Nocturne’s underperforming considering how easy to pick up and play he is, so he’s made the cut for buffs in this patch. In an effort to help him succeed in moderate fight durations, we’re upgrading his ability to stick to his enemies under the Dusk Trail and run them down with basic attacks.
Base Stats
QDuskbringer
Nocturne’s currently one of the winningest junglers so we’re looking to nerf him in this patch. With Experimental Hexplate getting buffed, we’re accounting for that by swinging a bit harder than we normally would have, taking out a moderate mix of damage and durability.
Riot's data lists 11 looks for Nocturne with their own art, the base skin included and 25 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Nocturne | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 640 | =48th | 620 |
| Health per level | 109 | =38th | 104 |
| Base armor | 36 | =20th | 30 |
| Armor per level | 4.2 | =122nd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 1.55 | =86th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 62 | =50th | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.721 | 6th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 2.7% | =66th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 640 | +109 | 2493 | =36th of 173 |
| Mana | 275 | +35 | 870 | 127th of 145 |
| Armor | 36 | +4.2 | 107.4 | =83rd of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +1.55 | 58.35 | =87th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare, is a Fighter and Assassin champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 4/10 for difficulty, 9/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 2/10 for magic. Nocturne spends Mana and has 11 skins with their own art. Nocturne's base attack speed of 0.721 is the 6th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
A demonic amalgamation drawn from the nightmares that haunt every sentient mind, the thing known as Nocturne has become a primordial force of pure evil. It is liquidly chaotic in aspect, a faceless shadow with cold eyes and armed with wicked-looking blades. After freeing itself from the spirit realm, Nocturne descended upon the waking world, to feed upon the kind of terror that can only thrive in true darkness.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 15 March 2011.
15 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.
