Nocturne

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

48.2% Based on 461 games wr in Jungle

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Plated Steelcaps

   1200 gold

   25 Armor
   45 Move Speed
   
   Plating
   Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.

   Plated Steelcaps

   52% pick · 48.7% Based on 189 picks wr
2. Item 1
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     Scorchclaw Pup

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
     Scorchclaw Pup

     96% pick · 48.3% Based on 441 picks wr
3. Item 2 2 options
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     Experimental Hexplate

     3000 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     20% Attack Speed
     450 Health
     
     Hexcharged
     Gain 30 Ultimate Ability Haste.
     
     Overdrive
     After casting your Ultimate, gain % Attack Speed and % Move Speed for 8 seconds.
     Experimental Hexplate

     75% pick · 48.4% Based on 339 picks wr
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     Stridebreaker

     3300 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     25% Attack Speed
     450 Health
     
     Cleave
     Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
     Breaking Shockwave
     Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
     Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
     or Stridebreaker

     11% pick · 50.0% Based on 48 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
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     Stridebreaker

     3300 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     25% Attack Speed
     450 Health
     
     Cleave
     Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
     Breaking Shockwave
     Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
     Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
     Stridebreaker

     65% pick · 48.3% Based on 267 picks wr
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     Experimental Hexplate

     3000 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     20% Attack Speed
     450 Health
     
     Hexcharged
     Gain 30 Ultimate Ability Haste.
     
     Overdrive
     After casting your Ultimate, gain % Attack Speed and % Move Speed for 8 seconds.
     or Experimental Hexplate

     13% pick · 46.2% Based on 52 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     50 Armor
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Ignore Pain
     A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
     
     Defy
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
     Death's Dance

     24% pick · 54.3% Based on 70 picks wr
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     Black Cleaver

     3000 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     400 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Carve
     Dealing physical damage to champions reduces the target's Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
     
     Fervor
     Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
     or Black Cleaver

     20% pick · 60.7% Based on 56 picks wr
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     Guardian Angel

     3200 gold

     55 Attack Damage
     45 Armor
     
     Rebirth
     Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
     or Guardian Angel

     16% pick · 61.7% Based on 47 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Smite

Deals true damage to a monster or minion.

Smite 100% · 48.3% Based on 460 picks wr

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Q Duskbringer

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.

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W Shroud 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.

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E Unspeakable 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.

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R Paranoia

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.

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Precision

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Conqueror · selected

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand · selected

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Domination

Cheap Shot

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.

Sixth Sense

On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

Grisly Mementos · selected

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep, gaining Health and Duration.

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Treasure Hunter

Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.

Relentless Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.

Ultimate Hunter · selected

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed · selected

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).