Nocturne Arena Build Guide
“The Eternal Nightmare”
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...
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Recommended Items for Nocturne in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Nocturne. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Nocturne in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Nocturne's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
When you Attack, fire a bolt that deals 40% damage and applies your OnHit effects at 40% effectiveness. Gain 15% total Attack Speed.
Gain the Lethal Tempo and Conqueror Keystone Runes.
Your Attacks grant you 6 Move Speed OnHit. Gain Attack Speed equal to 10% of your Move Speed.
Gain 20% total Attack Speed. At 3.5 Attacks per second, deal additional magic damage OnHit.
Every 3 attacks, your OnHit effects trigger a second time.
Your Attacks apply an infinitely stacking Burn OnHit, dealing damage over time.
Gain 60% Attack Speed.
Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Gain 20 Attack Damage, 10 Ability Haste, and 10 Lethality.
Best Prismatic Items for Nocturne in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Nocturne. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Nocturne Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Nocturne's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
Umbra 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions about Nocturne in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Nocturne.
The best Arena build for Nocturne in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier C (49.43% win rate). The optimal core items include Reaper's Toll, Blade of The Ruined King, Infinity Edge, paired with Berserker's Greaves or Mercury's Treads. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Nocturne are Dual Wield, Symphony of War, Tap Dancer. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Nocturne's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Nocturne include Darksteel Talons, Hamstringer, Hemomancer's Helm. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Nocturne a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.