Nocturne Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 51.64% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 7983 Nocturne Top Lane games to compile our statistical Nocturne Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Ninja Tabi, Duskblade of Draktharr, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Blade of the Ruined King, The Black Cleaver, and Ravenous Hydra. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Lethal Tempo (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Blade, Corrupting Potion, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Nocturne's Best Top Lane matchups include Galio, Tahm Kench, and Udyr. Nocturne's Best Top Lane counters are Volibear, Ekko, and Anivia.
Nocturne Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
Nocturne Starting Items
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Corrupting Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/2033.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
Nocturne Runes
Nocturne Items
![Ninja Tabi](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Duskblade of Draktharr](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Youmuu's Ghostblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3142.png)
![Blade of the Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3153.png)
![The Black Cleaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3071.png)
![Ravenous Hydra](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3074.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Elixir of Wrath](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/2140.png)
Nocturne Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Nocturne Trinkets
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3363.png)
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3364.png)
Nocturne Boots
![Ninja Tabi](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3111.png)
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3006.png)
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3158.png)
![Boots of Mobility](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3117.png)
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/8.24.1/img/item/3009.png)