Nocturne vs Lillia
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Lillia
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Nocturne: Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc, Voltaic Cyclosword, Mercury's Treads, Experimental Hexplate, Lord Dominik's Regards, Guardian Angel, Death's Dance.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Lillia's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Hitting a champion or monster with a skill will deal additional max Health damage over time.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 14s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 14s | 12s | 2m30 |
| 9 | 4s | 13s | 12s | 2m30 |
| 11 | 4s | 12s | 12s | 2m10 |
| 16 | 4s | 10s | 12s | 1m50 |
| 18 | 4s | 10s | 12s | 1m50 |
Playing as Nocturne
Tips to maximize your impact
- Fight on your trail
Fight on the Dusk Trail left by Duskbringer (Q): on it, you gain move speed and AD, and you move through units.
- Stay in range during your fear
Stay near your target after Unspeakable Horror (E): if the tether holds until the end, they're feared, and you gain move speed toward them.
- Block their CC with your Shroud
Cast Shroud of Darkness (W) just before their CC: the barrier blocks the next enemy ability for 1.5 seconds, and a successful block doubles the spell's attack speed bonus.
- Paranoia on an isolated enemy
Cast Paranoia (R) when an enemy is isolated: they can no longer see their allies, and you can launch yourself at them from long range, farther with each rank.
Playing against Lillia
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Hug her or back off from her Q
Against Blooming Blows (Q), stick to her or back out of range: only the outer edge of the zone adds true damage.
- Leave the center of her W
Get out of the center of Watch Out! Eep! (W): the zone deals much more damage there than at the edge.
- Dodge her spells, seed included
Dodge her spells, even Swirlseed (E), which rolls to the first enemy: each one marks you for Lilting Lullaby (R), which puts every marked enemy to sleep.
- Save your CC for her
If you have CC, use it on her: with no dash, she relies on the move speed Blooming Blows (Q) gives her for each spell that hits.
Other Nocturne matchups
Patch 16.21.1