Nocturne is especially feared because of his ultimate ability in the Rift. The fact that he can make the map “dark” for the opponents creates a lot of chaos and generally all opponents retreat first. This ability is so unique and gives Nocturne, but also the entire team, a lot of opportunities to catch individual opponents and thus decide a team fight in advance. Although he is very dependent on his ult, he is still a strong duelist. There aren’t many junglers who can win 1v1 against him.

In general, Nocturne is one of the easier champions in League of Legends. He only has one skillshot (his Q ability) and even that flies very fast and isn’t exactly narrow. So hitting them is not rocket science. One challenge that needs to be mastered is the correct use of his Spellshield (his W ability). This enables him to block an opponent’s ability. It is very important to use it to prevent the right spells from your opponents. For example, you can intercept a Blitzcrank Hook for the team, as well as a Sejuani Ult.

Basically, Nocturne loves to farm. His strong Jungle Clear also makes it very easy for him to get a lot of CS (Creepscore) quickly. So if you don’t have the ultimate ability available, you can have a good time in the jungle and kill lots of monsters. However, as soon as the cooldown of the ultimate is over again, you should use it as quickly as possible to kill an opponent.