Nocturne Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 37.16% win rate in LoL Ultimate Spellbook Patch 14.21. We've analyzed 125 Nocturne Top Lane games to compile our statistical Nocturne Spellbook Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Plated Steelcaps, Blade of The Ruined King, Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Frozen Heart, and Black Cleaver. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Lethal Tempo (Keystone), and Domination (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Placeholder and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Blade, Long Sword, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Nocturne's Best Spellbook Top Lane matchups include Cho'Gath, K'Sante, and Nasus. Nocturne's Best Spellbook Top Lane counters are Gnar and Shen.
Nocturne Summoner Spells
![Placeholder](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/Summoner_UltBookPlaceholder.png)
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
Nocturne Starting Items
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Long Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1036.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Long Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1036.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3340.png)
Nocturne Runes
Nocturne Items
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3153.png)
![Stridebreaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/6631.png)
![Experimental Hexplate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3073.png)
![Frozen Heart](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3110.png)
![Black Cleaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3071.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Elixir of Wrath](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/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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Nocturne Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Cloth Armor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1029.png)
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3047.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Vampiric Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1053.png)
![Pickaxe](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1037.png)
![Recurve Bow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1043.png)
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3153.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Dagger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1042.png)
![Tiamat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3077.png)
![Phage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3044.png)
![Stridebreaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/6631.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Pickaxe](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1037.png)
![Dagger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1042.png)
![Doran's Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/1055.png)
![Tunneler](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/2021.png)
![Experimental Hexplate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3073.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Glacial Buckler](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3024.png)
![Frozen Heart](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3110.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Black Cleaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3071.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Nocturne Ultimate Spellbook Stats
![Annie - Summon: Tibbers](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
![Olaf - Ragnarok](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
![Xin Zhao - Crescent Guard](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
![Urgot - Fear Beyond Death](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
![Fiddlesticks - Crowstorm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Fiddlesticks.png)
![Kayle - Divine Judgment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
![Ryze - Realm Warp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
![Soraka - Wish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Soraka.png)
![Tristana - Buster Shot](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Tristana.png)
![Nunu - Absolute Zero](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Nunu.png)
![Miss Fortune - Bullet Time](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/MissFortune.png)
![Ashe - Enchanted Crystal Arrow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
![Morgana - Soul Shackles](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
![Singed - Insanity Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
![Evelynn - Last Caress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Evelynn.png)
![Karthus - Requiem](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Karthus.png)
![Cho'Gath - Feast](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
![Amumu - Curse of the Sad Mummy](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Amumu.png)
![Dr. Mundo - Maximum Dosage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
![Gangplank - Cannon Barrage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
![Corki - Missile Barrage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Corki.png)
![Caitlyn - Ace in the Hole](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
![Blitzcrank - Static Field](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Blitzcrank.png)
![Maokai - Nature's Grasp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Maokai.png)
![Jarvan IV - Cataclysm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/JarvanIV.png)
![Orianna - Command: Shockwave](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
![Lee Sin - Dragon's Rage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
![Cassiopeia - Petrifying Gaze](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Cassiopeia.png)
![Skarner - Impale](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
![Nasus - Fury of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
![Poppy - Keeper's Verdict](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
![Gragas - Explosive Cask](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Gragas.png)
![Ezreal - Trueshot Barrage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ezreal.png)
![Mordekaiser - Realm of Death](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
![Akali - Perfect Execution](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Akali.png)
![Kennen - Slicing Maelstrom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Kennen.png)
![Garen - Demacian Justice](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
![Leona - Solar Flare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
![Malzahar - Nether Grasp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Malzahar.png)
![Talon - Shadow Assault](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Talon.png)
![Shen - Stand United](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
![Lux - Final Spark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
![Xerath - Rite of the Arcane](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Xerath.png)
![Ahri - Spirit Rush](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
![Fizz - Chum the Waters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Fizz.png)
![Rengar - Thrill of the Hunt](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Rengar.png)
![Varus - Chain of Corruption](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Varus.png)
![Nautilus - Depth Charge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
![Viktor - Chaos Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
![Ziggs - Mega Inferno Bomb](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
![Lulu - Wild Growth](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
![Kha'Zix - Void Assault](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Khazix.png)
![Lissandra - Frozen Tomb](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Lissandra.png)
![Diana - Moonfall](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Diana.png)
![Quinn - Behind Enemy Lines](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Quinn.png)
![Syndra - Unleashed Power](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
![Kayn - Umbral Trespass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Kayn.png)
![Zoe - Portal Jump](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Zoe.png)
![Kai'Sa - Killer Instinct](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Kaisa.png)
![Seraphine - Encore](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
![Gnar - GNAR!](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
![Vel'Koz - Life Form Disintegration Ray](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
![Taliyah - Weaver's Wall](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Taliyah.png)
![Camille - The Hextech Ultimatum](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
![Jhin - Curtain Call](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Jhin.png)
![Kindred - Lamb's Respite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
![Jinx - Super Mega Death Rocket!](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
![Senna - Dawning Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
![Lucian - The Culling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Lucian.png)
![Ekko - Chronobreak](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ekko.png)
![Vi - Cease and Desist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
![Nami - Tidal Wave](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
![Azir - Emperor's Divide](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Azir.png)
![Bard - Tempered Fate](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Bard.png)
![Rakan - The Quickness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Rakan.png)
![Xayah - Featherstorm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Xayah.png)
![Ornn - Call of the Forge God](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
![Sylas - Hijack](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Sylas.png)
![Neeko - Pop Blossom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Neeko.png)
![Vex - Shadow Surge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Vex.png)
![Yone - Fate Sealed](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
![Gwen - Needlework](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
![Renata Glasc - Hostile Takeover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
![Aurora - Between Worlds](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Aurora.png)
![Nilah - Apotheosis](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
![Smolder - MMOOOMMMM!](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
![Milio - Breath of Life](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
![Hwei - Spiraling Despair](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
Nocturne Trinkets
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3364.png)
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3363.png)
Nocturne Boots
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3006.png)
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3111.png)
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3009.png)
![Zephyr](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3172.png)
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3158.png)
Nocturne Situational Items
![Ravenous Hydra](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3074.png)
![Kraken Slayer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/6672.png)
![Manamune](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3004.png)
![Profane Hydra](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/6698.png)
![Bloodthirster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/3072.png)
![Axiom Arc](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.21.1/img/item/6696.png)