Support Nocturne Build

Support Nocturne Build.

Support Nocturne build with runes and items. Support Nocturne guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Nocturne build in League of Legends Patch 14.22!

Updated: 2024-08-05 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Kindlegem should be final item in your build.
Faerie Charm should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Nocturne ability Unspeakable Horror should be leveled first.
E
Nocturne ability Duskbringer should be leveled second.
Q
Nocturne ability Shroud of Darkness should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Redemption should be final item in your build.
Echoes of Helia should be final item in your build.
Moonstone Renewer should be final item in your build.
Knight's Vow should be final item in your build.
Locket of the Iron Solari should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Guardian from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Inspiration.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Support Nocturne Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Inspiration
Inspiration minor tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration minor tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration minor tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration minor tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration minor tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration minor tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration minor tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration minor tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration minor tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You're a healer, Harry.
  2. You heal/shield with Heal summoner spell, Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari and Moonstone Renewer.
  3. Nocturne has +20% Healing in ARAM, which makes all healing effects (Redemption or Font of Life included) extra efficient!

How to play

General
  1. Your first rush is Redemption.
  2. Your second rush can be Locket of the Iron Solari (vs aoe), Moonstone Renewer (sustain).
  3. Also, Echoes of Helia is pretty good because you can proc it consistently with Font of Life (slow/cc).
  4. Rush second Locket if your team already doing teamfights or when an enemy team has champions with super aoe damage (example: like Fiddle's ult). Otherwise, get Moonstone Renewer #2. The third item should be whatever you did not buy - Locket of the Iron Solari or Moonstone Renewer. That's your core.
  5. Another decent item if you have carry/strong bruiser/strong tank is Knight's Vow.
  6. Try to use Redemption on cooldown, when your allies are missing some health. It is best to use when they are grouped. Especially if you already have Moonstone Renewer, it is best to wait (or ping) until they group together, so you can have them all healed.
  7. Try to use summoner spell Heal on cooldown. With Moonstone, ideally there should be at least two people for maximum healing effect.
  8. Remember that you can use Redemption for the damage. However, in general, it is not worth it. Keep it to heal your team!
  9. Later in the game, for maximum support - you can sell boots for sixth item.
  10. You can get items like Ardent Censer (some auto attackers needed) or Staff of Flowing Water. It will be triggered often enough that it will be worth.
  11. Interesting item is Cryptbloom. If you want to go full healing, you can get it like #4+ item.
  12. You will be triggering Font of Life effect, which will heal your allies. It also chains off Moonstone Renewer!
  13. Be careful when using Redemption while you are dead, and you are about to be respawned. The camera will go to your position, and you can cast it in the spawning pool by mistake. Watch out for bad timing!
  14. Font of Life total healing is not properly calculated in a post-game lobby. Value is bigger in the game vs. what's displayed in statistics. You heal more!
Nocturne Support specific
  1. Your ultimate Paranoia is a great support tool. Just pop it and DO NOT use the second cast to go in. Just wait. It obscures vision, confuses and intimidates enemy and scares them off.
  2. You can be a fantastic peeler. Enemies going after your carry? Use ult lol and stay close to your buddy and fear intruders with your Unspeakable Horror (E).
  3. Duskbringer (Q) is OK poke, but also great movement speed ability. You can use it to chase people or to run away.
  4. You just won a fight. The enemy is about to respawn, and you are pushing turret? Use Paranoia (R) so they can't see what is happening. It can scare them away or bait into certain death.
  5. Try to use your Shroud of Darkness (W) to mitigate some poke and take some of it for your team.

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.
  2. Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.
  3. Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.

Skill Order

  • Nocturne [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Duskbringer
  • Nocturne [object Object] ability.
    W
    Shroud of Darkness
  • Nocturne [object Object] ability.
    E
    Unspeakable Horror
  • Nocturne [object Object] ability.
    R
    Paranoia

Items

Starting items
Kindlegem item.
Faerie Charm item.
Rush this #1
Redemption item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Core items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Cryptbloom item.
Moonstone Renewer item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Dawncore item.
Echoes of Helia item.
Good support items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Knight's Vow item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Ardent Censer item.
Situational tanky items
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Spirit Visage item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Counter healing
Executioner's Calling item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Counter shielding
Serpent's Fang item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Redemption item.
Echoes of Helia item.
Moonstone Renewer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.