1Thread the Needle
GoldGain 18% 
Armor Penetration and 
Magic Penetration.
BARAM: Mayhem · Patch 16.20NocturneARAM: Mayhem build
the Eternal Nightmare
- ARAM: Mayhem rank
- #100 / 173
- Top augment
- Thread the Needle
Tier B
Soul Siphon · Nightstalking
Nocturne best augments
All augments →1
2Soul Siphon
GoldHeal for 12% of damage done by Critical Strikes.
Gain 
25% Crit chance.
3Nightstalking
GoldTakedowns against enemy champions within 3 seconds of damaging them grants you Movement Speed and renders you invisible.
4Blunt Force
SilverGain 
20% Attack Damage.
5It's Killing Time
GoldAfter casting your Ultimate, mark all enemies and store up damage you deal to them. When it ends, detonate the damage.
6Final Form
PrismaticAfter casting your Ultimate, gain a max Health Shield, Omnivamp and Movement Speed for 10 seconds.
7Scopier Weapons
GoldGain 150 (melee) / 100 (ranged) Attack Range.
8Transmute: Prismatic
GoldGain a random 
Prismatic Augment.
9Clown College
PrismaticGain Deceive Summoner Spell. Gain Backstab Passive. When you die, deal a large amount of true damage and Fear nearby enemies.
10Dive Bomber
SilverExplodes when you die, dealing massive true damage.
Augment order comes from OP.GG. Runes, items and skill order below come from regular ARAM games on the same map.
Recommended Nocturne build
Most played and most reliable choicesRunes
Spells
Skill priority
Q
E
WStart
Boots
Core
Nocturne runes
45.8% WR41.2% pick13,965 games
Domination
Precision
44.1% WR24.7% pick8,365 games
45.1% WR11.1% pick3,776 games
47.5% WR0.7% pick238 games
Nocturne skill order
48.2% WR43.8% pick10,756 games
Q123456789101112131415W123456789101112131415E123456789101112131415
R123456789101112131415Nocturne summoner spells
45.5% WR75.7% pick25,127 games
46.2% WR8.4% pick2,798 games
Power curve
Scales into the late game
44.7
51.5
50.9
46.8
55.6
Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.
Nocturne items
First three completed items45.6%
10.3% · 2,810 games
44.6%
3.6% · 973 games
46.5%
3.5% · 964 games
46.3%
3.2% · 874 games
48.2%
3.1% · 845 games
Start44.4%
35.6% · 11,644 games
Start45.6%
10.8% · 3,538 games
Boots45.3%
55.2% · 14,586 games
Boots43.5%
20.4% · 5,376 games
Boots46.5%
9.9% · 2,618 games
Nocturne situational items
How often each item ends up in the final buildAxiom Arc66.9% · 46.2%The Collector63.3% · 45.0%Experimental Hexplate46.3% · 47.3%
Hubris35.2% · 45.7%
Edge of Night26.4% · 48.2%Tear of the Goddess20.7% · 42.3%
Muramana19.5% · 47.5%
Stridebreaker14.4% · 50.3%Serrated Dirk12.7% · 43.4%
Serylda's Grudge12.2% · 48.2%
Profane Hydra11.7% · 50.1%
Sundered Sky5.2% · 47.0%
Blade of The Ruined King4.3% · 48.0%
Voltaic Cyclosword4.2% · 54.3%
Ravenous Hydra3.8% · 49.8%
Tiamat3.6% · 44.7%Nocturne abilities
PassiveUmbra Blades
Every few seconds, Nocturne's next attack strikes surrounding enemies for bonus physical damage and heals himself. Nocturne's basic attacks reduce this cooldown.
QDuskbringer
Nocturne throws a shadow blade that deals damage, leaves a Dusk Trail, and causes champions to leave a Dusk Trail. While on the trail, Nocturne can move through units and has increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
Cooldown: 8s · Cost: 60/65/70/75/80WShroud of Darkness
Nocturne empowers his blades, passively gaining Attack Speed. Activating Shroud of Darkness allows Nocturne to fade into the shadows, creating a magical barrier which blocks a single enemy ability and doubles his passive Attack Speed if successful.
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12s · Cost: 50EUnspeakable Horror
Nocturne plants a nightmare into his target's mind, dealing damage each second and applying fear to the target if they do not get out of range by the end of the duration.
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11s · Cost: 60/65/70/75/80RParanoia
Nocturne reduces the sight radius of all enemy champions and removes their ally vision in the process. He can then launch himself at a nearby enemy champion.
Cooldown: 160/130/100s · Cost: 100