GravesVSNocturne
What decides the jungle matchup: Graves vs Nocturne in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Graves
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
Window: before three minutes
Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him.
Nocturne
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
Graves vs Nocturne: Common Questions
- Who wins Graves vs Nocturne?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Graves against Nocturne to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do you play the Graves Nocturne matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and a farming scaler. Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
- What should I know about Nocturne vs Graves?
- Nocturne is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Graves is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
- How do I beat Nocturne as Graves?
- Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Nocturne you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.