Nocturne vs Qiyana - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.16

YouNocturne

EnemyQiyana

Win Condition

Shut her down early by invading or counter-ganking. In fights, your job is to block her CC with and fear her with so your team can collapse.

Overview

You are the predator here, but Qiyana is slippery. You win the 1v1 sustained fight as long as you land and don't get burst down during her CC chain. The fight is decided by your timing against her or .

Difficulty

Medium

Her (Grass) stealth can stall out your tether, and a well-placed near walls can turn the fight instantly.

You (Nocturne)

•High sustained damage with and trail
•Hard CC via if tether is maintained
• can negate her entire ultimate shockwave
•Global map pressure with

Them (Qiyana)

•High burst damage reliant on resets
•Invisibility via (Grass) to break line-of-sight
• mobility allows her to dodge skillshot
•Localized teamfight disruption with

Qiyana's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	Extra damage on her first hit per element. If she swaps elements with , she gets it again.
	High	Root (Ice), Stealth (Grass), or Execute (Rock). Use to block the Ice root so you can stay on her.
	Low	A short dash that changes her element. Watch which element she grabs to predict her effect.
	Med	A fixed-distance dash through you. Use this moment to land an easy while she is in your face.
	High	Massive stun if it hits a wall. Do NOT fight her near walls unless your is ready to block the blast.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Nocturne clears faster than Qiyana; use this to get a level lead or invade her second buff.
→At Scuttle, if she tries to fight, land and immediately tether with .
→Save for her (Ice) root; if you get rooted, she will kite out your fear duration.
→If she uses (Grass) to go invisible, keep walking in her predicted path to keep attached.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Your vision denial is huge; she can't easily aim if she can't see the walls or your team.
→In a duel, wait for her to use her dash before you throw to ensure it lands.
→If she ults you against a wall, you must react with or you will be stunned and executed by (Rock).

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Throw for the AD buff, walk up for a proc, then back off before she can counter-engage with .

Punish

When she wastes to hop a wall or clear a camp, she cannot change elements. Engage with + while her utility is limited.

All-in

Activate → Dash to her → mid-air → immediately → Hold for her or execute.

Respect

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Walls and Terrain — Her is almost useless in the open but lethal near walls, bushes, or the river.
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Grass Element — If she stays in the stealth zone, you cannot auto-attack her to reduce cooldown.
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Ice Element Root — It guarantees she can walk out of your range before the fear procs.
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Level 6 Burst — Qiyana can 100-0 you with a full combo and Ignite if you fail to block a single spell.

Punish

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Missed — If she misses her skillshot, she loses most of her damage. Force the 1v1 with .
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Open River Combat — Fight her away from walls. Her will only deal damage and not apply the stun.
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on Cooldown — She is stuck with her current element and has no mobility. Dive her with .
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Low Mana — Qiyana is very mana hungry early. If she is low, she cannot spam and to escape you.

Wave Management

Early

Focus on a full clear to level 4. Nocturne needs the stat advantage from levels to safely 1v1 her in the jungle.

Post-6

Track her roams; if she heads toward a lane, use to beat her there or counter-gank once she commits her .

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

Extra damage on her first hit per element. If she swaps elements with , she gets it again.

High

Root (Ice), Stealth (Grass), or Execute (Rock). Use to block the Ice root so you can stay on her.

Low

A short dash that changes her element. Watch which element she grabs to predict her effect.

Med

A fixed-distance dash through you. Use this moment to land an easy while she is in your face.

High

Massive stun if it hits a wall. Do NOT fight her near walls unless your is ready to block the blast.