Talk:Nocturne/@comment-4356519-20130829194817/@comment-6006137-20130831092812

Nocturne had essentially two functions, both can be executed in the jungle and one on the midlane:

1) Build as an offtank and play the engager on their adc, cause havoc and be hard to kill.

2) Go full AD and make your damage spike out like crazy, giving them no time to react to your high damage output on their adc.

I usually go for option 1 when I jungle him, as most team comps lack real tanky champs on other lanes. It works pretty well when you get a Frozen Mallet and make your ganks unescapeable (unless they blink/dash, but whatever). You get that tanky AD and make sure your team can safely engage and win the teamfights.

Mid is where I pick option 2. It sounds crazy to go Nocturne mid, but my guide on him mid has proven to be effectiive as a monster causing havoc on the mid and jungler, a pressure I rarely see.