Talk:Nocturne/@comment-3493296-20140323114620/@comment-4068613-20140416122411

His damage will not be quite so overbearing as the game goes on, but that's the tradeoff for the MR shred (Flare synergy) and improved durability from the magic resist.

His ideal damage is reduced somewhat, but the fact that enemies can no longer disregard his damage output by putting all their resources into a single resist is an advantage, even if it doesn't quite outweigh the loss to maximum DPS all the time.