User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these champions would win? part 9/@comment-5824171-20140630000339

Everything, living or unliving, has the capability to be crippled by emotion. Fear is simply the easiest of these to invoke.

The presumption here is that Hecarim has no fears whatsoever, and without knowing his history, what he was in life, whether or not he was ever even alive, we don't know whether there actually is anything that will phase him without a LOT of trial and error.

However another presumption here is that Nocturne's skill lies only in his fearmongering capabilities.

On-field he has demonstrated the ability to screw with his opponent's sight and mess up their co-ordinational skills. He has also demonstrated extreme mobility and the power to not only hunt a bitch down like the dog he is, but to entrap his foes using whatever twisted hunk of power that is. When on the fields of justice, the intensity of power is capped in order to keep it fair and interesting. He may well have powers of deception, psychological warfare, siphoning and general badassery that we're unable to even concieve. We've seen from a rito cutscene that he's able to cause hallucinations in his enemies, on quite a powerful scale. It's entirely possible that Nocturne could catch Hecarim in one of his many mind games. So what if it's not fear? All you need to hallucinate is a mind and senses. E.G: Nocturne uses an extreme version of paranoia to dull Hecarim's senses, and while he's ensorcelled, places him under a hallucinatory spell that causes him to believe he's fighting Nocturne, when in fact he's just dodging, blocking and stabbing mid-air, tiring himself out. Or perhaps allowing him to think he's walking over solid ground, only to fall into a pit, fall and break his legs. It doesn't have to be a grand, spectacular piece of living horror, it just has to be something to give him an edge.

Unfortunately, though, Nocturne's weaponry is not suited for combat with Hecarim. His blades are piercing weapons, and slashing weapons, made to create deep gashes and vital wounds, to be wielded with a degree of finesse and not against heavy armour. Hecarim, from what I can tell, is more or less floating pieces of metal suspended by a spectral form. The level of practicality those blades have against hecarim is... Minimal. If one presumes that Hecarim's spectral form is vulnerable, it could be a case of placing him under an illusion, wearing him out and going for the kill, but I have to say I'm not too sure. The problem with these champions is that they are so enigmatic. So little is said about them that it's difficult to gauge them accurately.

I really want to find something to give Nocturne an advantage. I really really do. So far I have given support to the bruiser over the tactician every time, and I want this to be a change but... I just don't know. Nocturne seems like he would rely too heavily on the illusions and versatility is the watchword of war.

As for the next fight... How about a bit of differentiation? I vote that we see the three maidens of chill finally settle matters so they can, at last, have a big family reunion over a nice cup of hot chocolate, with drinks on the first out out. I do of course mean that I would like to see Ashe, Sejuani and Lissandra finish their dealings at last. I'm sure everyone's dying to put their two-penneth in about who really sits upon that frosty seat of power.