User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Champion Rework) Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare/@comment-33536623-20150511001048/@comment-1330314-20150511112539

The damage indicated on my W is the attack's bonus damage applied on top of Nocturne's basic attack. I figured it would make sense to only list the bonus damage, since that's also the attack's splash damage. I agree that his E damage application is weird, but it does have a precedent in the form of. Considering Nocturne is also a bit of a ghost, having him pass through his victims would be thematically appropriate.