MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nocturne vs Zyra
How often does Nocturne beat Zyra in Jungle?
Nocturne into Zyra in Jungle: 56% observed win rate across 533 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nocturne behind by 15 gold.
Nocturne at 15:00
- Gold: -15
- CS: -8
- XP: -181
Typical gap to Zyra, from 530 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nocturne counter Zyra?
The count says yes: across 533 ranked Jungle games into Zyra, Nocturne takes 56%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Nocturne.
Beating Zyra: the Nocturne game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nocturne at 66% across 256 games. Flip the lead and Nocturne falls to 46% across 276.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 256 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 276 |
| First blood | 60% | 393 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 250 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 184 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 241 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 116 |
Someone usually dies here around 9:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:50. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nocturne's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zyra specifically, Nocturne finishes Experimental Hexplate first most often: 51.6% over 126 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Nocturne core is Experimental Hexplate, Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver: 55.2% across 4,609 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Experimental Hexplate (21,998 games).
Skill plan: Nocturne players max Q first and take Q at level 1.