Nocturne blocks Amumu's Bandage Toss (Q) engage with the Shroud of Darkness (W) spell shield to neutralize it, then tethers the weak-dueling Amumu with Unspeakable Horror (E) and bursts him down.

Blocking Fiddlesticks' Terrify (Q) with the Shroud of Darkness (W) spell shield stops it from locking Nocturne down, and the squishy Fiddlesticks melts to Unspeakable Horror (E) and burst.

Before level 5 Evelynn has weak stealth and jungle clear, so Nocturne dominates early invades and 1v1s with fast clear and Unspeakable Horror (E).

Blocking Morgana's Dark Binding (Q) with Shroud of Darkness (W) removes her counterplay, and the squishy, low-dueling Morgana gets cut down by burst.

Warwick sustains through Nocturne's damage with the lifesteal of Jaws of the Beast (Q), and locks Nocturne down with the Infinite Duress (R) suppression to secure kills in extended trades.

Defensive Ball Curl (W) reflects Nocturne's auto-attack-based damage and stacks with the Spiked Shell (P) thorns, so with Frenzying Taunt (E) and high tankiness Nocturne can't kill him.

Olaf's Ragnarok (R) is immune to Unspeakable Horror (E) so the CC doesn't land, and the true damage of Reckless Swing (E) wins the head-on trade.

Xin Zhao overwhelms Nocturne in early skillshot skirmishes with the healing of Determination (P), the third-hit knock-up of Three Talon Strike (Q), and Wind Becomes Lightning (W).

Kindred's Lamb's Respite (R) nullifies Nocturne's all-in burst, and Dance of Arrows (Q) kites Nocturne's dash to win the long game.