Wukong vs Nocturne JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Wukong into Nocturnemedium

Overview

Focus on reaching level 6 efficiently to leverage for teamfight engages and river skirmishes.
Prioritize pathing that supports lanes with priority to maximize knockup impact.
Use clone deception to bait Nocturne's key defensive cooldowns before committing to fights.

Full clear toward level 6 while tracking Nocturne's path to anticipate his cross-map ganks.
Contest first Scuttle only when allied lanes have priority and can collapse to secure vision and objectives.
Invade post-level 6 using strong dueling and clone deception if you have lane priority and vision advantage.

Early river fights before level 6 are risky due to Nocturne's fear and spell shield; avoid isolated skirmishes.
Low-health clears or forced smite fights increase risk of Nocturne dueling you effectively.
Beware when Nocturne's ultimate is up and lanes lack vision or priority, enabling his global picks.

Start with a clear path balancing farm and positioning for early Scuttle control near priority lanes.
Avoid early invades before level 6 unless a lane can follow your engage to prevent Nocturne punishes.
Use your clone to bait Nocturne's spell shield and fear before river fights or counter-jungling.

Level 6 is a major spike; use to initiate fights around river and objectives.
Mid-game spike when your team can follow up on your engage, forcing Nocturne to respect initiation.
Avoid isolated fights before level 6 to negate Nocturne's pick potential with and fear.

Convert level 6 engage advantage into securing dragon and Rift Herald with lane coordination.
Use clone deception to bait Nocturne's spell shield and cooldowns, then force river fights and objective control.
Deny Nocturne free farm and counter-jungle when lanes have priority to scale your teamfight impact.

Tactical tip

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