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Nami vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Nami

based on 2,900 Nami vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Nami resulted from an examination of 2900 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Nami encounters Vi in only 2.7% of her games.

Nami vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a below average job of countering Vi. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Nami versus Vi matches, Nami’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Nami vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Vi

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Nami vs Vi Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
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1.7
< Kills >
6
5.2
< Deaths >
6
15.3
< Assists >
7.5
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
24
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.45
872
< Physical Damage >
15,524
8,190
< Magic Damage >
72
579
< True Damage >
829
9,642
< Damage Dealt >
16,426
16,171
< Damage Taken >
29,375
8,434
< Gold Earned >
11,538
2.22
< Towers >
1.41
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
10,026
< Total Healing >
11,082
10,705
< Experience >
13,427
58
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
6
196
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Vi with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Nami vs. Vi counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vi. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Vi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Vi

Who is Better, Nami or Vi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a bad counter to Vi.

While Nami does have a lower win rate than Vi, when facing one another, Nami also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Vi.

Furthermore, Nami also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nami is a garbage counter to Vi. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Vi.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Nami, we analyzed 2,900 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vi as Nami comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nami to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vi. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Nami versus Vi build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Vi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 47.8% battling Vi with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Vi as Nami, Nami players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nami vs Vi counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.

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