Nasus vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Nasus
based on 3,163 Nasus vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Vi
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
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.
Nasus vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Nasus in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Nasus vs. Vi matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vi..
Nasus normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nasus and Vi
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Who is Better, Nasus or Vi?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vi, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes an ok counter for Vi.
While Nasus does have a lower win rate compared to Vi, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Vi.
Additionally, Nasus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Nasus is a somewhat poor counter for Vi. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus on average accumulates much more CS compared to Vi. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nasus versus Vi build include Thornmail, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Nasus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Vi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average win rate of 49.0% battling Vi with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vi as Nasus, Nasus players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Nasus vs Vi face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.
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