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How to Win Nilah vs Vi Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Nilah

based on 1,661 Nilah vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Vi as Nilah came out of an examination of 1661 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Nilah fights Vi in only 2.8% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Vi Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a decent job of countering Vi. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Nilah against Vi rounds, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Vi.

Best Nilah vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Phantom DancerLord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nilah to level upq
>
Second ability for Nilah to level upe
>
Last skill for Nilah to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Vi as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Vi Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Vi Image
7.6
< Kills >
6
6.7
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
7.9
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
166
< Minions Killed >
33
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.39
17,896
< Physical Damage >
15,304
154
< Magic Damage >
72
420
< True Damage >
797
18,470
< Damage Dealt >
16,173
23,771
< Damage Taken >
28,678
12,430
< Gold Earned >
11,220
2.53
< Towers >
1.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
8,362
< Total Healing >
10,889
12,978
< Experience >
13,097
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
85
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Vi with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Nilah versus Vi counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Vi..

Nilah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Typically, they receives less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Vi

Who is Better, Nilah or Vi?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Vi, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Vi.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate compared to Vi, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nilah into Vias their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a decent counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Vi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Nilah, we analyzed 1,661 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 Nilah 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Vi during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average gets much more CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Nilah versus Vi build include Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better when fighting Vi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nilah had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Vi with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Vi as Nilah, Nilah players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Nilah vs Vi matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nilah x Vi tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every match finished with these champions.