Vi vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Vi
based on 2,900 Vi vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vi vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Vi vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Vi
Tips for Playing as Vi against Nami
A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.
Advice to Win Against Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Vi vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Vi in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several important Vi versus Nami matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nami. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Vi normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives more damage than Nami. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vi and Nami
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Who is Better, Vi or Nami?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when taking on Nami, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a good counter for Nami.
While Vi does have a higher winrate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vi into Nami.
Additionally, Vi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vi vs Nami matchups, Vi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Vi is a good counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vi to counter Nami during both the laning 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 stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vi most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Vi versus Nami build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Nami than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Nami with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of beating Nami as Vi, Vi players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vi vs Nami counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.
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