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Vi vs Nilah

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

based on 1,661 Vi vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Vi resulted from an analysis of 1661 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Vi encounters Nilah in only 1.5% of her games.

Vi vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vi does a poor job of beating Nilah. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Vi vs Nilah games, Vi’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Vi vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Nilah

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.

Vi vs Nilah Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Nilah with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Vi vs. Nilah matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Vi usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Nilah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Nilah

Who is Better, Vi or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Vi does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Nilah.

Furthermore, Vi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Vi is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vi against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

BardBard46.9% winrateTaricTaric46.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.6% winrate

Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 2535 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 55.6% 8425 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.8% 14909 GamesZacZac+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Vi, 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 Nilah as Vi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Vi versus Nilah build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Vi included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Nilah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Nilah 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Vi vs Nilah face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Vi versus Nilah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every round completed with these champions.