Naafiri vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Naafiri
based on 1,437 Naafiri vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Vi
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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.
Naafiri vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Naafiri in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Naafiri vs. Vi counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Vi..
Naafiri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. On average, they takes less damage than Vi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Vi
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Vi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when trying to fight Vi, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a poor counter for Vi.
While Naafiri does have a lower winrate than Vi, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Vi.
Furthermore, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Naafiri in order to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri often picks up much more CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Vi build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri included at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs Vi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Vi with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Vi as Naafiri, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Naafiri vs Vi clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.
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