Nocturne vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Nocturne
based on 6,313 Nocturne vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nocturne vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Nocturne vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Nocturne
Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Vi
Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.
Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.
Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.
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.
Nocturne vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Nocturne in LoL
The stats shown here show several influential Nocturne vs. Vi counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vi..
Nocturne normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nocturne and Vi
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Who is Better, Nocturne or Vi?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually fairs equally well when playing against Vi, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Nocturne makes an ok counter to Vi.
While Nocturne does have a higher winrate than Vi, when facing one another, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Vi.
Moreover, Nocturne has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Vi matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Nocturne is a decent counter for Vi. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nocturne to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vi. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Vi build include Black Cleaver, Experimental Hexplate, and Death's Dance. When Nocturne combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Vi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Vi with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Vi as Nocturne, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nocturne vs Vi matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
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