Vi vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Vi
based on 6,313 Vi vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vi vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Vi vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Vi
Tips for Playing as Vi against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Vi vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Vi in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Vi against Nocturne matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champs. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..
Vi often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Vi or Nocturne?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vi usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nocturne, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes an ok counter to Nocturne.
While Vi does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vi into Nocturne.
Moreover, Vi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vi vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Vi is a somewhat poor counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vi typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Vi versus Nocturne build include Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Sundered Sky. When Vi bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Nocturne than with most other common builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 49.6% battling Nocturne with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of beating Nocturne 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 sets players used for Vi vs Nocturne matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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