Vivs Nidalee
Vi vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Vi wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Nidalee based on 19 games. Nidalee wins the early laning phase while Vi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Nidalee matchup.
Vi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vi performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Vi vs Nidalee Matchup?
Vi vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 19 recent matches analyzed, Vi wins with a 57.9% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.1%, giving Vi a 15.8 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Nidalee controls the early laning stage, but Vi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Nidalee needs to press advantages before Vi reaches their power spikes, while Vi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Vi leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vi players can confidently pick into Nidalee and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nidalee away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Vi vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Vi is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Vi holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Nidalee
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Nidalee are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Vi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nidalee. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vi vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vi40.0%
Nidalee60.0%Vi64.3%Nidalee35.7%Nidalee dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Vi. This lopsided early game means Nidalee can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Vi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.3% win rate — 28.6 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Vi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Nidalee must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Vi Runes Against Nidalee
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Vi to press their advantage against Nidalee, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Vi's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.14% | 266 | 0.9 | 647 | 12,353 | 54.0% | 54.2% | |
| 42.39% | 243 | 1.0 | 665 | 12,378 | 45.5% | 39.7% | |
| 51.82% | 221 | 1.0 | 631 | 12,232 | 54.6% | 49.6% | |
| 52.29% | 219 | 1.0 | 660 | 12,261 | 47.5% | 56.4% | |
| 53.11% | 209 | 1.0 | 670 | 12,980 | 64.6% | 46.1% | |
| 52.15% | 186 | 1.0 | 647 | 12,796 | 50.8% | 52.9% | |
| 47.85% | 163 | 0.9 | 590 | 12,097 | 46.8% | 48.8% | |
| 54.55% | 154 | 1.1 | 676 | 12,145 | 47.2% | 61.0% | |
| 58.55% | 152 | 1.0 | 655 | 12,890 | 58.2% | 58.8% | |
| 52.74% | 146 | 1.1 | 695 | 13,506 | 54.0% | 52.1% | |
| 53.33% | 135 | 0.9 | 599 | 12,586 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 45.63% | 103 | 0.9 | 624 | 12,316 | 51.1% | 41.4% | |
| 48.98% | 98 | 1.0 | 712 | 12,012 | 44.2% | 54.4% | |
| 51.09% | 92 | 1.0 | 638 | 12,120 | 44.2% | 57.1% | |
| 43.33% | 90 | 1.0 | 709 | 13,371 | 41.7% | 44.4% | |
| 59.04% | 83 | 1.0 | 703 | 11,929 | 58.1% | 60.0% | |
| 39.51% | 81 | 1.0 | 621 | 12,234 | 43.2% | 36.4% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 1.2 | 708 | 12,873 | 53.1% | 55.3% | |
| 49.35% | 77 | 1.1 | 698 | 13,098 | 37.0% | 56.0% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 1.1 | 612 | 11,719 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 56.76% | 74 | 1.0 | 672 | 11,867 | 56.8% | 56.8% | |
| 50.68% | 73 | 0.9 | 627 | 13,122 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 1.0 | 607 | 12,327 | 34.5% | 56.1% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 1.1 | 658 | 11,782 | 50.0% | 64.7% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 1.1 | 627 | 12,877 | 58.3% | 47.8% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 1.0 | 766 | 14,132 | 47.4% | 56.0% | |
| 52.94% | 68 | 1.0 | 594 | 12,346 | 56.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.79% | 67 | 1.2 | 660 | 12,706 | 46.4% | 38.5% | |
| 54.10% | 61 | 1.1 | 672 | 12,486 | 52.2% | 55.3% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 1.0 | 625 | 12,431 | 40.0% | 61.3% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 1.0 | 604 | 12,455 | 59.1% | 46.7% | |
| 35.29% | 51 | 2.0 | 702 | 12,993 | 47.1% | 29.4% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 0.9 | 539 | 10,761 | 45.5% | 48.3% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 1.0 | 616 | 12,086 | 41.7% | 76.2% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 0.9 | 553 | 12,185 | 39.1% | 47.6% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.4 | 692 | 12,681 | 81.3% | 39.1% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 1.1 | 737 | 11,923 | 76.5% | 47.6% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 1.0 | 676 | 11,254 | 44.4% | 36.8% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 0.8 | 681 | 11,883 | 59.1% | 46.7% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 2.0 | 551 | 10,497 | 38.1% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.0 | 690 | 12,165 | 46.1% | 45.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.0 | 572 | 11,246 | 53.3% | 55.6% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 1.3 | 710 | 12,058 | 53.9% | 70.6% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 0.9 | 759 | 13,735 | 58.3% | 64.7% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 2.0 | 731 | 12,747 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.8 | 753 | 13,379 | 66.7% | 52.4% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.6 | 611 | 11,582 | 46.7% | 41.7% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 3.2 | 821 | 13,544 | 62.5% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.4 | 747 | 11,228 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.0 | 740 | 12,229 | 46.7% | 55.6% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.4 | 809 | 13,889 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 2.6 | 716 | 12,115 | 25.0% | 69.2% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.8 | 683 | 11,895 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 2.2 | 863 | 13,757 | 50.0% | 72.7% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 0.9 | 653 | 11,877 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.9 | 954 | 13,878 | 62.5% | 61.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 0.9 | 650 | 14,037 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.2 | 645 | 13,166 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.6 | 681 | 12,457 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.5 | 685 | 13,192 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.1 | 627 | 12,221 | 66.7% | 10.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.3 | 650 | 12,956 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 724 | 12,259 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.7 | 538 | 9,755 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.1 | 673 | 11,868 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 548 | 11,321 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 1.3 | 623 | 10,901 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.2 | 640 | 12,934 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 750 | 13,163 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 563 | 12,963 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 792 | 12,191 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.1 | 802 | 12,984 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 550 | 8,904 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 737 | 13,113 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 655 | 12,444 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.3 | 896 | 12,788 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 1.7 | 538 | 10,350 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.7 | 697 | 12,510 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 4.9 | 1,241 | 12,120 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.0 | 764 | 12,827 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.7 | 521 | 10,162 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.7 | 863 | 12,165 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.1 | 821 | 14,287 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 677 | 12,394 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.3 | 531 | 10,775 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 806 | 11,007 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.9 | 989 | 10,874 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 3.2 | 795 | 11,357 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 797 | 10,608 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.9 | 683 | 12,779 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.3 | 695 | 10,589 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,069 | 11,847 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 495 | 10,391 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 585 | 7,875 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 656 | 12,681 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 819 | 14,651 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 943 | 17,554 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 924 | 15,172 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 580 | 10,713 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 887 | 9,362 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 551 | 12,583 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,197 | 14,464 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
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Vi vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Vi wins the Vi vs Nidalee matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to Nidalee's 42.1%, a 15.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 19 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Vi do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Nidalee has the advantage against Vi with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Nidalee players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vi do against Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Vi takes over the Vi vs Nidalee matchup with a 64.3% win rate compared to 35.7%. Vi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Nidalee matchup?
Vi wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 57.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 15.8 percentage point advantage means Vi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 19 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Nidalee?
The best Vi build against Nidalee includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Vi runes against Nidalee?
The best Vi runes against Nidalee use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Vi vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Nidalee?
Yes, Vi has a favorable matchup against Nidalee with a 57.9% win rate. Vi strongly counters Nidalee in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Vi against Nidalee?
When playing Vi against Nidalee, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Nidalee. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.