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What decides the jungle matchup: Nocturne vs Vi in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Nocturne
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
Vi
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
Window: before four minutes
Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
Nocturne vs Vi: Common Questions
- Who wins Nocturne vs Vi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Nocturne against Vi to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
- How do you play the Nocturne Vi matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
- What should I know about Vi vs Nocturne?
- Vi is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Nocturne is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do I beat Vi as Nocturne?
- Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death. Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Vi you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.