Nori How to play Nori

Nori counters

The best counters to Nori right now are Amber (64.3%), Vince (61.7%), Gus (59.2%): the share of head-to-head games each one wins against Nori, from 1,790 ranked and high-trophy games.

Nori vs popular picks

1. 
   ShadeNori wins 47.2%716 games
2. 
   RicoNori wins 49.4%697 games
3. 
   MaxNori wins 43.6%343 games
4. 
   BrockNori wins 53.5%545 games
5. 
   PiperNori wins 56.5%285 games
6. 
   ColetteNori wins 51.1%781 games

How to beat Nori

• Step out of the puddle as soon as Nori dives. The giant fish only lands after a delay.
• Keep him from stacking fish. A Nori with a full stack has a much bigger Super.
• Save a stun or knockback for when he hooks in on you. Stopping the grapple wastes his engage.

Common mistake: Using the Super with no fish stacked. It is far weaker than a Super thrown after a few hits.

Best Nori Build

Star Powers

Big HaulRecommended

Every enemy your Super hits gives you three fish, so one good Super refills your stack for the next one.

His Mother's Son

Gadgets

Sushi Snack

Gonna Need a Bigger NetRecommended

Roots a target in place. It sets up the delayed Super and stops the target from running away.

Recommended Gears

Damage

Speed

Adapt per mode

Game plan

Nori is a very fast Legendary assassin who fights with a fishing rod. A quick tap swings the rod in a wide close-range arc. Holding the attack charges a hook cast that pulls him to a wall or an enemy, and at full charge he jumps over walls. Every hit catches a fish, and his Super, a dive into a puddle that summons a giant fish, grows bigger and hits harder the more fish he holds.

1. Hold the attack to cast the hook onto a wall or an enemy. It is both your engage and your escape, and a full charge carries you over walls.
2. Land rod swings to stack fish before you use the Super. More fish means a bigger splash and a harder hit.
3. Throw the Super where enemies cannot easily leave, like a chokepoint or a target you just rooted. The fish lands after a short delay.

Drafting Nori

When to pick

Pick Nori against slow backlines that cannot escape a hook dive or a rooted Super.

Who to pair with

Pair him with brawlers that slow or stun, so enemies stay inside his puddle until the fish lands.

Ban or not

Ban him if your team has no stuns or knockbacks. Otherwise, play around his hook.