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Vi Guide

the Piltover Enforcer

Fighter

Assassin

Tier S Jungle

Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, is a fighter and assassin champion of medium difficulty. Across our 685 analysed ranked games, Vi is mostly played in the Jungle (100% of its games), with a 53.0% win rate in that role: tier S among Jungle champions (#4 of 48, ranked by win rate). Vi's damage is mostly physical (93%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 55.9% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min, 383 games) versus 44.8% in long games (over 35 min).

Averages measured over 685 Jungle games played with Vi, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Vi is an engage fighter: Vault Breaker drags her forward while knocking back the enemies it hits, and her ultimate dashes onto an enemy while shoving aside those in her way. Her passive charges a shield that activates when she hits an enemy with an ability.

The engage

Q › AA AA › E › AA AA

When: An enemy is within Vault Breaker range.

Vault Breaker propels you and knocks back the enemies it hits while applying Denting Blows; Relentless Force passes through the target.

The capture

R › AA AA › Q › E

When: The enemy carry is isolated.

Cease and Desist dashes onto the enemy while shoving aside those in the way, then on arrival knocks them up, leaps over them and slams them back down.

The shield

Q › AA AA

When: You enter melee.

Hitting with an ability activates the shield charged by your passive.

Laning phase

Denting Blows breaks your opponent's armor and raises your attack speed: use your attacks to stack them. Relentless Force passes through the target and damages those behind.

Common mistakes

• Using Vault Breaker with no target: it moves you forward.
• Casting the ultimate on an enemy out of your allies' reach.
• Forgetting to charge your shield before the engage.

Riot's official tips for playing Vi

• 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.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Guardian Angel, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force (77 games, 68.8% win rate).

Guardian Angel+Black Cleaver+Trinity Force

77 games · 68.8%

Black Cleaver+Trinity Force+Death's Dance

77 games · 68.8%

Guardian Angel+Black Cleaver+Sundered Sky

41 games · 65.8%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite53.0% · 685 games

Most-played runes

Conqueror + Inspiration

52.6% · 500 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity56%

Coup de Grace56%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight100%

Magical Footwear98%

Shards

Attack speed99%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling70%

Hail of Blades + Precision

55.5% · 110 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact98%

Grisly Mementos84%

Relentless Hunter72%

Secondary tree · Precision

Legend: Alacrity96%

Triumph90%

Shards

Attack speed91%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling83%

Conqueror + Domination

52.1% · 48 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity96%

Coup de Grace92%

Secondary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Ultimate Hunter92%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling96%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Vi's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team52.8% · 178 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Trinity Force 49.6%

Black Cleaver 60.0%

Sundered Sky 54.7%

Guardian Angel 69.0%

Death's Dance 59.0% ▼

The Collector 59.1%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team54.1% · 196 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Trinity Force 53.4%

Black Cleaver 58.7%

Sundered Sky 54.0%

Death's Dance 60.4%

Guardian Angel 67.5%

The Collector 65.2%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team52.4% · 311 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Trinity Force 53.3%

Black Cleaver 56.2%

Sundered Sky 58.9%

Guardian Angel 65.9%

Death's Dance 66.7% ▲

Eclipse 35.5% ▼

The item that stands out most is Death's Dance: 66.7% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Vi in the Jungle

Shaco Vi: 40.0%15 games

Shaco has the edge in 60% of the 15 Jungle duels against Vi. See the Shaco guide.

Naafiri Vi: 46.7%15 games

Naafiri has the edge in 53% of the 15 Jungle duels against Vi. See the Naafiri guide.

Jarvan IV Vi: 46.7%15 games

Jarvan IV has the edge in 53% of the 15 Jungle duels against Vi. See the Jarvan IV guide.

Viego Vi: 47.8%23 games

Viego has the edge in 52% of the 23 Jungle duels against Vi. See the Viego guide.

Qiyana Vi: 50.0%24 games

Qiyana has the edge in 50% of the 24 Jungle duels against Vi. See the Qiyana guide.

Who Vi is strong against

Talon68.8% · 16 games

Graves64.7% · 17 games

Lee Sin58.3% · 60 games

Qiyana50.0% · 24 games

Sylas50.0% · 18 games

How to play against Vi

• 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.
• Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Vi's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveBlast Shield

Vi charges a shield over time. The shield can be activated by hitting an enemy with an ability.

QVault Breaker

Vi charges her gauntlets and unleashes a vault shattering punch, carrying her forward. Enemies she hits are knocked back and receive a stack of Denting Blows.

WDenting Blows

Vi's punches break her opponent's Armor, dealing bonus damage and granting her Attack Speed.

ERelentless Force

Vi's next attack blasts through her target, dealing damage to enemies behind it.

RCease and Desist

Vi runs down an enemy, knocking aside anyone in the way. When she reaches her target she knocks it into the air, jumps after it, and slams it back into the ground.

Frequently asked questions

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