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Playing Against Vi
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Vi is a high-mobility diver who excels at locking down a single target and shredding armor. She uses to engage from fog of war and to provide guaranteed, unstoppable crowd control on priority carries.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A purple hexagonal shield appears around her | She gains a shield after hitting an enemy with an active ability. Do not let her reset this in long fights by letting her land a second or | |
| She winds up her arm and dashes forward | This is her main tool for engage, damage, and wall-hopping. If she misses this, she loses a stack of and her easiest way to proc | |
| Silver/blue broken armor icons above your head | A passive that shreds 20% of your armor and deals % max HP damage every 3rd hit. Avoid extended trades where she can proc this multiple times | |
| A cone of energy blasts behind her target | An auto-attack reset that deals AOE damage. This allows her to proc extremely fast in a Q-Auto-E combo | |
| She tethers to a target and chases them down | Point-and-click lockdown. She is UNSTOPPABLE during the dash. You cannot flash away or CC her to stop the suppression once she targets you |
Respect
- !Unstoppable →She can ignore all your CC (like a Lux Q or Morgana bind) while charging at your carry. You cannot peel her off until the animation ends
- !from Fog of War→A fully charged covers massive distance and goes through walls. She will gank from creative angles you don't have warded
- !Armor Shred from →She is a natural tank killer. If you are a frontliner, her 20% armor reduction makes you much squishier for her and her entire team
- !Level 6 Power Spike→Her gank success rate nearly doubles at level 6. If your laners are overextended without Flash, they are 100% dead to
Punish
- +is on cooldown (12-8s)→Without , she has zero mobility and no way to gap close or escape. Invade her or all-in her immediately if she misses this skillshot
- +Charging →She is slowed by 15% while winding up her punch. Use this moment to land easy skillshots or CC her before she can release the dash
- +Early Jungle Clear→Vi often gets low on her first clear. If you are a strong duelist (Lee Sin, Xin Zhao), look to fight her at her second buff while her is level 1
- +is on cooldown (140-100s)→Her teamfight threat is significantly lower without her ultimate. Force objectives or 5v5s while her point-and-click CC is unavailable
Laning Tips
- •Do not stand directly behind low health minions; she will use to last hit them and poke you with the cone damage
- •If she charges , sidestep perpendicularly. If she misses the punch, she doesn't get the shield or the stack
- •Banshee's Veil or Edge of Night completely negates her , forcing her to use or first to break the spell shield
- •If you have a dash or Flash, use it AFTER she finishes the animation. If you use it while she is charging, she just follows you to your new location
- •Ward the 'raptor' wall and the 'gromp' wall. Vi loves to skip standard ward spots by using over thick terrain
- •In a 1v1, if she hits you twice, disengage. Letting her land the 3rd hit for the proc is where the majority of her damage and attack speed comes from
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She will focus your most fed carry with . If you are that carry, buy a Zhonya's or Guardian Angel to waste her engage
- ⚠Don't stand in a straight line between Vi and her target; her knocks aside and damages everyone she passes through
- ⚠Save your hard CC for the moment her animation ends. You cannot stop her while she is flying, but you can burst her the second she lands
- ⚠If she builds lethality, she will Q-Auto-E-R to one-shot a squishy. You must have vision of her flanking positions
- ⚠Vi's shield can be huge late game. Focus her with your team so she doesn't get multiple ability rotations and multiple shields
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached