# Vi Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Vi counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Vi in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/vi/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/vi.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Vi ## Page Content Fighter · Diver · Jungle Prepare for battle with Vi — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Vi is an initiator — excels at engaging grouped enemies with impactful openings Teamfight Role Vanguard Initiator Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Vi's Strengths - Starts fights on your terms — Vi's engage forces enemies to react, giving your team the initiative ## How to Play Vi Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Trigger your W quickly in short trades by executing a Q, auto-attack, and E reset sequence. ### Lane Phase Engage early trades only when your passive shield is off cooldown to absorb the enemy retaliation damage. ### Lane Phase Charge your Q from inside unwarded brushes to deny the enemy reaction time and guarantee the knockup. ### Mid Game Aim your Q past a target and Flash through them mid-dash to knock them backward into your team. ### Mid Game Position yourself to hit enemy champions with your E cone through the minion wave when you want to simultaneously poke and push. ### Mid Game Hold your ult during skirmishes until the enemy carry burns their primary mobility spell or Flash. ### Late Game Cast Q then R onto a primary target, and Flash behind a secondary target mid-ult to pull both of them into your team. ### Late Game Peel for your carries during teamfights by tapping an uncharged Q to instantly interrupt incoming enemy dashes or channels. ### Late Game Engage fights with your R only when your team is within immediate follow-up range to capitalize on the single-target lockdown. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Eclipse — 2,900 - Sundered Sky — 3,100 - Plated Steelcaps (Boots) — 1,200 - Black Cleaver — 3,000 - Voltaic Cyclosword — 3,000 - Trinity Force — 3,333 total: 16,533 ## How to Counter Vi Counter strategies and draft context kite with range, burst before they sustain, or outscale with team-oriented compositions - Weak to disengage and spread comps — Vi's engage loses value when enemies aren't grouped - Hard CC shuts down the all-in — Vi has no escape once committed to a dive - Forced to answer split-push instead of teamfighting — side-lane pressure neutralizes Vi's dive threat - Ranged champions that maintain distance in trades ### Vi's Weaknesses - Heavy disengage compositions — Vi's engages get peeled off before the team can follow up - Peel-heavy compositions — shields, heals, and knockbacks keep Vi away from priority targets ## Best Synergies with Vi Team synergies and draft context - Follow-up damage dealers who capitalize on Vi's engage — burst mages and ADCs with range - Backline carries that deal damage while Vi disrupts the enemy team — dual threats stretch defenses thin - CC follow-up allies that chain lockdown after Vi's initial dive — guaranteed kills from coordinated all-ins - Engage supports that set up skirmishes in your favor ### Draft Context - Pairs another engage champion with no follow-up damage to capitalize on Vi's initiation - Lacks backline damage — Vi creates chaos but nobody follows up on the disruption ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Vi's win rate changes with mastery level Vi has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, with a straightforward learning process. Steady improvement comes over a moderate number of games. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning Medium Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 39.4% | 3-4 | 48.9% | 5-6 | 49.4% | 7-8 | 49.9% | 9-12 | 49.9% | 13-16 | 52.2% | 17+ * | 53.2% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)