Best Vi Build & Guide (2026) — League of Legends

Vi is League of Legends' Piltover Enforcer — a diving bruiser-fighter who charges through enemy lines with Vault Breaker's long-range dash that knocks back all enemies in her path, shreds armor and deals percent-max-health damage with Denting Blows every third hit, empowers her fists with Relentless Force for auto-attack resets that deal bonus damage in a cone behind the target, shields herself with Blast Shield whenever she lands abilities, and locks down priority targets with Cease and Desist's unstoppable point-and-click dash that knocks up the target for 1.3 seconds while knocking aside everyone else. She is a jungle bruiser who builds Sundered Sky into Black Cleaver and fighter items to dive the backline, burst squishies, and shred tanks. Vi is played as a jungler (51.0% win rate on Patch 16.6 Emerald+, A Tier) with a 5.0% pick rate and 1.8% ban rate. Whether you want to charge through walls with Vault Breaker for surprise ganks, lock down carries with Cease and Desist's unstoppable engage, shred armor with Denting Blows for your team's follow-up damage, or snowball the early game with aggressive invades and ganks, this guide covers everything you need to master the Piltover Enforcer in 2026.

Vi Overview

Vi operates as a diving bruiser and lockdown specialist whose power comes from Vault Breaker's long-range engage, Denting Blows' percent-max-health damage and armor shred, and Cease and Desist's unstoppable point-and-click crowd control that guarantees she reaches her target. Unlike tank junglers who peel for carries or assassin junglers who rely on stealth and burst, Vi wins fights by diving the enemy backline with unstoppable CC, shredding armor for her team, and sustaining through fights with Blast Shield and bruiser items. She is played as a jungler (51.0% win rate on Patch 16.6 Emerald+) with a 5.0% pick rate.

Unlike assassins who need to flank or tanks who need to front-to-back teamfight, Vi wins games through reliable engage, target lockdown, and sustained brawling — Vault Breaker charges up to dash forward and knock back all enemies hit while applying Denting Blows stacks, dealing 90-290 (+140% bonus AD) physical damage at full charge. Denting Blows makes every third hit deal 4-8% (+3.5% per 100 bonus AD) of the target's max health as bonus physical damage while reducing their armor by 20% and granting Vi 30-50% attack speed for 4 seconds. Cease and Desist targets an enemy champion and makes Vi unstoppable as she dashes to them, knocking up the target for 1.3 seconds and dealing 150-500 (+90% bonus AD) physical damage while knocking aside everyone in her path. Vi's strength lies in her guaranteed engage — no amount of positioning, dashes, or flashes can stop Cease and Desist from reaching its target.

Blast Shield (Passive) grants Vi a shield equal to 12% of her maximum health for 3 seconds whenever she hits an enemy with an ability. The cooldown starts at 12 seconds and decreases to 8 seconds based on level. Each time Denting Blows is consumed (every third hit), Blast Shield's cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds. Blast Shield is what gives Vi her bruiser durability — the shield procs repeatedly in extended fights as Vi cycles through abilities and Denting Blows procs, allowing her to absorb significant damage while diving the backline. The interaction with Denting Blows means Vi gets tankier the longer she fights, rewarding aggressive play.

Vault Breaker (Q) has a 12 / 10.5 / 9 / 7.5 / 6-second cooldown and costs 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana. Vi charges for up to 4 seconds, increasing the dash's range, speed, and damage over the first 1.25 seconds. At minimum charge, Vault Breaker deals 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 (+70% bonus AD) physical damage. At full charge, it deals 90 / 140 / 190 / 240 / 290 (+140% bonus AD) physical damage. Vi dashes forward, knocking back and applying Denting Blows stacks to all enemies hit. Vi is slowed by 15% while charging. If the charge completes without recast, 50% mana is refunded and the ability goes on full cooldown. If interrupted, 50% mana is refunded and the cooldown is set to 3 seconds. Vault Breaker is Vi's primary engage and gap-closer — the long-range dash goes through terrain, making it one of the most versatile gank tools in the jungle. A fully charged Q into auto-E-auto immediately procs Denting Blows for the armor shred and bonus damage.

Denting Blows (W) is a passive ability. Vi's basic attacks and Vault Breaker apply stacks to enemies, and the third stack consumes all stacks to deal 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% (+3.5% per 100 bonus AD) of the target's maximum health as bonus physical damage, reduce their armor by 20% for 4 seconds, and grant Vi 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% attack speed for 4 seconds. Damage is capped at 300 against minions and monsters. Denting Blows is what makes Vi effective against tanks and bruisers — the percent-max-health damage scales with bonus AD, the armor shred amplifies all physical damage from Vi and her team, and the attack speed steroid accelerates subsequent Denting Blows procs. In a full engage combo, Q applies one stack, auto-attack applies the second, and E applies the third for an immediate proc.

Relentless Force (E) has a recharge time of 14 / 12.5 / 11 / 9.5 / 8 seconds and stores up to 2 charges. Vi empowers her next basic attack to gain 50 bonus range, reset her attack timer, and deal 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+110% total AD) (+100% AP) physical damage to the target and enemies behind them in a cone. The empowered attack can critically strike for (100% + 30%) AD bonus physical damage. Relentless Force is Vi's auto-attack reset and burst tool — using E immediately after an auto-attack doubles her damage output in a split second, and the cone damage behind the target makes it effective for clearing jungle camps. The 110% total AD ratio means it scales heavily with AD items, and the critical strike interaction makes it devastating with certain builds.

Cease and Desist (R) has a 120 / 100 / 80-second cooldown and costs 100 mana at all ranks. Vi targets an enemy champion and dashes to them, becoming unstoppable during the dash. She knocks aside all enemies in her path, dealing 150 / 325 / 500 (+90% bonus AD) physical damage to the primary target and knocking them up for 1.3 seconds upon arrival. Secondary targets hit during the dash take 75% of the damage and are knocked aside. Cease and Desist is Vi's defining ability — the point-and-click, unstoppable engage guarantees that Vi reaches her target regardless of terrain, crowd control, or dashes. The 1.3-second knockup is long enough for Vi to land a full Q-auto-E-auto combo on the knocked-up target, and the 90% bonus AD ratio makes the damage significant with bruiser items. No other jungle champion has a point-and-click unstoppable engage that guarantees 1.3 seconds of hard CC on any target.

Strengths

• Cease and Desist is the most reliable engage in the jungle — point-and-click targeting with unstoppable status means no amount of dashes, flashes, shields, or crowd control can prevent Vi from reaching her target and knocking them up for 1.3 seconds, making her the best champion in the game for guaranteeing a pick on a priority carry. Unlike skillshot-reliant engages that can be dodged or cleansed, Vi's R simply cannot be stopped once cast — Vi guarantees lockdown on any target she chooses
• Vault Breaker's wall-crossing dash creates gank angles that other junglers cannot access — Vi can charge Q through terrain to appear from unexpected angles, covering enormous distance with a fully charged dash that knocks back all enemies hit. The 6-second cooldown at rank 5 means Vi has her primary gap-closer available for nearly every jungle skirmish and gank attempt — Vi's gank paths are among the most versatile and unpredictable in the jungle
• Denting Blows' 20% armor shred and percent-max-health damage make Vi effective against both squishies and tanks — the armor reduction amplifies all physical damage from Vi and her entire team, making her an excellent enabler for AD-heavy compositions. Against tanks, the 4-8% (+3.5% per 100 bonus AD) max-health damage ensures Vi always deals meaningful damage regardless of armor stacking — Vi shreds tanks while also one-shotting carries
• Blast Shield's 12% max-health shield on every ability hit, combined with Denting Blows' 4-second cooldown reduction, gives Vi surprising tankiness for a bruiser — in extended fights, Vi generates shields repeatedly as she cycles through abilities and auto-attacks, allowing her to survive deep dives into the enemy team that would kill other bruisers. Combined with Sundered Sky's healing and Death's Dance's damage delay, Vi becomes extremely difficult to burst down — Vi sustains through fights with repeated shield procs

Weaknesses

• Vi's engage is all-or-nothing with no escape — once she uses Vault Breaker to dash in or Cease and Desist to dive a target, she has no ability to disengage or retreat. If the target survives or the enemy team collapses on her, Vi is stuck in melee range with only Blast Shield for defense. Missing or using Q aggressively leaves Vi without a gap-closer for 6-12 seconds — Vi commits fully to every fight with no exit strategy
• Vi is heavily reliant on her team to follow up after engage — Cease and Desist locks down one target for 1.3 seconds, but if Vi's team doesn't capitalize on the knockup, she's left alone in the enemy backline as a bruiser without the raw damage to solo-kill a carry before their team peels. Unlike assassins who can one-shot and escape, Vi needs allies to convert her lockdown into kills — Without team follow-up, Vi's engage is wasted
• Vi's jungle clear speed is average compared to farming junglers like Karthus, Udyr, and Bel'Veth — her single-target damage from Denting Blows is strong but she lacks AoE clear tools beyond Relentless Force's cone, meaning full clears take longer and she falls behind in farm if she fails to get kills from ganks. Vi needs early kills to snowball her item advantage — Vi is gank-dependent and falls behind against power-farming junglers
• Vi is vulnerable to invades and duels in the early jungle — without Cease and Desist available pre-6, her only escape from an invade is Vault Breaker, which also happens to be her engage tool. Strong early duelists like Udyr, Lee Sin, and Xin Zhao can invade Vi's jungle and force fights she cannot win, setting her behind on tempo and item timing — Early game duelists can shut Vi down before she reaches her level 6 power spike

Recommended Runes

Jungle: Conqueror (Precision) — Most Popular & Highest Win Rate

The most popular and highest win rate rune page for Vi Jungle is Conqueror in the Precision tree. Conqueror synergizes perfectly with Vi's extended combat pattern because her Q-auto-E-auto combo rapidly stacks Conqueror, and the sustained AD and healing at full stacks amplify her Denting Blows damage, Blast Shield value, and ability to brawl through extended fights.

• Conqueror — Basic attacks and abilities grant stacks of adaptive force, and at full stacks Vi heals for a percentage of damage dealt. Conqueror is Vi's ideal keystone because her Q-auto-E-auto-auto combo stacks Conqueror rapidly (Q applies 2 stacks for hitting a champion), and the bonus AD at full stacks amplifies Denting Blows' bonus AD scaling, Vault Breaker's bonus AD ratios, and Relentless Force's total AD ratio. The healing at full stacks sustains Vi through extended fights.
• Triumph — Takedowns restore health and grant bonus gold. Triumph keeps Vi alive after diving with Cease and Desist — the burst of healing after killing the primary target can be the difference between surviving to fight the rest of the team and dying immediately after the pick. The bonus gold accelerates Vi's item spikes.
• Legend: Haste — Gain ability haste per legend stack from champion takedowns and epic monster kills. Legend: Haste reduces Vi's ability cooldowns as the game progresses, bringing Vault Breaker's cooldown to near-permanent uptime and reducing Cease and Desist's already low rank 3 cooldown even further. The ability haste benefits every aspect of Vi's kit.
• Coup de Grace — Deal increased damage to low-health targets. Coup de Grace amplifies Vi's finishing power after her initial burst — when Vi dives a target with R-Q-auto-E, the target is often chunked to low health, and Coup de Grace ensures the next auto-attacks finish the kill. This synergizes with Vi's role as a dive assassin-bruiser who needs to secure kills quickly.

Secondary — Inspiration

• Magical Footwear — Grants free boots at 12 minutes (reduced by 45 seconds per takedown). Magical Footwear saves 300 gold and provides 10 bonus movement speed, accelerating Vi's core item completion. Since Vi ganks frequently, she often earns boots before 10 minutes through takedown reductions.
• Cosmic Insight — Grants bonus summoner spell haste and item haste. Cosmic Insight reduces Flash and Smite cooldowns, giving Vi more frequent access to Flash-R engage combos and contested Smite fights over objectives. The item haste also reduces Sundered Sky's passive cooldown and other item effects.

Alternative Secondary — Domination

• Sudden Impact — After dashing, Vi's next attack or ability deals bonus lethality and magic penetration for 5 seconds. Sudden Impact procs on both Vault Breaker and Cease and Desist, giving Vi bonus armor penetration on every engage that stacks with Denting Blows' armor shred for devastating damage against squishies.
• Relentless Hunter — Gain out-of-combat movement speed per unique champion takedown. Relentless Hunter increases Vi's map mobility between camps and ganks, making her roaming and gank pressure more threatening as she picks up takedowns throughout the game.

Stat Shards

• Attack Speed — Bonus attack speed accelerates Vi's jungle clear speed and helps her reach Denting Blows' third hit faster in ganks and skirmishes.
• Adaptive Force — Bonus AD increases Vault Breaker, Relentless Force, Denting Blows, and Cease and Desist damage, amplifying Vi's burst and sustained damage from level 1.
• Health Scaling — Scaling health provides survivability in mid-game teamfights, important for a bruiser who dives into the enemy team with Cease and Desist and needs to survive long enough to chain Denting Blows procs and Blast Shield activations.

Recommended Item Build

Based on data from ranked Vi matches tracked across multiple stat sites on Patch 16.6, the bruiser build has the highest win rates for Jungle. Here are the optimal build paths.

Jungle Build

#### Early Game (0-10 min)

• Sundered Sky — Grants attack damage, health, ability haste, and a passive that makes the first attack against each champion deal bonus damage and heal Vi based on her max health. Sundered Sky is Vi's ideal first item because the Spellblade-style passive procs on her first auto-attack after engaging with Vault Breaker or Cease and Desist, dealing massive burst damage while healing her for a significant amount. The health, AD, and ability haste all synergize with Vi's kit — health increases Blast Shield value, AD scales all her abilities, and ability haste reduces Vault Breaker and Cease and Desist cooldowns.
• Plated Steelcaps — Grants armor and reduced damage from basic attacks. Plated Steelcaps provide durability against auto-attack-heavy junglers and ADCs, helping Vi survive after diving with Cease and Desist. The armor synergizes with Blast Shield's health-based shield to give Vi effective durability against physical damage.

#### Core Build (10-20 min)

• Black Cleaver — Grants attack damage, health, ability haste, and a passive that reduces enemy armor by up to 30% over 6 stacks. Black Cleaver synergizes perfectly with Vi's kit — Vault Breaker applies stacks to all enemies hit, Denting Blows' 20% armor shred stacks multiplicatively with Black Cleaver's 30% reduction for a total of up to 44% armor shred, and the health and ability haste improve Vi's durability and cooldown uptime. Against tanky compositions, Black Cleaver turns Vi into the ultimate armor-shredding bruiser.
• Death's Dance — Grants attack damage, armor, ability haste, and a passive that converts a percentage of damage taken into a damage-over-time bleed, with takedowns cleansing the remaining bleed and healing Vi. Death's Dance is essential for Vi because it prevents her from being burst down after diving with Cease and Desist — the damage delay gives her time to proc Denting Blows and generate Blast Shield procs, and the cleanse-on-kill mechanic rewards Vi for securing the pick and lets her survive to fight the rest of the enemy team.

#### Late Game (25+ min)

• Guardian Angel — Grants attack damage, armor, and a passive that revives Vi upon death with a percentage of her health. Guardian Angel is the perfect late-game insurance for a diver like Vi — she can commit fully to Cease and Desist engages on priority targets knowing that even if the enemy team kills her after the pick, she will revive while her team cleans up the fight. The armor also increases her effective durability during dives.
• Sterak's Gage — Grants attack damage, health, and a passive shield that activates when Vi takes a large burst of damage. Sterak's Gage provides a massive lifeline shield that triggers when Vi is bursted after diving with Cease and Desist, stacking with Blast Shield for enormous effective health. The bonus AD and health scale Vi's damage and shield values across her entire kit.
• Maw of Malmortius — Grants attack damage, ability haste, magic resistance, and a passive magic damage shield. Maw of Malmortius protects Vi from AP burst when diving into teams with magic damage threats — the shield activates when Vi drops below a health threshold, preventing AP champions from killing her during her Cease and Desist dive before she can proc Denting Blows and generate Blast Shield.

Situational Items

• Trinity Force — Provides attack damage, attack speed, health, ability haste, and a Spellblade passive that empowers the next auto-attack after using an ability — an alternative to Sundered Sky that rewards Vi's ability-weaving playstyle with rapid Spellblade procs from Q-auto-E-auto rotations, offering more sustained damage at the cost of Sundered Sky's burst healing.
• Mercury's Treads — Provides magic resistance and tenacity — essential against teams with heavy crowd control that could lock Vi down after she dives with Cease and Desist, reducing the duration of stuns, roots, and slows that prevent her from reaching her target.
• Chempunk Chainsword — Provides attack damage, health, ability haste, and grievous wounds on physical damage — essential against teams with heavy healing, especially since Vi's multi-hit combo applies grievous wounds rapidly through Vault Breaker, auto-attacks, and Relentless Force.
• Spear of Shojin — Provides attack damage, health, and ability haste with a passive that grants bonus damage based on ability haste — an alternative for Vi players who prioritize cooldown reduction to have Vault Breaker and Cease and Desist available for every fight.

Highest Win Rate 3-Item Combinations

The highest win rate build is Sundered Sky + Plated Steelcaps + Black Cleaver, which provides Sundered Sky's burst healing and Spellblade-style passive for devastating first-hit trades, Plated Steelcaps' armor and auto-attack damage reduction for durability, and Black Cleaver's armor shred that stacks with Denting Blows for up to 44% armor reduction on the primary target. This three-item spike at approximately 18 minutes gives Vi enough burst to delete ADCs and mid laners with a Cease and Desist into Q-auto-E combo, while the combined health and armor make her durable enough to survive the dive and continue fighting.

Ability Priority

Jungle: Q > E > W

1. Vault Breaker (Q) — Max first. Each rank increases the minimum damage from 45 to 145 and maximum damage from 90 to 290, while reducing the cooldown from 12 to 6 seconds. Q max first provides Vi's strongest gank damage, most frequent engage cooldown, and primary mobility tool. The cooldown reduction from 12 to 6 seconds is massive — at rank 5, Vault Breaker is available for nearly every gank and skirmish, and the damage increase makes fully charged Q a devastating engage tool.
2. Relentless Force (E) — Max second. Each rank increases the base damage from 10 to 90, while reducing the recharge time from 14 to 8 seconds. E max second increases Vi's burst damage in ganks and jungle clear speed — the 110% total AD ratio means each rank becomes increasingly impactful as Vi builds AD items, and having charges available more frequently improves her sustained damage output. The auto-attack reset is essential for quickly proccing Denting Blows.
3. Denting Blows (W) — Max last. Each rank increases the percent-max-health damage from 4% to 8% and the attack speed steroid from 30% to 50%. W is maxed last because the 4% base max-health damage at rank 1 is already effective for jungle clearing, and the armor shred is 20% at all ranks. The attack speed increase per rank is nice but less impactful than Q's cooldown reduction or E's damage increase.

Level-by-level order: Q, E, W, Q, Q, R, Q, E, Q, E, R, E, E, W, W, R, W, W.

Summoner Spells

Jungle

• Smite — Smite is mandatory for junglers to purchase jungle items, clear camps efficiently, and contest objectives. Vi's objective control with Smite combined with Cease and Desist is excellent — she can R a threatening enemy jungler to knock them up for 1.3 seconds while her team secures the objective, or use Smite to secure Dragon, Baron, or Rift Herald while zoning with Vault Breaker.
• Flash — Flash is essential on Vi because while Vault Breaker provides engage, Flash enables critical combo extensions and escapes. Flash-R is Vi's most powerful engage tool — flashing into range to cast Cease and Desist catches enemies off guard and guarantees the knockup before they can react. Flash also enables Flash-Q for unexpected gank angles when Vault Breaker's charge is too telegraphed.

Playstyle Tips

Early Game / Jungle Phase (0-14 min)

Vi's early game in the jungle focuses on clearing efficiently with Vault Breaker and Relentless Force AoE while looking for level 3 ganks with Q knockback into Denting Blows proc, then ramping up kill pressure dramatically at level 6 when Cease and Desist guarantees lockdown on any target.

Start Q (Vault Breaker) level 1 for the fastest first camp clear — a fully charged Q deals significant damage to the camp and applies Denting Blows stacks. Take E (Relentless Force) level 2 for the auto-attack reset and cone damage that clears multi-monster camps faster. Take W (Denting Blows) level 3 to unlock the full three-hit passive for percent-max-health damage against camps and gank targets.

Vi's standard jungle clear is Red Buff → Raptors (using Q and E AoE) → Wolves → Blue Buff → Gromp → Scuttle Crab, finishing at level 3-4 with enough health for an immediate gank. Alternatively, start Blue Buff → Gromp → Red Buff for a quick level 3 and gank the nearest lane.

The fundamental Vi gank pattern pre-6 is: approach from fog of war or over terrain, fully charge Vault Breaker to maximize dash range and damage, knock the enemy back toward your laner, then auto-E-auto to proc Denting Blows for the armor shred and bonus damage. The 20% armor shred at level 3 is enormous for early ganks, amplifying your laner's damage significantly.

At level 6, Cease and Desist transforms Vi into one of the most reliable gankers in the game. The kill combo is R (Cease and Desist) on the priority target → auto-attack → E (Relentless Force) → auto-attack (Denting Blows procs) → Q (Vault Breaker) if they flash or dash away. The 1.3-second knockup from R gives Vi enough time to land 2-3 auto-attacks and an E before the target can react, and Q serves as a follow-up gap-closer if needed. Cease and Desist is point-and-click and unstoppable, meaning it cannot be dodged, flashed, or interrupted — the target will always be knocked up.

Mid Game & Teamfights (14-25 min)

Mid-game Vi with Sundered Sky and Black Cleaver completed is a devastating diver who can lock down any carry with Cease and Desist's unstoppable engage, burst them with Sundered Sky's passive proc and Denting Blows' armor shred, and sustain through the fight with Blast Shield procs and Sundered Sky healing.

Vi's mid-game strategy revolves around picking off priority targets before objectives and teamfights. With Sundered Sky and Black Cleaver, Vi's R-auto-E-auto-Q combo deals enough damage to kill or force summoner spells from any ADC or mid laner, and the 44% combined armor shred (20% Denting Blows + 30% Black Cleaver stacks) makes follow-up damage from AD teammates devastating.

In mid-game teamfights, Vi should identify the highest-priority target and commit to them with Cease and Desist. Wait for the fight to begin and for the enemy team to use key abilities before pressing R — diving too early means Vi absorbs all the enemy team's cooldowns alone, while diving after abilities are used means she faces significantly less retaliation. After R knocks up the target, immediately auto-E-auto to proc Denting Blows and Sundered Sky, then Q to either chase the target or reposition. Use Blast Shield procs and Death's Dance bleed conversion to survive the counterattack while your team follows up on the shredded, low-health target. The key is timing — Vi's engage is devastating when used at the right moment, but suicidal if used as the opening move before her team is ready.

Late Game (25+ min)

Late-game Vi with full build is a durable frontline diver who can guarantee picks on any target in the game with Cease and Desist's point-and-click unstoppable engage, while Blast Shield, Death's Dance, and Guardian Angel ensure she survives the dive to continue fighting or revives if she trades her life for the enemy carry.

In the late game, Vi's role shifts from assassin-bruiser to team-fight initiator. With Guardian Angel, Vi can make aggressive Cease and Desist engages on priority targets knowing she'll revive even if the enemy team focuses her — and a trade of Vi for the enemy ADC or mid laner is almost always worth it. The 80-second cooldown on Cease and Desist at rank 3 with Legend: Haste means Vi has her ultimate available for every important fight.

Position with your team and look for Cease and Desist angles on the enemy carry before every objective fight. In the late game, picking off any squishy target with R before a Dragon or Baron fight creates a numbers advantage that can win the game. During teamfights, Flash-R onto the highest-priority target, burst them with auto-E-auto-Q while Blast Shield and Death's Dance keep you alive, and let Guardian Angel revive you if needed. Communicate with your team — Vi's engage is only as good as the follow-up, and a coordinated R-engage with team follow-up wins more fights than a solo dive.

Matchups

Jungle

#### Favorable

• Rammus — Vi dominates Rammus (~60% WR). Rammus relies on armor stacking and Powerball engage, but Vi's Denting Blows shreds 20% armor and deals percent-max-health physical damage that ignores Rammus's armor-heavy build. Vi can interrupt Rammus's Powerball with Vault Breaker's knockback, and Cease and Desist locks him down before he can taunt Vi's carries. Rammus's primary strength — reflected auto-attack damage — is less effective against Vi because much of her damage comes from abilities.
• Fiddlesticks — Vi beats Fiddlesticks (~56% WR). Fiddlesticks relies on channeling Crowstorm for engage and Drain for sustain, but Vi's Vault Breaker interrupts both channels and Cease and Desist locks Fiddlesticks down before he can complete his ultimate channel. Vi can invade Fiddlesticks' jungle early because Fiddlesticks is one of the weakest early duelists, and Vi's burst combo kills him before his Drain can heal enough to survive.
• Skarner — Vi beats Skarner (~55% WR). Skarner is a tank jungler who wants to run at targets with Impale, but Vi outdamages him in every stage of the game with Denting Blows' percent-max-health damage and armor shred. Vi can Vault Breaker away from Skarner's engage or use Cease and Desist to ignore Skarner entirely and dive the enemy backline while Skarner is stuck in Vi's frontline.

#### Even

• Lee Sin — Vi fights approximately even against Lee Sin (~50% WR). Lee Sin is a strong early duelist who can invade Vi's jungle and win pre-6 fights, but Vi's level 6 power spike with Cease and Desist outscales Lee Sin's Dragon's Rage in reliability and engage potential. The matchup is decided by early game — if Lee Sin invades and gets ahead, he snowballs, but if Vi reaches level 6 even, her point-and-click engage is more reliable than Lee Sin's skillshot-dependent kit.
• Jarvan IV — Vi fights approximately even against Jarvan IV (~50% WR). Both champions are diving bruisers with strong engage ultimates and early gank pressure. Jarvan IV's Cataclysm traps Vi inside terrain, but Vi's Cease and Desist is unstoppable and can be used before Jarvan's combo lands. The matchup often comes down to which team has better follow-up on their jungler's engage.

#### Unfavorable

• Udyr — Vi loses to Udyr (~40% WR). Udyr is a stat-check champion who runs Vi down in early duels with superior sustained damage from Wildfang and Blazing Stampede. Udyr can invade Vi's jungle with impunity pre-6, stealing camps and forcing fights Vi cannot win. Even after Vi gets Cease and Desist, Udyr's tankiness and sustained damage often let him survive Vi's burst and kill her in the extended fight.
• Bel'Veth — Vi loses to Bel'Veth (~45% WR). Bel'Veth's infinite attack speed scaling and Endless Banquet true damage make her a monster in extended fights that Vi cannot match. Bel'Veth out-farms Vi with faster jungle clears, and her Void Surge dashes make her difficult to pin down even with Cease and Desist. In the late game, a fed Bel'Veth overwhelms Vi with raw DPS regardless of armor shred.
• Kindred — Vi loses to Kindred (~46% WR). Kindred's Lamb's Respite completely negates Vi's burst dive — when Vi uses Cease and Desist to engage on Kindred or a target near Kindred, Lamb's Respite prevents the kill and leaves Vi stranded in the enemy team without securing the pick. Kindred also outranges Vi in kiting fights and can Dance of Arrows away from Vault Breaker attempts.

Best Synergy Partners

Vi pairs best with champions who have follow-up crowd control to chain with Cease and Desist's knockup, or who deal heavy damage to armor-shredded targets:

• Caitlyn — Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap can be placed under Vi's Cease and Desist knockup target, guaranteeing a root the moment the knockup ends and allowing Caitlyn to land a free Headshot plus Piltover Peacemaker on the trapped target. The combined lockdown of Vi R knockup into Caitlyn trap root exceeds 3 seconds, enough to kill any squishy target. Both champions are from Piltover, and their kits are designed to synergize.
• Orianna — Orianna can attach her Ball to Vi before she engages with Cease and Desist, then Shockwave the entire enemy team when Vi arrives in the backline. The combo is devastating — Vi R delivers Orianna's Ball directly into the enemy backline, and the AoE Shockwave pulls everyone together for Vi's Vault Breaker and Relentless Force followup. This is one of the most iconic combo synergies in League of Legends.
• Nautilus — Nautilus provides chain CC that extends Vi's lockdown to lethal durations — Depth Charge knocks up the same target Vi is diving, and Dredge Line roots them immediately after. The combined CC chain of Vi R knockup into Nautilus R knockup into Nautilus passive root exceeds 4 seconds, guaranteeing a kill on any target regardless of tenacity or defensive summoner spells.

Recent Patch Changes

Vi's current state in Patch 16.6 reflects a solid position as a jungle bruiser-diver — her 51.0% win rate in jungle with a 5.0% pick rate and 1.8% ban rate in Emerald+ place her in A Tier, indicating that the Piltover Enforcer is a consistently reliable pick who rewards players who understand dive timing and target selection.

The Conqueror Precision build with Inspiration secondary has established itself as the dominant rune configuration, rewarding Vi players who engage fights and sustain through them with Conqueror stacks, Triumph healing, and ability haste scaling. The Sundered Sky into Black Cleaver into Death's Dance build path provides the optimal balance of burst damage for picks, armor shred for team utility, and survivability for dive engages. Vi's dominant matchups against Rammus (60%) and Fiddlesticks (56%) confirm her identity as a dive-bruiser who overwhelms immobile or channel-reliant junglers, while her struggles against Udyr (40%) and Bel'Veth (45%) highlight her weakness against stat-check duelists who outfight her in sustained combat.

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