How to beat Vi

Common role: Jungle

An armored bruiser who locks onto one target and blows them up.

What makes Vi dangerous

Vi charges a Q dash to knock you back, shreds armor with her passive and W, and her ultimate (R) is a targeted, unstoppable knock-up that ignores everything in the way — a guaranteed pick on a carry. She dives the backline and cannot be peeled off mid-ult.

How to play against Vi

• 1Respect her R: it is targeted and unstoppable. Save Flash, Zhonya's or QSS for the moment she ults you.
• 2She is weak in the early jungle and reveals herself when charging Q — interrupt it with any CC.
• 3Group with your team: alone you are her ideal R target, together she gets peeled.
• 4Buy armor and health — her whole combo is physical and front-loaded.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No hard disengage — once her Q and R are down she is just a bruiser.
• ✓Her ultimate hits only one target; a grouped team can peel it.
• ✓Weak, telegraphed early clears — easy to invade or counter-gank.
• ✓Kitable: without Q charged she has little gap-close.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Vi's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Scudo energetico

  Vi carica uno scudo col passare del tempo. Lo scudo può essere attivato colpendo un nemico con un'abilità.

  Strong: hitting an ability grants her a shield, softening your trade-back. Weak: the shield is small and one-time — burst through it.

• Q
  Spaccaferro

  Vi carica i suoi guanti e scarica un pugno distruttivo, che la trascina in avanti. I nemici che colpisce vengono scaraventati indietro e subiscono una carica di Colpi ammaccanti.

  Strong: a long charged dash that knocks you into a wall for a stun. Weak: it reveals a charge-up and can be interrupted by any CC — punish the wind-up.

• W
  Colpi ammaccanti

  I pugni di Vi distruggono l'armatura nemica, infliggendo danni bonus e aumentando la sua velocità d'attacco.

  Strong: shreds armor and ramps her attack speed the longer she hits you. Weak: needs sustained autos — disengage before the stacks build.

• E
  Forza implacabile

  Il prossimo attacco di Vi trapassa il bersaglio nemico, infliggendo danni ai nemici dietro.

  Strong: empowered auto that cleaves and resets her attack timer. Weak: melee range only — kite her out of auto range.

• R
  Fermati e arrenditi

  Vi travolge un nemico, sbalzando via chiunque sul percorso. Quando raggiunge il suo bersaglio lo scaraventa in aria, lo insegue saltando e lo sbatte a terra di nuovo.

  Strong: targeted, unstoppable knock-up that flies through everything to reach a carry. Weak: single target only — Flash, Zhonya's or QSS negates it, and grouping lets your team peel.

Itemization

Armor and health counter her hardest: Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen, Thornmail. Carries want Zhonya's or a QSS to survive her ult.

This guide covers Vi's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.