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Vi Build Guide by Smartest2

Jungle Smartest2's Diamond Guide to Carrying Solo Queue With Vi

Jungle Smartest2's Diamond Guide to Carrying Solo Queue With Vi

Updated on July 25, 2021
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Kazumo (2) | August 5, 2021 5:16pm
I have been using this guide for a while now (been through multiple revisions of it and other guides as well) and it inspired me to try and bring my own touch to it. I've had pretty consistent results with it and to be honest, I rarely even try to stray from the base 'recommended' items list. From my experience, as long as I keep up or get ahead of the enemy team, I will have no problem in engaging in any kind of fight (obviously, excepting the match-ups in which Vi is clearly weaker and cannot keep up). What I struggle the most is to catch up when I get a little bit further behind. It's most of the times quite sided (I either manage to roll over the enemy team or I get completely stomped). However, thanks a lot for the in-depth info, tips and tricks offered. They certainly help and the guide is comprehensible! There are some small things that seem slightly out of touch with the current state of the game, I believe, but overall, the main part and the one that's going to be usually checked by most players is nicely put together (just in the 'core items' notes maybe some small changes to justify the collector and essence reaver picks could be done). Also it's pretty funny how for the boots you wrote that lucidity is the best and only pick you'll recommend, yet for the 'second back' you mention how rushing mobility boots could be good.

Thanks a lot for posting this, definitely amplified my Vi game by a lot!
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Smartest2 | December 12, 2023 10:28am
This is a couple of years late, I apologize, but I really appreciate the response to this guide. Reading through this may have inspired me to make an updated version!

Stay tuned for season 14 Vi guide!
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Kazumo (2) | December 12, 2023 12:35pm
Hey man! Haha, luckily @ Hades4u pinged me that there was a new reply here so I came to check it out! Happy to see that you're still around, have an amazing Holiday season. I've recently came back to the game and I'm still rolling with Vi! Basically she's the only champion I play, currently back and forth in Emerald 1, trying to get to Diamond this week still using most of the stuff from your build because most of it is still viable from my point of view. Certain items have been nerfed or changed, but the lethality Vi is still my number one pick, unless the enemy team seems to be tankier, then I'll go with Sunderer and the anti-tankish build.

Anyway, cannot wait to see the next build you'll come up with for Season 14! Good luck!
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OwnedWilson (1) | May 25, 2021 5:37am
Best build ever. There is no need for anything else, this is literally freelo.
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Smartest2 | May 26, 2021 12:06pm
Ayyy glad you had fun with it! Super cool that you grabbed a couple clips of it! I made sure to drop a like.
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Niteox | May 14, 2021 3:40pm
There are some parts out of date in the "wall of text" that could use a touch up. Your effort otherwise is much appreciated.

Picking up Vi for the first time because I landed on her in an ARAM and had so much fun. Also I need to expand my jungle pool a bit from Trundle and Mundo. Seem to be getting banned out a lot(who bans the troll anyway?)

Thanks a ton for the guide!
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Smartest2 | May 26, 2021 12:06pm
Vi is a lot of fun! Yeah I do my best to maintain my guides, but when very large changes come in, certain things get missed and I have to rely on you guys to help find areas that need to be touched up :)

Hope you enjoy her! At the time of this writing, her crit build is really nuts.
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EmilisFox (1) | May 10, 2021 2:58pm
That lane build is out of date. Might want to get that checked.
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Smartest2 | May 24, 2021 6:24am
I accidentally had banshee's veil in there! Thanks for noticing. I've updated the lane build.
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RaFFoGreeN | March 10, 2021 1:59pm
very helpful
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Smartest2 | March 11, 2021 1:26pm
I'm glad it helped!
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CoreiaDoSul | March 8, 2021 5:20am
~It Works.
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Smartest2 | March 11, 2021 1:25pm
Glad to hear the build worked for you!
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Petico | March 6, 2021 7:06am
Can you explain why the second back consists of 2 trinity force items. yet you say in your notes to build black cleaver before trinity force? this is a very confusing guide
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Smartest2 | March 6, 2021 9:56am
Ah good catch! This was a note from the previous season when you still had a jungle item to build. This just managed to slip by with item changes. The guide has been updated to reflect this.
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AzashBR | September 22, 2020 7:28pm
I was reading all of your guide and now i have a question... the reason you say to us to buy Guardian Angel is because of the MR,Armor and revive... today it doesnt give us the MR but more damage output instead. Is it worth to buy Gargoyle Plate in any situtations despite it doesnt have the revive?
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Smartest2 | September 22, 2020 9:38pm
Hey @ AzashBR, thanks for noticing that I will get around to updating the item information. I would recommend building GA still instead of gargoyle since gargoyle makes you lose a lot of damage output with the active. Even though you don’t get magic resist anymore, if you pair with something like Spirit Visage you should still be good to go! For something a bit more “carry”, you can also try GA + Steraks!
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redhaze_2010 | July 16, 2020 11:14am
Would it be good to try like domination and then resolve instead for shiled bash and revitalize it works with my pta shen jg style
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Smartest2 | July 21, 2020 12:43pm
I personally find that not taking alacrity really slows down your clear time, you can really feel the difference in game.
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beautylove | October 31, 2018 1:54pm
I really want to do this build but you know what they say about 2 phages right?
Is TF and BC really worth doing?
Draktar in BC's place does not get any better?
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Smartest2 | November 2, 2018 8:57am
Hey beautylove, it is definitely a little less gold efficient to get both phage items, since the movement speed passives don't stack. However, the reason you get BC is to burn through larger amounts of armor, and the reason you get triforce is for the amount of damage it gives you. If you'd rather build a different damage item, I'd swap the trinity not the black cleaver. Black Cleaver just stacks too well with vi's w, you blow up any tank. The big con of trinity is that it's expensive, but it will give you the biggest damage spike out of all items from the 200%AD sheen proc alone. I'd recommend sterak's over both yomuus/duskblade, the offensive stats you gain from it with the massive shield and flat hp just make it too good of an item for bruisers right now. You don't really need the lethality on Vi. Think about why Irelia/Jax are so scary late game, vs a squishy ezreal with triforce. Beefy + damage scales really really well.
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Moijn | October 11, 2016 1:11pm
Really cool build, does tons of damage. Just 1 question. Is it worth it to swap your Stalkers Blade - Warrior for Youmuu's Ghostblade in the lategame? (If you are full build ofcourse.)
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Smartest2 | November 1, 2016 6:45pm
Hey Mojin sorry for the late reply! You definitely can, it's really a case by case scenario. Sometimes the slow can be useful, and sometimes yommuuus is nicer. They both give good stats. You may even consider a frozen mallet or LW instead. Just try and gauge what would help you win! you may even pick up another tank item!
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TooTallFor69 | September 8, 2016 11:45am
What are your thoughts on strength of ages for a mastery? I know that obviously tlords gives more burst, but SoA gives you some bonus health while you are building damage items. Just curious what your thoughts are, thank you
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Smartest2 | September 11, 2016 3:30pm
Hey TooFallFor69 sorry for the late reply! Vi is in a place right now where she can be very tanky and dish out lots of damage. But there are primarily 2 ways to play her. Either you go burst off-tank, or you just gank 24/7 and go primarily tank. You need at least 6 points in the cunning tree for Runic Affinity. Due to the way masteries are currently set up, it's better to just put 12 in one tree and 18 in other, so you end up putting at least 12 into cunning and take dangerous game. Now the main reason I take Thunderlord's Decree is that I like to gain the extra attack speed from Fury, and I like the 8% damage increase you end up with due to Double Edged Sword + Bounty Hunter. Keep in mind that I also have a very offence based playstyle. If you take 18 points into Resolve and pick up SoA, you only really gain some extra armor and magic resist, and a bit of extra health (~+350 total after stacks). This will reduce both your early game clear time, as well as reduce your overall damage output. However if you plan on going full tank Vi, that would be a good mastery tree line to go. I hope that answers your question somewhat. Feel free to ask about anything else!
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TooTallFor69 | September 11, 2016 9:59pm
That doesn't "somewhat" answer my question. It fully answers it and I really appreciate you not only getting back to me quickly, but also writing a detailed response. Also, even though this guide does contain a giant body of text, it's 100% worth reading through. I've learned SO much from this guide. It has not only immensely improved my jungling(especially early game and clear) but it has helped me improve my overall game/map awareness as well. And since Vi has been one of my most played champions for about two seasons, so I'm a little judgmental about Vi builds. I have had "my build" for a long time, which typically consisted of an early hexdrinker(subbed for a later game steraks if no ap), then triforce and full tank, and I learned that squishies were cake but tanks were not and I COULD carry, but it was incredibly difficult at times. But with this build tanks are practically squishies, carries still go splat, and you have huge carry "potential"(but really you're gonna HAVE to carry those scrubs.) Anyway, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate you and this guide, and thank you so much for making me a better player.

I apologize for rambling so much, I'll get into the important stuff now.

What are your thoughts on after the guardian angel passive is used? Do you keep or sell? And if sell, then what should you pick up? Also, I'm curious if zz'rot would be a viable item once the GA passive is gone, since it gives same-ish stats and a nice active

Do you think selling your boots in the super late game is a good idea?
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