Vi Build Guide : ✔️ How to smash Rocks :: League of Legends Strategy Builds

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I really want to learn Vi BUT im too dumb to read all of this, anyone down to coach me?

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Hey, thanks for the guide! I wanted to ask if Spear of Shojin is any good on Vi, but then I tested it and realized that W doesn't add to the stacks. Still, what do you think about this item?

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It used to be an okay item back in the days, but then they nerfed the item quite a bit. Before you'd usually run for the ability haste, that stat has practically been removed from the item entirely and the basic ability haste passive only affecting your regular abilities (not your ultimate) isn't enough to justify the cost of the item.

Also again like you mentioned, you only get SoS stacks via your abilities, basic attacks (even ones garnered by ) give no stack progression. Overall I've always felt this item to just be clunky to use on her, there's almost always just a better option to pick from in my opinion.

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I am greatfull for your guide it has been really helpfull,however I have a question if terminus is an alternative for black cleaver or it can not work at all

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I would say not really. just doesn't provide anything beneficial to , which is why nobody really builds it. At the same time the only time you would build it, other armor pen items would just do that better. Even would probably benefit you more and that item by itself is also pretty niche.

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Hello! Very informative guide, but i have a few comments:
1. Why no in recommendation for magic resistance in item pool section? For me this item far better than . All stats are welcome and it's so helpful for , and . Ignoring this item is unacceptable for me.
2. Are you sure that more helpful than ? more useful in jungle clearing and focus at objectives.
3. I don't agree with you in comment below. has well synergy with . It scales with all items that you build if not in every game but most games. In very active gameplay you can receive enormous numbers of damage, which may also pleasantly surprise you. It's not a matter of personal preference or tankiness here, but how well interacts with . In S15 / are good option for .

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- ends up with the same problem as has, which is that nobody builds them, at all, and on the off chance they do then they choose rookern instead. The only purpose these items have is to give you magic resist, so spending 200g more to get +30 more magic resist with is just the better choice. There's almost no reason anymore to run visage at all. "All stats are welcome" just doesn't matter when the core reason either item is bought is for the MR, of which visage just gives far less. Rookern gives more and has a magic shield, helping even further for the difference of 200g.

- As of this new patch I can actually change it back to Alacrity again. and has very similar pick rates and winrates, people use them equally as much if it's to have the rune together with . If you're running where is secondary, Alacrity will always be the dominant choice.

- I just don't believe this at all. If & has good synergies with her, scales with all items she builds, gives you enormous numbers of damage and interacts well with her, then that would reflect in people picking the runes, which they don't. In S15, the most dominant primary trees for her is with and with , here isn't picked whatsoever, it's not even a consideration. The only place is secondary runes and for there they're picked so little that almost any other rune can build is better and picked more. It's definitely a matter of personal preference as everyone who plays her would rather run or with their Conq tree or run for their HoB tree. These runes aren't ever picked whatsoever so it's extremely unlikely that they're as good as you say they are. The purpose isn't for tankiness either which is what I mentioned in the comment below as well, they're good coupled with the right champions that can heal and shield you, otherwise they serve no purpose.

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This is without a doubt the best guide I've seen on this site, Thank you. I was curious what you thought about shield bash/revitalize as secondary runes for a shield-based build. Maybe with Eclipse first item.

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I don't have secondary as an option for any rune page just notably because it's not something anyone's running on at all aside from sometimes. I think if you're playing with a team that can provide a lot of shields or healing (e.g. enchanters), this option can have merit. If not however, you're not really going to be getting that much from these runes. does help in granting shields but it feels pointless to run it just for shield value and ignoring the fact plays off of healing as well.

With there can potentially be a build going, but then comes what to run it into, and personally I don't really see a team comp or matchup where you need to be tankier or need to have more shields, so I'd say it comes to preference there.

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Thank you very much for the guide, been looking for a good guide to help expand my jungler pool of Hecrim and Diana and this is one of the only ones with the ITEM CODESS, YESS. Thanks. Have a great mf life!!!

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I'm glad to know it's able to help you on your jungle journey. 😁

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I usually play Vi mid but your guide was still super helpful, it's just that good! Thank you so much :)

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Happy to hear it's of help. 😁

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Amazing guide but please add matchups!

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Planning to add in matchups soon so don't worry, just a bit of a process. 🙂

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Hello! Very well-made guide, my friend!

What do you think about the new on ? I think it's great because it allows for big bursts while also being great in extended fights. If you ever need sustain, the new might actually be a good option, because it gives A TON of lifesteal while also providing great damage while full hp.

Let me know what you think! Best of luck!

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I don't believe is as good of an item as it once used to be - compared to people currently playing during this patch, almost everyone is still running as it's still the stronger choice.

As for - it definitely is a well made item for lifesteal/damage, however its bonuses are pretty lost on a melee champion like . Most of the times you'll see this item being used on ranged champions because proccing the lifesteal is far easier on someone who can damage from afar. I just really do not believe the damage while >50% HP is more worth the 3200g price tag than to just build another item of similar gold value that gives you many other stats that are more worth.

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LEGAL!!

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New Vi player here. Ive pretty much just been following the most popular build for Vi on u.gg most of my games which is Chempunk into radiant virtue. I noticed this guide doesnt have that build. What are your thoughts on the build? Should I avoid it?
Thanks in advance.

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Currently going to make changes soon to include the new build as it's very popular this patch as of the recent changes made to the items. Personally the build is very good, the only time where it isn't is if you're against an enemy team that doesn't have many melee champions. It's very hard to make full use of radiant's abilities if you aren't clumped together and can just get poked from afar.

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Thanks good to know. So should I always go radiant virtue into melee comps or should I sometimes go divine? Also what do you think about starting Black cleaver considering the buffs it got?

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I feel like it'd likely be up to personal preference, both builds are just as viable. You can have equally as much success only going divine into everything as you would with this new virtue build.

The buffs got was nice but I don't believe it justifies it being built as a first item. Before this new build, has always been an item too strong to pass up, due to it being a mythic and designed to be strong for the early- mid stages of the game. Even now with this new virtue build, you still see cleaver being built 3rd and beyond - people just won't have enough armor built that early in the game to really justify rushing cleaver for the armor shred.

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Ok trhanks. One last question, when going radiant virtue do you think it would be good to take aftershock shield bash conditioning revitalize instead of hail of blades and going for a bit of a tank build?

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Short answer: No.
Long answer: really just isn't a good pick on Vi. She's a bruiser after all, not a tank, and if anything you can still build items that make you feel more tankier of a champion. Nobody really uses aftershock anymore due to past nerfs that were pretty heavy on such a build (especially in comparison to the 2 most used keystones/pages being and ) and you'd be much better off going for a pure damage keystone rather than such a defensive one. Especially with the Virtue build you'd almost have 0 damage if you coupled it with Aftershock, at least up until you get your 3rd / 4th item - it's not very ideal so to say.