14.8 Let’s Get Cracking

Table of Contents

Introduction

Pros & Cons

Abilities

Jungle Monsters & Pathing

Summoner Spells

Wards & Trinkets

Stats To Consider

Which Boots & Why?

Itemization

Runes

Rune Shards

Summary

Introduction

Hi, my name is Demonsedge, and I've been enjoying my time at League of Legends. I can't say enough about this game.

I am not your typical main, but raised my interest in the role, and I have enjoyed playing her ever since.

Having played her in numerous games, I can speak to how she feels and works. Concerning team setup and itemization, I will look more in-depth at 's options below as you read through the guide.

I hope you will enjoy this guide and be able to understand my suggestions and recommendations for .

So let's kick things off in style with my guide on - The Piltover Enforcer.

Vi - The Piltover Enforcer
Diver,

Specialties: Damage, Mobility, Engage
Why choose Vi?:
- Very simple to pick up and learn, and fun to play in the .
- She can provide a lot of solid burst damage, making her feel impactful when jungling, ambushing the enemy and getting objectives such as / & .
- She has great potential to make plays, carry her team and be a good team fight asset.

I always enjoy taking her on the rift when playing league matches, and I hope you will too.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Powerful ganking potential
+ Strong crowd control
+ Good self peel
+ Clears jungle well
+ High damage potential
+ Strong duelist

Cons

- Weak early game
- Struggles if behind
- Squishy
- No sustain
- Team reliant
- Predictable play style

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Ability Rundown

Blast Shield

| Cooldown: 16-12 (based on level) |

Periodically, 's next ability hit will generate a shield equal to a % of her maximum health for 3 seconds.

's cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds each time is triggered.

Vault Breaker

charges this ability and becomes slowed for up to 4 seconds to increase 's range, speed, and damage over the first 1.25 seconds of the channel.

When recast, dashes in the target direction dealing physical damage to enemies she passes through, stopping on the first champion hit. Applies to the target hit & knocks them back over 0.75 seconds, while non-champion enemies hit grouped towards her.

- can be recast anytime within the duration.
- If the charge completes without reactivation, is cancelled and put on full cooldown.
- If interrupted, the ability will go on a three-second cooldown.

and are eligible to be cast during the dash animation.

Denting Blows

's basic attacks, on-hit and , apply a stack of to enemies hit for 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent applications and stacking up to three times. The third stack consumes them all to deal % max health physical damage, capped at 300 against non-champions, and applies % armor reduction for four seconds.

After triggering , gains bonus attack speed for four seconds.

This passive refreshes on subsequent triggers.

Relentless Force

empowers her next basic attack within six seconds to have bonus range and trigger a blast in the target's direction dealing physical damage to enemies hit in a cone.

An excellent way to improve 's jungle clear and acts as an auto-attack for her during combat.

- This ability can hold two charges during combat for increased damage potential.

Cease and Desist

singles out an enemy champion and knocks them up, dealing bonus physical damage. Additionally, during the dash & uppercut animations, is immune to all crowd control effects.

Enemies she dashes through are dealt the same damage, knocked aside by 350 units over 0.25 seconds and then stunned for 0.75 seconds.

Combos:

In this section, I will share some of the effective combos for that are simple to understand and that you can apply while playing summoners rift (draft and ranked) games.

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Tips & Tricks:

Playing As :
- A fully charged will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
- damages anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on in fights to harass enemy champions behind them or to safely last-hit .
- Using is a powerful initiation tool, so remember to stay within reach of the rest of your team.

Playing Against :
- A fully charged deals double damage. If you see start to charge, you should back off or try to dodge it.
- will shred your armor and gain attack speed if she gains the effect of her on you. So try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
- cannot be stopped while using her . Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's finished charging.

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Jungle Monsters & Pathing

This section will only apply to some champions since they each have different routes that suit their play styles.

So for this guide, I will outline the pathing routes that apply to in hopes of understanding how to impact the rift best.

Camps

Each camp listed above is vital for to gain levels, earn gold and maintain resources (health & mana), all of which help you stay relevant in each game as the .

Epic

Always look to secure epic monster spawns as since each buff provided will benefit you and your team in fights and skirmishes.

The will be available to target after the 20:00 mark, and the will spawn once you or the enemy has acquired the listed soul. So always fight for these objectives when you can.

Standard Clear Routes:

Starting Red

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Starting Blue

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With this standard clear path for , you should aim to hit the at 3:30 since grabbing early scuttle vision can inform your teammates about who is in the river and be aware of any upcoming ambushes. This clear is also very effective at getting a level 3 dive against an overextended enemy.

Full Clear Routes:

Starting Red

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Starting Blue

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With the full clear path as , you can grab the at 3:30 or maximize your experience gain by clearing the remainder of your camps instead, then swing by the afterwards.

is a ganking jungler compared to being a farm jungler, so in most games, we wouldn't contemplate doing a full clear unless you can't attack a lane after farming your camps.

Securing the early scuttle vision is optional with this clear route since taking the wastes time you could use to take the rest of your camps.

If you can acquire at least one after your full clear, that's a bonus for your team on either end of the map.

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Summoner Spells

The most integral summoner spell for that you pick 100% of the time for your games. It's important because if you get caught or stuck in a rough situation, you can escape from combat safely while also dodging a crucial ability.

Necessary for best success in the . is a unit-targeted summoner spell, dealing true damage damage to the following targets: medium/large , lane , , , , or pets.

Multiple upgrade options are available to choose from: , , .

Always be sure to have a charge ready for any upcoming neutral objective (, & ), as it will be much easier to acquire them successfully.

Grabbing allows you to wear down the target, dealing true damage (based on champion level) and cutting their healing. Great when looking to finish off low health targets. Though not commonly picked on , it can still be viable alongside having . Due to not having , you need to position effectively when looking to escape fights.

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Trinkets & Consumables

s are stored in your inventory (max 2) and can be placed anywhere on the map (limit 1), revealing and disabling enemy wards within a 900-unit radius. s function similarly to the trinket showing stealth & camouflaged-based champions (, , and ) that approach them.

Grab as your main trinket in the after placing your first on the map. It gives you access to vision denial and is excellent when dealing with stealth champions who plant traps, such as , , and . It's also beneficial against champions who use stealth to engage/disengage, such as , , or .

is your base trinket in all games as , revealing units within a target location (duration of ward based on champion level) seconds. With a max of three allowable s to place, you can establish deep vision in enemy territory or get sightlines on objectives ( & ).

Since you're mostly roaming the and diving the enemy, will serve you better. It will help when looking to ambush the enemy or secure important objectives, making sure they are vision-free, and it also helps when looking to take the enemy camps while in the fog of war.

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Stats To Consider

- Attack Damage: The best stat to acquire for . It scales with all your damaging abilities and gives you more power in fights.

- Health: This stat is essential in the grand scheme and something you should focus on when playing as , scaling nicely with her passive.

- Attack Speed: Good stat in theory and efficient on . However, it's not mandatory to acquire.

- Life Steal: Excellent stat to have on . Very efficient when applied through auto attacks/on-hit item effects.

- Omni Vamp: In the current state of itemization, there are no practical options to consider purchasing when factoring in omni vamp; therefore, we should avoid this stat until a suitable item presents itself for .

- Ability Haste: Useful stat, but not overly needed. One of the least prioritized stats when itemizing for combat.

- Armor/Magic Resistance: Only get this stat if you will build as the for your team or if it will improve your survivability.

- Movement Speed: Mobility is great for kiting and escaping fights; however, it's less important in the grand scheme than the other listed stats.

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Which Boots & Why?

Berserker's Greaves > Attack Speed
can increase the uptime of in fights, making enemies more vulnerable to your damaging effects. They are also useful for taking objectives like , , or .

Boots of Swiftness > Slow Reduction
These boots are perfect for when she roams between camps and lanes. They can also come in handy when dealing with slow effects such as 's , , , , self-slows, or movement impairing effects that could leave you vulnerable when trying to escape.

When you equip these , the self-slow effect applied to 's is removed, enabling you to cast it without any movement penalty.

Ionian Boots of Lucidity > Ability Haste
Grab this pair in games where ability usage is a priority compared to needing defence or offence for in team fights. In addition, the summoner spell haste gives you more access to and more usage to secure camps from the enemy jungler, providing extra pressure on the map.

Mercury's Treads > Magic Resistance & Tenacity
A decent option for helps reduce the effects of crowd control from enemy champions while offering a small amount of magic resistance—standard choice for magic damage-heavy teams.

are also great when combined with the runes & , passive and for even more resistance to crowd control effects.

Plated Steelcaps > Basic Attack Damage Reduction
Your go-to pair for in most games, helpful when duelling in the . The armor provided and the auto attack damage reduction passive make it easier to soak up auto attacks. Great when facing heavy physical damage teams or auto-attack-centric champions.

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Itemization

Starter Items

Each jungle pet mentioned below grants early health regeneration while farming our camps and provides the following upgrades when fully evolved:

If we choose , grants increased movement speed when exiting brushes or killing a for the next 2 seconds. It makes travelling from camp to camp much faster, accelerating the ability to reach an ambush angle faster.

If we choose , gain increased shielding after killing a camp or waiting 10 seconds out of combat for this effect to refresh.

If we choose , we build up ember stacks and then release them as % max health damage to the enemy, along with slowing them.

As your pet grows (gaining treats from killing ), it will increase the damage value of your charges.

The best way to know which pet is more efficient depends on how you plan to build for each game, ensuring you have better outcomes in fights and skirmishes.

Core Items

A fantastic option for . It provides some armor shred and a passive that grants you movement speed to keep pace with the target you are hitting. In addition, it synergizes well with 's passive.

Very effective in one-on-one combat, providing more duelling potential in extended trading and skirmishes.

is an excellent damage/sustain option for . It functions similarly to spell blade items, triggering an empowered attack that heals you and deals heavy burst damage in combat. Makes fighting /bruisers (, , , , (, or ), more manageable.

Just be mindful of any grievous wounds effects that could be applied to you:
- Abilities: 's , 's , 's or 's under the effects of ).
- Summoner spells: .
- Items: , , or .

is your standard pickup with , gaining movement speed when striking your target. A solid choice for for increased burst potential when duelling and skirmishing.

Situational Items

If you're playing as and looking for an excellent item to use in duels, consider choosing . Deals damage based on a percentage of your opponent's current health and steals their movement speed. Particularly effective against or when you need to stick closely to a specific target. It's also good when paired with other items with on-hit effects.

boosts 's attack damage/health for sustained fights and duelling while also applying grievous wounds to the target.

A strong purchase against champions such as (), , , , or .

A good pickup for if you need the added mobility. While moving, you charge up bonus on-hit damage as physical damage when striking a target. When hit at maximum momentum stacks, they're slowed for 1 second.

Stores a % of damage taken by , which is then dealt as true damage every second for a few seconds. This item offers damage reduction to sustain long fights, and if you secure a takedown, heal afterwards and stop the bleeding.

is an excellent option for , granting shielding, + on-hit % max health damage. Also effective when dealing with or bruisers (, , , , , , , (), or ).

In most games where crowd control is prevalent and you need safety, pick . The spell shield helps to ignore the first ability you get hit by (which can be life-saving). It can also make or break a team fight by blocking critical skills.

provides sustained damage upon hitting while also providing ultimate cooldown and mobility. Another solid option for is to have more potential in duels, team fights and skirmishes.

With , you gain increased durability when duelling or fighting with magic damage champions. These can include , , , and , who deal heavy damage from their combo rotations.

Pick this up when facing champions with shielding (, , & ) or against champions such as , , and , who pick up shield based items such as & .

With gains improved ability uptime along with improved damage. An excellent mid to late game item purchase, to improve her team fight and duelling power.

will give you decent health, magic resist, ability haste and % base health regeneration. Great for improving the effectiveness of 's , giving you more shielding in fights with the enemy. Finally, combine this item with for even more shielding power.

Offers extra attack damage and also provides a shield, additional tenacity & size that activates when below 30% max health. A solid bruiser item that strengthens her duelling potential and allows you to absorb damage from skills shots and certain executable abilities (not including 's or 's ).

is a strong duelist, and with , it can be improved upon when dealing with tough matchups, duels and skirmishes.

Strengthens her duelling potential and deals damage within a small area. The provided component makes it an excellent rush option to clear camps faster. Strong into immobile champions or champions you wish to slow down and isolate in combat.

A neat trick you can attempt is activating its effect at the tail end of , making it much easier to isolate your targets.

Excellent for securing kills as . The execution from helps ensure takedowns during fights and skirmishes are secured, providing extra gold needed to reach your item power spikes sooner, snowballing the game much faster and creating a tempo advantage against the enemy.

If you find yourself being struck by on-hit basic attacks, against physical damage heavy teams, or against teams that have healing-based champions/abilities or items you wish to reduce, then consider as your grievous wounds option on .

With this upgrade, you'll have faster clears and still provides strong damage output. Once completed, you'll deal on-hit % max health damage to your target, along with an additional % max health damage to targets in a cone behind them.

An excellent choice for for a mix of durability and damage and pairs nicely with other health-related items.

is an excellent tank option for , providing increased durability and sustainability, due to increased regeneration outside combat and granting additional mobility.

It is an excellent way to recover health after taking a short/long trade over an objective (, , , , or a duel/skirmish.

An excellent on-hit option to consider as in fights where you need a mix of damage, durability, and fighting power all in one. is best acquired when against champions such as , , , or .

With , you have another great tool for dealing with squishier targets in combat. The added ghosting effect helps you escape or keep up with your target.

Just note that both items ( and ) don't stack alongside , so you'll need to determine beforehand which armor penetration option you'll need in each fight on .

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Runes

The following keystone & rune choices are great for and will complement her in combat. Always pay attention to the enemy team comp, plus your item builds when selecting your runes to get the most value in each game.

Keystone Runes:

- is efficient on , giving insane trading and helping to apply quickly to your target while providing more burst damage in combat against the enemy.

- work nicely on pairing her with a potent on-hit playstyle. Since you are auto-attack heavy with , applying the vulnerable passive on your current target shouldn't be tough to complete. Consider this when going against targets you can quickly eliminate.

- offers more trading power in fights and skirmishes. Hitting a target gains you stacks of attack speed, then at max stacks, gain additional attack range allowing for increased chase down of your target.

- for is effective when looking to be the frontline for her team. grants you more damage (after stacking it 12 times) in extended trades. Since can weave autos between abilities effectively, stacking this keystone is very efficient, meaning we can trigger the healing effect provided.

Domination Runes:

- Selecting for is excellent in fights, granting additional lethality after you have completed a dash, stealth or blink (also triggers after using ). While the value of the lethality never changes throughout the game, punching through the enemy is still helpful.

- When looking for more potency in fights, consider . This rune grants more damage with autos and abilities, giving you more threat in team fights and skirmishes. It's an excellent rune choice for any matchup when you run the tree.

- is great for since it gives you fast movement across the , allowing you to clear your camps fast and reach your lanes much quicker for dives or ambushes. Also great when looking to roam between the lanes/help catch enemies trying to get away.

- grants ability haste towards her 's cooldown, giving you more chances to dominate in team fights. Very strong when combined with items or runes that offer additional ability haste.

Inspiration Runes:

- allows to delay building boots so you can focus on getting your core items sooner. Once added, gain extra movement speed in your current pair of boots purchased.

- is reliable for ramping into your legendary/core items, thus offering better duelling potential. Very helpful in matchups where you want item advantages against your opponent to snowball your lead easier.

- provides more access to summoner spells (, ), and item/ward trinket haste. This rune is excellent when paired with items like or other -related items. Also very helpful for increasing your vision score.

Precision Runes:

- With you restore health and earn additional gold with each kill or assist gained after combat. Provides with some sustain from takedowns and allows for faster item purchases.

- Your standard rune for , helping to reach the three-stack bonus on much faster. With dishes out more damage with her auto attacks, allowing more pressure in fights

- helps when dealing with crowd control effects applied to you from champions (, , , ) or monsters ( & ).

- on is excellent if you don't mind fighting to the bitter end. The damage threshold begins after you are below 60% health while receiving the max damage value while below 30% health.

Resolve Runes:

- is a healthy option for for more durability. Offers armor and magic resist when shielded from abilities or items. When the shield expires, you have 2 seconds to hit the enemy with an empowered auto attack (based on 8.5% of the last shield gained + 1.5% bonus health).

- Since doesn't have much in the line of sustain outside , helps her immensely, providing armor and magic resistance against champions like , , , or , who could burst you down quickly.

- is excellent for poke matchups, offering regeneration equal to 3 + a % of your missing health over 10 seconds after taking damage from enemies. Great when you have to deal with dot damage effects.

- Going with on is best when dealing with heavy burst teams or champions who can deal extreme damage in a fast instance. Efficient at reducing damage taken from three upcoming attacks or abilities.

- for helps to gain health throughout the game. Provides increased value to her passive, giving her more durability in each fight. Great when paired with other runes, such as or .

- is excellent for increasing our total healing and shielding power. It works nicely with 's and items that offer her shielding () when duelling with the enemy or when you are fighting a neutral objective. If you are taking this rune, consider to further increase shielding effects on you

- can be an excellent option for against heavy crowd control teams since each immobilizing effect increases your durability. An excellent choice when fighting champions such as , or .

While the durability is excellent, taking too many immobilizing effects can be dangerous as .

Sorcery Runes:

- provides more ability haste during fights, thus increasing your damage per second to enemies and objectives. Excellent for more uptime on signature abilities and lets you cast your ultimate much sooner.

- benefits while in the river, gaining bonus movement speed & additional damage. Excellent option when fights occur or when you need more mobility to get to your teammates/ or within the river sections of the map.

- is a good option for for increased ability damage every 10 minutes and scales indefinitely. While not chosen in most games as , it can still be viable for a little extra punch in fights.

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Rune Shards

When deciding on what rune shards (whether offensive or defensive) to pick for in each of your games, you have to factor in a few things in champion select.

Offensive Shards

• Do I need attack speed on my champion? (Autos on are essential when stacking on the enemy; therefore, I suggest this in all games, no matter the build).

• Do I need additional attack damage? (We always take at least one adaptive damage shard with .

• Do I require any ability haste? (We can choose this option, but it's not as helpful for ).

Defensive Shards

• Do you need more movement speed? An excellent way to increase 's mobility in the , translating into faster clear speed, granting early access to dive your opponents sooner.

• Do you need tenacity & slow resist? It is an excellent choice against champions using

immobilizing effects that inhibit your ability to apply pressure on the map.

• Do I require more health? Both the scaling health and flat health shards are good options for because they boost 's effectiveness and come in handy in games where only a single type of resistance is required. Either shard will work exceptionally well against mixed damage team compositions.

Always pay attention to the team compositions you are fighting when mixing and matching the rune shards listed above with your and items. It's a sure way to improve your overall survivability in games.

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Summary

There are many ways to build , but hopefully, this guide made it easier for you to understand what abilities/items and runes work well together and how to make the most of her kit.

I hope you enjoyed this guide and will refer this to your friends and fellow gamers looking for tips and tricks.

Contact me in the discussion section for any questions or thoughts you wish to share. I'll be happy to discuss things with you and see how I can make sense of anything you need answers for to the best of my ability.

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14.8 Let’s Get Cracking

14.8 Let’s Get Cracking

Recommended Items

Runes: Hail of Blades

Spells:

Flash

Scorchclaw Smite

Flash

Mosstomper Smite

Flash

Gustwalker Smite

Ignite

Scorchclaw Smite

Items

Ability Order Standard

Blast Shield (PASSIVE)

Vault Breaker (Q)

Denting Blows (W)

Relentless Force (E)

Cease and Desist (R)

Threats & Synergies

Amumu

Bel'Veth

Briar

Diana

Ekko

Elise

Evelynn

Fiddlesticks

Gragas

Graves

Hecarim

Ivern

Jarvan IV

Karthus

Kayn

Kha'Zix

Kindred

Lee Sin

Lillia

Master Yi

Nidalee

Nocturne

Nunu & Willump

Olaf

Pantheon

Poppy

Rammus

Rek'Sai

Rengar

Sejuani

Shaco

Shyvana

Skarner

Taliyah

Talon

Trundle

Udyr

Viego

Volibear

Warwick

Wukong

Xin Zhao

Zac

Annie

Amumu

Ashe

Bard

Caitlyn

Garen

Gwen

Janna

Jax

Jayce

Kassadin

Lulu

Lux

Miss Fortune

Mordekaiser

Morgana