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 jungle main, but Vi 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 Vi'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 Vi.

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

Vi - The Piltover Enforcer Diver, Jungle Specialties: Damage, Mobility, Engage Why choose Vi?: - Very simple to pick up and learn, and fun to play in the jungle. - She can provide a lot of solid burst damage, making her feel impactful when jungling, ambushing the enemy and getting objectives such as turrets/ dragons & baron nashor. - 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.

+ Powerful ganking potential + Strong crowd control + Good self peel + Clears jungle well + High damage potential + Strong duelist - Weak early game - Struggles if behind - Squishy - No sustain - Team reliant - Predictable play style

Blast Shield

| Cooldown: 16-12 (based on level) | Periodically, Vi's next ability hit will generate a shield equal to a % of her maximum health for 3 seconds. For increased shielding make sure to obtain as many chemtech dragon's as possible. Blast Shield's cooldown is reduced whenever you trigger Denting Blows on a target.

Vault Breaker

| Cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 Mana | Cooldown: 12 / 10.5 / 9 / 7.5 / 6 | Cast Time - | Target Range: 250 − 725 (based on channel time) | Speed: 1,250 − 1,400 (based on channel time) | Vi charges this ability and becomes slowed for up to 4 seconds to increase Vault Breaker's range, speed, and damage over the first 1.25 seconds of the channel. When recast, Vi dashes in the target direction dealing physical damage to enemies she passes through, stopping on the first champion hit. Applies Denting Blows to the target hit & knocks them back over 0.75 seconds, while non-champion enemies hit grouped towards her. - Vault Breaker can be recast anytime within the duration. - If the charge completes without reactivation, Vault Breaker is cancelled and put on full cooldown. - If interrupted, the ability will go on a three-second cooldown. Relentless Force and Cease and Desist are eligible to be cast during the dash animation.

Denting Blows

Vi's basic attacks,on-hit and Vault Breaker, apply a stack of Denting Blows 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 Denting Blows, Vi gains bonus attack speed for four seconds. This passive refreshes on subsequent triggers.

Relentless Force

| Cost: 26 / 32 / 38 / 44 / 50 Mana + 1 Charge | Cast Time: - | Static Cooldown: 1 | Recharge Time: 14 / 12.5 / 11 / 9.5 / 8 | Effect Radius: 600 | Vi 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 Vi'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

| Cost: 100 Mana | Cooldown: 140 / 115 / 90 | Cast Time: 0.25 | Target Range: 800 | Speed: 800 | Vi singles out an enemy champion and knocks them up, dealing bonus physical damage. Additionally, during the dash & uppercut animations, Vi 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.

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






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


Playing Against Vi:
- A fully charged Vault Breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi 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 Denting Blows on you. So try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
- Vi cannot be stopped while using her Cease and Desist. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's finished charging.

This section will only apply to some jungle 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 Vi in hopes of understanding how to impact the rift best.

Jungle Camps

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

Epic Jungle Monsters

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

- Thornbound Atakhan will spawn, depending on which lane dealt the most damage during the game, either on the top or bottom of the map. It grants 25% increased experience and adaptive force and, on a takedown, creates an area of effect explosion that deals damage, slows other nearby enemies, and grants your team a spirit petal.

The Baron Nashor will be available to target after the 25:00 mark, and the Elder Dragon will spawn once you or the enemy jungle has acquired the listed dragon soul. So always fight for these objectives when you can.

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With this standard clear path for Vi, you should aim to hit the rift scuttler 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.

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

Vi 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 rift scuttler wastes time you could use to take the rest of your camps.

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

Default Necessary for best success in the jungle. Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell, dealing true damage damage to the following targets: medium/large monsters, lane minions, dragons, rift herald, baron nashor, rift scuttlers or pets. Multiple upgrade options are available to choose from: Gustwalker Smite, Mosstomper Smite, Scorchclaw Smite. Always be sure to have a Smite charge ready for any upcoming neutral objective ( dragons, rift herald & baron nashor), as it will be much easier to acquire them successfully. Secondary Options The most integral summoner spell for Vi 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. Grabbing Ignite allows you to wear down the target, dealing true damage and cutting their healing. Great when looking to finish off low health targets. Though not commonly picked on Vi jungle, it can still be viable alongside having Smite. Due to not having Flash, you need to position Vault Breaker effectively when looking to escape fights.

Stealth Ward Stealth Ward is your base trinket in all games as Vi, revealing units within a target location (duration of ward based on champion level) seconds. With a max of three allowable Stealth Wards to place, you can establish deep vision in enemy territory or get sightlines on objectives ( baron nashor & dragons). Oracle Lens Grab Oracle Lens as your main trinket in the jungle after placing your first Stealth Ward on the map. It gives you access to vision denial and is excellent when dealing with stealth champions who plant traps, such as Teemo, Shaco, and Nidalee. It's also beneficial against champions who use stealth to engage/disengage, such as Twitch, Pyke, Wukong or Shaco. Control Wards Control Wards 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. Control Wards function similarly to the Oracle Lens trinket showing stealth & camouflaged-based champions ( Twitch, Rengar, Evelynn and Kha'Zix) that approach them. Since you're mostly roaming the jungle and diving the enemy, Oracle Lens 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 jungle camps while in the fog of war.

- Attack Damage: The best stat to acquire for Vi. 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 Vi, scaling nicely with her Blast Shield passive. - Attack Speed: Good stat in theory and efficient on Vi. However, it's not mandatory to acquire. - Life Steal: Excellent stat to have on Vi. 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 Vi. - Ability Haste: Useful stat, but not overly needed. One of the least prioritized stats when itemizing Vi for combat. - Armor/Magic Resistance: Only get this stat if you will build as the tank 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.

To acquire the feats of strength buff, you'll need to complete any two of the following actions during your games:
- Killing three epic monster camps
- Acquire three kills
- Destroying the first turret

Upon claiming the buff, you can purchase the upgrade to the Boots you are currently using in combat.

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

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

The following keystone & rune choices are great for Vi 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.

- Hail of Blades is efficient on Vi, giving insane trading and helping to apply Denting Blows quickly to your target while providing more burst damage in combat against the enemy. - Press the Attack work nicely on Vi pairing her Denting Blows with a potenton-hit playstyle. Since you are auto-attack heavy with Vi, applying the vulnerable passive on your current target shouldn't be tough to complete. Consider this when going against targets you can quickly eliminate. - Conqueror for Vi is effective when looking to be the frontline for her team. Conqueror grants you more damage (after stacking it 12 times) in extended trades. Since Vi can weave autos between abilities effectively, stacking this keystone is very efficient, meaning we can trigger the healing effect provided.

- Selecting Sudden Impact for Vi is excellent in fights, granting additional true damage after you have completed a dash, stealth or blink (also triggers after using Teleport and Flash). While the value of the true damage is small, it's very effective when punching through the enemy. - With vision control being vital in gathering information on where your enemies are, Grisly Mementos on Vi can be an excellent way to accomplish this. The added trinket haste allows for increased vision control/denial when starting objectives or setting up for flanks/dives on or from your enemies. If you're playing on the howling abyss map ( aram) or any other game mode, earn summoner spell haste instead. - Relentless Hunter is great for Vi since it gives you fast movement across the jungle, 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. - Ultimate Hunter grants Vi ability haste towards her Cease and Desist's cooldown, giving you more chances to dominate in team fights. Very strong when combined with items or runes that offer additional ability haste.

- Magical Footwear allows Vi 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. - Cosmic Insight provides more access to summoner spells ( Flash, Heal), Smite and item/ward trinket haste. This rune is excellent when paired with items like Essence Reaver or other Sheen-related items. Also very helpful for increasing your vision score.

- With Triumph you restore health and earn additional gold with each kill or assist gained after combat. Provides Vi with some sustain from takedowns and allows for faster item purchases. - Your standard Precision rune for Vi, helping to reach the three-stack bonus on Denting Blows much faster. With Legend: Alacrity Vi dishes out more damage with her auto attacks, allowing more pressure in fights - Coup de Grace helps amplify all the damage dealt to low health targets. It's an excellent option for Vi when combined with all the armor shredding from Denting Blows, allowing for a more significant impact in duels, team fights, and skirmishes. - Last Stand on Vi 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.

- Shield Bash is a healthy option for Vi 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 Vi doesn't have much in the line of sustain outside Blast Shield, Conditioning helps her immensely, providing armor and magic resistance against champions like Akali, Kha'Zix, Rengar, or LeBlanc, who could burst you down quickly. - Second Wind 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 Bone Plating on Vi 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. - Overgrowth for Vi helps to gain health throughout the game. Provides increased value to her Blast Shield passive, giving her more durability in each fight. Great when paired with other Resolve runes, such as Demolish or Shield Bash. - Revitalize is excellent for increasing our total healing and shielding power. It works nicely with Vi's Blast Shield and items that offer her shielding ( Sterak's Gage) when dueling with the enemy or when you are fighting a neutral objective. If you are taking this rune, consider Spirit Visage to further increase shielding effects on you - Unflinching can be an excellent option for Vi against heavy crowd control teams since each immobilizing effect increases your durability. An excellent choice when fighting champions such as Fiddlesticks, Morgana or Amumu. While the durability is excellent, taking too many immobilizing effects can be dangerous as Vi.

- Transcendence provides Vi 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. - Waterwalking benefits Vi 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/ dragons or rift herald within the river sections of the map. - Gathering Storm is a good option for Vi for increased ability damage every 10 minutes and scales indefinitely. While not chosen in most games as Vi, it can still be viable for a little extra punch in fights.

When deciding on what rune shards (whether offensive or defensive) to pick for Vi 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 Vi are essential when stacking Denting Blows 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 Vi. • Do I require any ability haste? (We can choose this option, but it's not as helpful for Vi). Defensive Shards • Do you need more movement speed? An excellent way to increase Vi's mobility in the jungle, 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 usingimmobilizing 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 Vi because they boost Blast Shield'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 Boots and items. It's a sure way to improve your overall survivability in games.

There are many ways to build Vi, 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.