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

While I'm not a jungle main, 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.

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.

In this section of the guide, I will outline what to look out for as Vi and what routes are effective when looking for the most significant impact on the rift.

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.

Each of the elemental dragons has significant buffs for your team. Always try to acquire them when possible.

The Baron Nashor will be available to target after the 20:00 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 2:55 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 2:55 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.

Below is a detailed overview of the summoner spells you can choose from that can improve your success in the jungle as Vi.

Below are vision trinkets and consumables that can assist Vi in detecting potential invades or in preparing for the next objective to secure or deny on the rift.

Stealth Ward 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 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 Ward 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.

In this section, I will highlight key attributes (stats) that can enhance Vi's effectiveness in battle. It is crucial to consider these during the champion selection phase, as they can significantly impact your performance and strategy.

• 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.


• Omnivamp: While Gluttonous Greaves and Endless Hunger could be viable options, they aren't currently something she'd consider. Therefore, the best choice right now should be Maw of Malmortius (passive); in the meantime, we should avoid this stat until a suitable option 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.

Be mindful that none of the tier 3 Boots upgrades are accessible to us in the jungle, as now if we want them, we'll have to role queue to mid lane and earn them through their specific role quest.

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.

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.

• 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).




• 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.



I want to thank Katasandra and all the mods on Mobafire for their suggestions and awesome templates; without them, I couldn't have made this guide the way it is today.