Blitzcrank vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Blitzcrank
based on 4,144 Blitzcrank vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Vi
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Blitzcrank vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Blitzcrank vs. Vi matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Vi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Vi
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Vi?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when playing against Vi, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter for Vi.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Vi.
Moreover, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Vi matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter for Vi. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Vi build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Vi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Vi with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Vi as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Vi LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% win rate overall.
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