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Vi vs Illaoi

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How to Beat Illaoi as Vi

based on 2,046 Vi vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Vi resulted from an evaluation of 2046 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Vi has to counter Illaoi in only 1.9% of her games.

Vi vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Vi has done a average job of beating Illaoi. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champions face each other in. In Vi against Illaoi rounds, Vi’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Vi vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEssence ReaverSterak's GageMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
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Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Illaoi

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Vi vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Illaoi Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
4.3
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
34
< Minions Killed >
189
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.58
16,410
< Physical Damage >
24,618
82
< Magic Damage >
780
875
< True Damage >
387
17,367
< Damage Dealt >
25,786
30,406
< Damage Taken >
35,085
11,562
< Gold Earned >
12,012
1.23
< Towers >
2.79
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,437
< Total Healing >
8,594
13,509
< Experience >
15,196
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Illaoi with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Vi vs. Illaoi matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Vi normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Illaoi

Who is Better, Vi or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vi into Illaoi.

Moreover, Vi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Illaoi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Vi is a decent counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

BardBard46.9% winrateTaricTaric46.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.6% winrate

Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 55.3% 2535 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 55.6% 8425 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.8% 14909 GamesZacZac+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Vi, we analyzed 2,046 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Vi comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vi to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vi versus Illaoi build include Experimental Hexplate, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Vi used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Illaoi as Vi, Vi players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Vi vs Illaoi battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Vi are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.