Viktor vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Viktor
based on 2,062 Viktor vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Blitzcrank
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Viktor vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Viktor versus Blitzcrank counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Viktor usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Viktor or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually loses when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.
While Viktor does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Blitzcrankas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Viktor is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viktor against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Viktor to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often gets much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Viktor versus Blitzcrank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Blitzcrank with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Viktor vs Blitzcrank counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Viktor are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.