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How to Win Zeri vs Vi Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Zeri

based on 1,130 Zeri vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
42.2 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Zeri came out of an analysis of 1130 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Zeri is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.9% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a pathetic job of countering Vi. Typically, they wins a lowly 42.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Zeri against Vi rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Zeri vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Titanic HydraNavori QuickbladesKraken SlayerLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Vi as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Vi Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
42.2 %
VS
Win Rate
57.8 %
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6.8
< Kills >
6.6
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
187
< Minions Killed >
33
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.74
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,665
< Physical Damage >
16,341
6,271
< Magic Damage >
83
523
< True Damage >
844
20,460
< Damage Dealt >
17,268
22,928
< Damage Taken >
29,308
12,410
< Gold Earned >
11,687
2.18
< Towers >
1.5
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
4,139
< Total Healing >
11,518
12,500
< Experience >
13,575
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
121
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Vi with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Zeri versus Vi counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Zeri typically has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Vi

Who is Better, Zeri or Vi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when facing off against Vi, with a 42.2% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a poor counter for Vi.

While Zeri does have a much lower winrate compared to Vi, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Zeri into Vi.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zeri is a bad counter to Vi. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Vi.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Zeri, we analyzed 1,130 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 Vi as Zeri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri most often accumulates much more CS as Vi. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zeri versus Vi build include Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs. Vi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 42.2% when playing against Vi with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Vi as Zeri, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zeri vs Vi battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 42.2% winrate overall.

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