The Problem with 9.5 Vi: She Needs to Build Against Herself Rather Than Against Her Opponents
I posted this topic on reddit about the problems I see inherent in Vi's kit regarding item synergy. Feedback from anyone? :O Here's the TL;DR:
The most egregious problem with Vi is: everything she needs to builds is to supplement her kit so it is actually useable, and every one of her abilities incentivizes a different set of items. So rather than try to help tie all her abilities together with a coherent, sensible item build, Riot instead doubled-down on every one of her abilities different itemization paths. No matter what you build on Vi, there will always be 1 - 2 parts of her kit that are severely under-utilized, which is not the case for most champions in League of Legends, who tend to have kits that synergize reasonably, if not exceptionally well with item builds.
has had the same problem. Enjoy a few years of obscurity i guess.