Vi's items

Rux100·Sep 21, 2015·1 votes·354 views

I just bought Vi, enjoying her in the jungle a lot. I'm buying Skirmisher's w/ devourer, but I see a lot of guides suggesting Stalker's w/ warriors. Warrior enchant I feel is personal pref, I prefer a strong late opposed to early game pressure, just my style I think, but why the Stalker's? She's got 2 gapclosers, could you not just frozen mallet her and GG? Or is there a flaw in my thought process I'm not seeing... Also, almost all guides rec'd the triforce on her, but idk why. Does she use AP that I'm overlooking? Is the 6 sec CD on Q in lategame worth it? Seems like a lot of gold to invest in something that many other character's do way better imo.

In short, is what I'm saying reasonable and ok, or is there a flaw I'm not seeing? I know some things will boil down to personal preference, but I hate overlooking big things. Please be constructive in your criticisms, I'm not ranked......... but one day, I will be hokage... o_0 TY!!!!

3 Comments

EndlessSorcererSep 21, 20152 votes

I typically use one of two Vi builds, though they will obviously change depending on the in-game situation.

Build 1:
item 3707 item 3071 item 3143 item 3102 item 3748 Early AD and CDR let me play aggressively early game and burst down targets when ganking and skirmishing. Afterwards, I focus on durability to survive fights.

Build 2: item 3709 item 3748 item 3071 item 3143 item 3102 This build prioritizes early health over damage, resulting in Vi becoming more durable. I prefer this build when I need to act as the primary initiator and/or tank for my team.

Build 3 [Snowballing]: item 3707 item 3078 item 3143 item 3102 item 3110 When you get fed early in the game, Trinity Force can give you a lot of damage and sticking potential, helping you quickly assassinate squishy targets.

item 3706 is purchased to help stick to targets after using Vi's gap closers; it lets you land more autoattacks for extra W procs against you opponent. In addition, your Q is typically maxed first, so slowing your opponent can make it easier to land and make the damage and knockback more reliable.

item 3022 can be nice, but it's quite expensive and the build path his pretty poor.

item 3078 is purchased since Vi makes good use of every stat on the item (even the AP due to E), likes the mobility to stick to targets, likes attack speed for her W, and benefits from Spellblade (due to E gives two quick procs) for burst damage against squishy targets. However, it's pretty expensive so I wouldn't recommend getting it unless you get fed early.

Rux100Sep 21, 20151 votes

Thanks!!