Blitzcrank vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Blitzcrank
based on 2,062 Blitzcrank vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Viktor
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Blitzcrank vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown here feature some important Blitzcrank against Viktor matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Viktor
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Viktor?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Viktor, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Viktor.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Blitzcrank into Viktor.
Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Viktor matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Viktor during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often racks up a lot less CS compared to Viktor. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Blitzcrank versus Viktor build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Viktor with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Viktor as Blitzcrank, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Viktor clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
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