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How to Win Vi vs Karma Counter MatchupVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Vi

based on 2,889 Vi vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Vi fought Karma in 2889 games. Having so many matchups for Vi vs Karma provides us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a solid build to counter Karma. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Vi encounters Karma in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Vi vs Karma Matchup Summary

Vi does a good job of countering Karma. On average, she wins a whopping 53.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Vi against Karma matches, Vi’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Karma.

Best Vi vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsSterak's GageSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karma as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Karma

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Vi vs Karma Counter Stats

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Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
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6.2
< Kills >
2.9
6
< Deaths >
5.6
7.7
< Assists >
11.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
33
< Minions Killed >
67
1.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,729
< Physical Damage >
1,000
88
< Magic Damage >
14,008
836
< True Damage >
739
16,654
< Damage Dealt >
15,748
30,093
< Damage Taken >
19,079
11,640
< Gold Earned >
9,244
1.36
< Towers >
1.91
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,552
< Total Healing >
2,788
13,567
< Experience >
11,498
23
< Vision Score >
50
6
< Wards Placed >
22
292
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Counter Karma with Vi in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Vi vs. Karma matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Vi typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Karma

Who is Better, Vi or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when taking on Karma, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Vi makes a great counter to Karma.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Karma.

Moreover, Vi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vi vs Karma matchups, Vi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vi is a great counter for Karma. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Vi, we analyzed 2,889 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 Karma as Vi 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vi to counter Karma 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi most often accumulates less CS compared to Karma. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Vi versus Karma build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Vi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Karma than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vi had an average win rate of 53.3% battling Karma with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Karma as Vi, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vi vs Karma LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Vi are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.