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Vi vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Vi in LoLVi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lissandra as Vi

based on 1,386 Vi vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Vi came out of an evaluation of 1386 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vi fights Lissandra in only 1.3% of her matches.

Vi vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Vi does a decent job of countering Lissandra. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champs face each other in. In Vi versus Lissandra games, Vi’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Vi vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSterak's GageEclipseDeath's Dance

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Vi vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Lissandra Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
8.2
< Assists >
9.2
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
34
< Minions Killed >
165
1.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
16,184
< Physical Damage >
1,159
112
< Magic Damage >
18,989
862
< True Damage >
1,000
17,159
< Damage Dealt >
21,149
30,748
< Damage Taken >
22,731
11,775
< Gold Earned >
11,288
1.37
< Towers >
1.83
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,466
< Total Healing >
3,451
13,716
< Experience >
14,107
23
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
10
286
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Lissandra with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Vi versus Lissandra counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Vi often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives more damage than Lissandra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, 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 Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Lissandra

Who is Better, Vi or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when taking on Lissandra, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Lissandra.

Additionally, Vi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Lissandra matchups, Vi is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Vi is a decent counter to Lissandra. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Vi, we analyzed 1,386 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 Lissandra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi often picks up a lot less CS as Lissandra. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vi versus Lissandra build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Lissandra than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vi had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Lissandra with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Lissandra as Vi, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vi vs Lissandra clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.

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