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Vi vs Lulu

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

based on 1,573 Vi vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Vi resulted from an analysis of 1573 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Vi is forced to battle against Lulu in only 1.4% of her games.

Vi vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Vi has done a good job of beating Lulu. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Vi versus Lulu games, Vi’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Vi vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinBlack CleaverMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
>
Second ability for Vi to level upe
>
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
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Vi vs Lulu Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Lulu Image
6
< Kills >
1.6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
7.8
< Assists >
14.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
32
< Minions Killed >
29
1.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,083
< Physical Damage >
1,040
81
< Magic Damage >
5,578
770
< True Damage >
570
15,935
< Damage Dealt >
7,189
29,164
< Damage Taken >
16,338
11,525
< Gold Earned >
8,369
1.44
< Towers >
2.13
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,192
< Total Healing >
2,232
13,410
< Experience >
10,668
23
< Vision Score >
58
6
< Wards Placed >
26
286
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Lulu with Vi in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Vi vs. Lulu counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lulu. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Vi usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Lulu. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Lulu

Who is Better, Vi or Lulu?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when playing against Lulu, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Vi makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Vi does have a higher winrate than Lulu, when facing one another, Vi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vi into Lulu.

Furthermore, Vi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Vi vs Lulu matchups, Vi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vi is a good counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vi against Lulu.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Vi, we analyzed 1,573 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 Lulu 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

To truly master Vi in order to counter Lulu during both the early game 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 mind 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 typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lulu. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vi versus Lulu build include Experimental Hexplate, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Vi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Lulu than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Lulu with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Lulu 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 rune builds players used for Vi vs Lulu fights, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.0% win rate overall.

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