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Vi vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Vi in LoLVi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Vi

based on 1,103 Vi vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Vi faced off against Taric 1103 times. With so many games with Vi versus Taric gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to suppress Taric. This pairing is somewhat rare. Vi has to counter Taric in only 1.0% of her games.

Vi vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vi has done a pathetic job of beating Taric. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Vi against Taric matches, Vi’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Vi vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseSpear of ShojinTrinity ForceExperimental Hexplate

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taric as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Vi vs Taric Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Taric Image
5.8
< Kills >
2
6
< Deaths >
5.6
7.8
< Assists >
14.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
31
< Minions Killed >
37
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.56
14,688
< Physical Damage >
2,087
87
< Magic Damage >
4,640
822
< True Damage >
737
15,597
< Damage Dealt >
7,464
28,967
< Damage Taken >
22,896
11,141
< Gold Earned >
8,527
1.32
< Towers >
2.27
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,984
< Total Healing >
11,640
12,795
< Experience >
10,533
22
< Vision Score >
47
6
< Wards Placed >
20
279
< Time Dealing CC >
398

How to Counter Taric with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Vi versus Taric counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taric. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Vi normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Taric. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vi and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Taric

Who is Better, Vi or Taric?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vi usually loses when trying to fight Taric, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a bad counter for Taric.

While Vi does have a lower win rate than Taric, when facing one another, Vi also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Vi into Taric.

Moreover, Vi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taric. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Vi is a trash counter to Taric. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Taric.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Vi, we analyzed 1,103 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 Taric 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vi to counter Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Taric. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vi versus Taric build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Vi included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Taric than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vi had an average winrate of 46.9% battling Taric with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Taric as Vi, Vi players should use 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 builds we have analyed for Vi vs Taric matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.9% winrate overall.

If you need to view Vi vs Taric tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match finished with these champions.