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

Vi vs Ziggs

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

based on 1,542 Vi vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Vi resulted from an evaluation of 1542 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Vi encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of her games.

Vi vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Vi has done a great job of beating Ziggs. Typically, she wins a fantastic 54.2% of games the champions fight one another in. In Vi vs Ziggs rounds, Vi’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Vi vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

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
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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 Ziggs as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Vi vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Ziggs Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8
< Assists >
8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
34
< Minions Killed >
171
1.76
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,004
< Physical Damage >
814
90
< Magic Damage >
24,152
915
< True Damage >
381
18,010
< Damage Dealt >
25,348
31,276
< Damage Taken >
17,909
12,050
< Gold Earned >
11,626
1.38
< Towers >
2.87
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,105
< Total Healing >
1,534
14,075
< Experience >
13,658
23
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
285
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Ziggs with Vi in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Vi against Ziggs matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Vi typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Ziggs

Who is Better, Vi or Ziggs?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 54.2% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a great counter for Ziggs.

While Vi does have a much higher win rate than Ziggs, when facing one another, Vi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Ziggs.

Moreover, Vi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vi vs Ziggs matchups, Vi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vi is a great counter to Ziggs. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Vi, we analyzed 1,542 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 Ziggs 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 truly master Vi to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi often racks up a lot less CS compared to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vi versus Ziggs build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Vi used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Ziggs than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vi had an average win rate of 54.2% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Ziggs as Vi, Vi players should take 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 players chose for Vi vs Ziggs clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.2% win rate overall.

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