Viktor vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Viktor
based on 733 Viktor vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Sivir
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Advice to Win Against Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Viktor vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Viktor vs. Sivir matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sivir..
Viktor usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sivir. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Sivir
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Who is Better, Viktor or Sivir?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when trying to fight Sivir, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes a good counter for Sivir.
While Viktor does have a higher win rate compared to Sivir, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Siviras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Viktor has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Sivir matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter for Sivir. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Sivir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Sivir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Sivir. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Viktor versus Sivir build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Sivir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Viktor had an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Sivir with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Sivir as Viktor, Viktor players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Viktor vs Sivir battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
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