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How to Win Xayah vs Vi Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Xayah

based on 1,950 Xayah vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Xayah came out of an analysis of 1950 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Vi in only 3.3% of her matches.

Xayah vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a below average job of beating Vi. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Xayah vs Vi games, Xayah’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Xayah vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonNavori QuickbladesStormrazorInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Vi

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Xayah vs Vi Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
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6.7
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
183
< Minions Killed >
34
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.44
20,421
< Physical Damage >
15,913
359
< Magic Damage >
84
391
< True Damage >
851
21,171
< Damage Dealt >
16,848
20,320
< Damage Taken >
29,499
12,140
< Gold Earned >
11,615
2.46
< Towers >
1.39
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
4,759
< Total Healing >
11,219
12,829
< Experience >
13,504
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
55
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Vi with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several vital Xayah against Vi matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between these two champions. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vi..

Xayah often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Vi

Who is Better, Xayah or Vi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Vi, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter for Vi.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate than Vi, when facing one another, Xayah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Vi.

Additionally, Xayah also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter for Vi. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Vi.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Xayah, we analyzed 1,950 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 Vi as Xayah 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 Xayah to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah on average gets much more CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, 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, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Xayah versus Vi build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Vi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 48.5% battling Vi with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Vi as Xayah, Xayah players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Xayah vs Vi counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vi as Xayah are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.