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Gragas with Vi

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How to Synergize Gragas and Vi

based on 1,295 Gragas with Vi pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Gragas has been on the same team as Vi in 1295 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, usable builds to help Gragas synergize with Vi. It is relatively rare for Gragas to play alongside Vi as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 2.0% of rounds with Gragas.

Gragas Vi Synergy Summary

Gragas does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Vi. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Gragas when playing with Vi by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rod of AgesLich BaneSeraph's EmbraceHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Vi

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Vi

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Understand How Vi Will Play

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.

Gragas Vi Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
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5.7
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
154
< Minions Killed >
109
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,600
< Physical Damage >
1,474
19,670
< Magic Damage >
18,364
532
< True Damage >
641
21,803
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
27,972
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,247
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.83
< Towers >
1.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
9,706
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,612
< Experience >
14,035
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
400
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Vi as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas Vi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vi, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gragas sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Vi helps Gragas perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gragas is an ally to Vi, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Vi helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played together with Vi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vi.

Moreover, when Gragas plays with Vi on the same side, he typically receives less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Vi does a decent job of protecting Gragas during teamfights.

Synergies between Gragas and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Vi

Is Gragas better when played alongside Vi?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Gragas that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Vi is a top-tier companion for Gragas. By locking into the same team as Gragas, she improves their win rate by 3.9% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Gragas and Vi that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Vi has a lower difficulty than Gragas. That means Gragas players don't need to be cautious when lining up Vi teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, Gragas players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Gragas and Vi together, you may not be granting your other allies very much AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Vi ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Vi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Vi, we analyzed 1,295 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gragas with Vi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gragas to work well with Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gragas and Vi synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Vi than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when playing alongside Vi with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

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