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Vi

The Piltover Enforcer

FighterAssassin Resource: Mana
Attack 8
Defense 5
Magic 3
Difficulty 4

Abilities

P · Q · W · E · R
P

Blast Shield

Passive
Vi charges a shield over time. The shield can be activated by hitting an enemy with an ability.

Ability videos show the latest version of the spells; they may differ on older patches.

Skins

3
  • Neon Strike Vi

  • Officer Vi

  • Debonair Vi

Lore

To Vi, every problem is just another brick wall to punch through with her gigantic hextech gauntlets. Though she grew up on the wrong side of the law, Vi now uses her criminal know-how to serve Piltover's police force. Vi's brash attitude, abrasive humor, and blatant refusal to follow orders can often infuriate her by-the-books partner, Caitlyn. But even the sheriff of Piltover cannot deny that Vi is an invaluable asset in the fight against crime.

As a child growing up in the lawless outskirts of Piltover, Vi learned to rob and cheat to get by. Stealing and stripping hextech hardware gave her the skills of a master mechanic, while life on the streets taught her self-reliance. When she was six, a ragtag group of criminals took a shine to the young delinquent and brought her into their fold. By the time Vi was eleven, she had become a seasoned accomplice, and she relished the thrill of every heist.

Vi's attitude changed when a raid on a mining facility went bad. She was forced to decide between fleeing with her crew and trying to save the innocent mine workers from a collapsed tunnel. Vi chose to play the hero. While searching for a way to free the mine workers from the rubble, she discovered a damaged robotic mining rig. Improvising, she wrenched off its huge fists and modified them into makeshift hextech gauntlets. Fitting the heavy weapons to her tiny hands, the young girl flexed her arm and threw a powered punch at the rubble. The force of the blow blasted away the rock. With the workers free to escape, Vi fled the scene.

After that job gone wrong, Vi severed her connection to the crew. She returned to a life of solitary crime, but stole only from other criminals. As the years went by, Vi modified and improved her hextech fists, allowing her to bust up heists and snatch loot with ease. Eventually, word of her notoriety reached Caitlyn, the famed Sheriff of Piltover. Rather than seek Vi's arrest, Caitlyn offered the criminal a way to pay her debt to society: work for the law in Piltover. Vi laughed. To her, a job that let her beat up crooks without forcing her to run from the cops sounded perfect. She immediately accepted. Caitlyn now struggles to keep Vi in line, and Vi treats Caitlyn's orders as mere suggestions, but when they work together, they are feared by all lawbreakers in Piltover.

''It's a shame. I've got two fists, but you've only got one face.''
-- Vi

Tips

Playing as

  • A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
  • Excessive Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
  • Assault and Battery is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Playing against

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

In the latest patch

Unchanged since patch 4.20.1

History

  1. Changed in patch 5.5.1
  2. Patches 4.20.1 to 5.4.1Health, Health regen, Mana, Resource regen, Attack damage, Armor, Magic resist
  3. Patch 4.19.3Excessive Force (E): charges
  4. Patches 4.18.1 to 4.19.2Excessive Force (E): cooldown
  5. Patches 4.15.1 to 4.17.1Profile: Difficulty
  6. Patches 4.13.1 to 4.14.2Tips (playing against), Denting Blows (W): description, Skins, Skin name (254003)
  7. Patches 4.5.4 to 4.12.2Armor
  8. Patches 4.4.2 to 4.4.3Assault and Battery (R): cooldown
  9. Patches 4.2.5 to 4.3.18Roles
  10. Patch 4.2.1Roles
  11. Patches 4.1.13 to 4.1.43Roles
  12. Patches 3.15.2 to 4.1.9Tips (playing against), Vault Breaker (Q): description
  13. Patches 3.14.23 to 3.14.41Skins, Skin name (254002)
  14. Patches 3.14.12 to 3.14.22Skins, Skin name (254002)
  15. Patches 3.13.1 to 3.13.24Skins, Skin name (254002)
  16. Patches 3.10.2 to 3.12.37Roles
  17. Patches 3.8.1 to 3.9.7Tips (playing against)
  18. Patches 3.6.14 to 3.7.9Resource, Attack damage, Passive: description, Skins, Skin name (254000), Skin name (254001)
  19. Patches 0.153.2 to 0.154.3Vault Breaker (Q): description
  20. Patch 0.152.115Tips (playing against)
  21. Patches 0.152.107 to 0.152.108New