Bruiser
Builds
Forced-access bruiser build: Vi wins when a useful target no longer gets to play behind their screen normally. The build must therefore secure her entry path, the violence of first impact, and enough durability for her engage to open more than a simple body trade.
Vi forces engages and must survive long enough to convert her ultimate into kills or advantage. The build balances penetration, sustain and durability.
Long Sword
Proc Sheen after Q Vault Breaker charge, burst engage
%HP on-hit amplified by W Denting Blows attack speed
survival after dive R Assault and Battery in melee
Gluttonous Greaves
Stasis
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charges Q Vault Breaker and his combos in extended fights stack Conqueror effectively.
Strengthens Q charged and his attacks passive for trades dominant.
Finishes suppressed targets with the R Assault and Battery with the autos empowered.
Attack speed to trigger the passive Blast Shield plus frequently.
Accumulated HP to be hard to kill during his dives R on targets priority.
Guardian Angel
Resurrection for a second chance in fights
Serpent's Fang
Anti-shield to break enemy shields
Coup De Grace
Bonus damage on low-health targets to finish tanks
Giant Slayer
Bonus %HP damage to melt HP-stacking tanks
The third major item gives Vi a much healthier margin in fights where she has to enter between several champions. She can absorb return damage, delay after her R, and let her team finish the play. It is not an invitation to engage anything: it is mainly insurance that turns a good angle into a won fight rather than a suicidal trade.
