Vivs Graves
Vi vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Graves wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Vi based on 80 games. Vi wins the early laning phase while Graves scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Graves matchup.
Vi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vi performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Graves(47.5%)Who Wins the Vi vs Graves Matchup?
Vi vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Graves matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 80 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 52.5% win rate compared to Vi's 47.5%, giving Graves a 5.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Vi controls the early laning stage, but Graves outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Vi needs to press advantages before Graves reaches their power spikes, while Graves should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Vi leads by 583 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Graves is slightly favored, Vi can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Graves's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Vi vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Vi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Graves
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Graves are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Vi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Vi the best chance to compete against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vi vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vi55.9%Graves44.1%Vi41.3%Graves58.7%Vi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.9% win rate — a 11.8 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Vi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.7% win rate — 17.4 points above Vi. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Vi must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Graves reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Graves survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Vi Runes Against Graves
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Vi the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Vi's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.41% | 116 | 0.9 | 662 | 12,595 | 46.4% | 48.3% | |
| 47.06% | 102 | 1.0 | 623 | 12,185 | 41.8% | 53.2% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 1.1 | 668 | 13,222 | 39.5% | 52.5% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 1.0 | 671 | 12,336 | 52.0% | 44.7% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 1.1 | 678 | 12,712 | 45.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 1.0 | 639 | 13,322 | 55.9% | 41.3% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 1.1 | 671 | 12,928 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 0.9 | 629 | 11,868 | 54.3% | 44.8% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 1.0 | 658 | 13,133 | 42.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 0.9 | 608 | 12,552 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 57.41% | 54 | 0.9 | 612 | 12,752 | 54.5% | 59.4% | |
| 34.62% | 52 | 1.2 | 711 | 11,799 | 23.8% | 41.9% | |
| 38.30% | 47 | 1.0 | 662 | 11,989 | 37.5% | 39.1% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.0 | 635 | 13,844 | 28.6% | 54.8% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 0.8 | 611 | 11,720 | 68.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 1.1 | 580 | 11,007 | 54.5% | 70.6% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,990 | 66.7% | 59.1% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 1.1 | 658 | 11,788 | 40.0% | 52.6% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 1.0 | 656 | 14,286 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.0 | 623 | 12,248 | 58.8% | 31.3% | |
| 27.27% | 33 | 1.6 | 665 | 13,358 | 15.4% | 35.0% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.2 | 627 | 12,626 | 60.0% | 47.1% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 0.8 | 669 | 12,580 | 40.0% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.3 | 633 | 13,076 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.0 | 632 | 13,941 | 42.9% | 60.9% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 1.0 | 800 | 12,482 | 46.7% | 28.6% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.0 | 608 | 12,210 | 35.7% | 46.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 0.9 | 590 | 11,852 | 69.2% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.5 | 678 | 12,160 | 63.6% | 46.7% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.7 | 757 | 12,881 | 76.9% | 38.5% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.4 | 711 | 12,503 | 78.6% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 0.9 | 592 | 11,575 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 70.83% | 24 | 0.9 | 684 | 13,164 | 60.0% | 78.6% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 0.9 | 517 | 11,521 | 38.5% | 90.9% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.4 | 600 | 12,802 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 0.9 | 645 | 9,652 | 21.4% | 37.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 2.0 | 720 | 12,817 | 70.0% | 41.7% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 0.7 | 537 | 11,833 | 44.4% | 69.2% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 2.1 | 584 | 12,758 | 37.5% | 61.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 635 | 12,488 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 1.1 | 693 | 13,680 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.0 | 665 | 11,943 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 3.2 | 872 | 14,033 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.4 | 705 | 13,082 | 40.0% | 22.2% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 1.3 | 659 | 13,408 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 4.8 | 806 | 12,043 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 0.8 | 627 | 12,799 | 66.7% | 77.8% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 609 | 12,912 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.4 | 679 | 14,961 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 526 | 11,650 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 807 | 11,363 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 629 | 11,909 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.2 | 842 | 14,441 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 635 | 12,883 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 578 | 12,225 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.8 | 679 | 13,288 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.9 | 734 | 13,097 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 3.6 | 738 | 12,026 | 75.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.0 | 699 | 12,703 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.2 | 749 | 15,585 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.2 | 681 | 15,361 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 696 | 12,932 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 0.6 | 523 | 9,987 | 28.6% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.8 | 550 | 9,369 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.7 | 524 | 11,812 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.6 | 638 | 6,693 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.4 | 667 | 9,434 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.4 | 1,088 | 11,137 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.8 | 666 | 11,471 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 699 | 14,835 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.6 | 646 | 14,236 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.6 | 536 | 9,686 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 617 | 13,198 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 481 | 9,039 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 875 | 16,372 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 624 | 10,885 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 609 | 10,988 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 928 | 15,558 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 694 | 13,651 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Vi vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Graves in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Vi vs Graves matchup with a 52.5% win rate compared to Vi's 47.5%, a 5.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 80 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Vi do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Vi has the advantage against Graves with a 55.9% win rate versus 44.1%. Vi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vi do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Vi vs Graves matchup with a 58.7% win rate compared to 41.3%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Graves matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Vi with a 52.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 5.0 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 80 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Graves?
The best Vi build against Graves includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 40.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Vi runes against Graves?
The best Vi runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 53.3% win rate in the Vi vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Graves?
No, Vi struggles against Graves with only a 47.5% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Vi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.
How do I play Vi against Graves?
When playing Vi against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.