Vivs Warwick
Vi vs Warwick is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Warwick wins with a 50.4% win rate (+0.9%) over Vi based on 114 games. Vi wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Warwick 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.
Warwick(49.6%)Who Wins the Vi vs Warwick Matchup?
Vi vs Warwick Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Warwick matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 114 recent matches analyzed, Warwick wins with a 50.4% win rate compared to Vi's 49.6%, giving Warwick a 0.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Vi controls the early laning stage, but Warwick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Vi needs to press advantages before Warwick reaches their power spikes, while Warwick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Warwick leads by 368 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Warwick 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 Warwick's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Vi vs Warwick Laning Phase Breakdown
Warwick is favored during the laning phase against Vi, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Warwick holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Warwick
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Warwick, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Warwick 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 62.5% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Warwick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vi vs Warwick matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vi51.9%Warwick48.1%Vi47.5%Warwick52.5%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Vi has a meaningful 51.9% win rate, outperforming Warwick by 3.7 percentage points. Vi players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Warwick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.5% win rate — 5.1 points above Vi. Extended games heavily favor Warwick, 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 Warwick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Warwick 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 Warwick
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Vi maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Warwick.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.82% | 280 | 1.0 | 632 | 12,886 | 57.1% | 44.9% | |
| 45.45% | 177 | 1.1 | 590 | 12,251 | 51.8% | 39.6% | |
| 49.14% | 176 | 1.0 | 659 | 12,669 | 51.3% | 47.4% | |
| 46.15% | 169 | 1.0 | 555 | 12,518 | 37.4% | 54.6% | |
| 55.00% | 160 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,532 | 58.1% | 52.3% | |
| 48.39% | 155 | 1.0 | 640 | 13,073 | 44.8% | 51.1% | |
| 46.98% | 149 | 0.9 | 621 | 12,587 | 42.9% | 50.6% | |
| 46.72% | 138 | 1.0 | 628 | 12,114 | 48.4% | 45.3% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 0.9 | 597 | 12,715 | 51.6% | 45.6% | |
| 48.03% | 127 | 1.1 | 738 | 12,450 | 47.1% | 48.7% | |
| 52.00% | 125 | 1.1 | 637 | 12,870 | 51.0% | 52.7% | |
| 49.56% | 114 | 0.9 | 624 | 11,996 | 51.9% | 47.5% | |
| 49.56% | 113 | 1.0 | 633 | 12,609 | 48.3% | 50.9% | |
| 47.32% | 112 | 1.1 | 681 | 12,650 | 49.0% | 45.9% | |
| 49.55% | 112 | 1.0 | 651 | 12,234 | 50.0% | 49.1% | |
| 50.46% | 109 | 0.9 | 634 | 11,920 | 51.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 101 | 0.9 | 656 | 13,511 | 61.1% | 59.4% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 1.0 | 666 | 12,976 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.29% | 96 | 0.9 | 641 | 12,642 | 52.3% | 61.5% | |
| 53.33% | 90 | 0.9 | 638 | 12,317 | 61.4% | 45.6% | |
| 55.00% | 80 | 1.2 | 639 | 12,116 | 47.2% | 61.4% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 1.1 | 673 | 13,350 | 51.7% | 48.9% | |
| 59.72% | 72 | 1.5 | 592 | 12,147 | 54.3% | 64.9% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 1.1 | 675 | 12,789 | 48.3% | 52.4% | |
| 54.29% | 70 | 0.8 | 664 | 12,444 | 51.7% | 56.1% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.6 | 688 | 12,547 | 42.4% | 56.3% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 1.0 | 627 | 12,416 | 57.1% | 43.2% | |
| 57.14% | 63 | 1.3 | 636 | 12,174 | 64.7% | 48.3% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 0.9 | 607 | 12,267 | 68.8% | 48.4% | |
| 41.94% | 62 | 1.2 | 685 | 11,197 | 40.6% | 43.3% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 1.0 | 668 | 12,650 | 50.0% | 44.1% | |
| 32.79% | 61 | 0.8 | 558 | 12,023 | 25.0% | 39.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 1.3 | 580 | 12,887 | 53.9% | 51.4% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 1.1 | 678 | 12,501 | 36.7% | 61.5% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 1.4 | 710 | 13,558 | 45.8% | 50.0% | |
| 38.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 633 | 11,796 | 35.5% | 42.1% | |
| 53.06% | 50 | 0.9 | 602 | 12,062 | 48.0% | 58.3% | |
| 54.17% | 49 | 0.9 | 619 | 12,880 | 42.9% | 63.0% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 0.9 | 686 | 13,186 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 2.3 | 698 | 11,753 | 56.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.1 | 604 | 11,949 | 42.9% | 47.8% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 1.1 | 630 | 12,682 | 42.9% | 52.2% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 1.6 | 635 | 11,564 | 41.2% | 36.4% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.2 | 580 | 12,080 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 51.52% | 34 | 2.4 | 860 | 13,699 | 61.5% | 45.0% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 0.8 | 603 | 12,506 | 30.8% | 47.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 0.9 | 595 | 12,906 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 58.06% | 32 | 1.8 | 658 | 12,605 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.4 | 754 | 13,443 | 41.7% | 55.0% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 1.8 | 623 | 11,649 | 53.9% | 64.7% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.1 | 695 | 14,323 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 1.5 | 681 | 12,529 | 33.3% | 31.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.3 | 619 | 11,956 | 76.9% | 35.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.7 | 686 | 13,672 | 44.4% | 47.1% | |
| 60.87% | 24 | 0.8 | 624 | 12,537 | 55.6% | 64.3% | |
| 36.36% | 23 | 1.1 | 555 | 12,591 | 30.0% | 41.7% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.3 | 629 | 11,542 | 64.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 540 | 11,593 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 0.9 | 521 | 13,350 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.4 | 555 | 11,941 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.1 | 615 | 12,436 | 55.6% | 22.2% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.2 | 786 | 12,497 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.5 | 585 | 12,053 | 57.1% | 70.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.4 | 672 | 12,892 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 4.3 | 835 | 14,165 | 66.7% | 23.1% | |
| 53.33% | 16 | 2.0 | 616 | 11,208 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 585 | 11,956 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 3.7 | 670 | 12,136 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 0.8 | 709 | 11,890 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.9 | 722 | 13,298 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 0.9 | 602 | 11,401 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 733 | 9,637 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 712 | 12,703 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 742 | 9,786 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.6 | 654 | 13,269 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 588 | 10,030 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 8 | 1.6 | 500 | 10,174 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 566 | 10,997 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 688 | 12,139 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.9 | 674 | 11,747 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.5 | 667 | 9,224 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.5 | 582 | 9,888 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.0 | 559 | 10,539 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.1 | 702 | 15,548 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 935 | 13,247 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 1,129 | 14,572 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.7 | 847 | 10,170 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 837 | 12,169 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 847 | 13,242 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 703 | 12,034 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 777 | 14,242 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 473 | 8,871 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 235 | 6,081 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 877 | 13,367 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 498 | 10,740 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 765 | 11,649 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 664 | 12,667 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 729 | 10,969 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 531 | 13,410 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Vi vs Warwick - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Warwick in League of Legends?
Warwick wins the Vi vs Warwick matchup with a 50.4% win rate compared to Vi's 49.6%, a 0.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 114 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Vi do against Warwick in the early game?
In the early game, Vi has the advantage against Warwick with a 51.9% win rate versus 48.1%. 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 Warwick in the late game?
In the late game, Warwick takes over the Vi vs Warwick matchup with a 52.5% win rate compared to 47.5%. Warwick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Warwick matchup?
Warwick wins the matchup against Vi with a 50.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 0.9 percentage point advantage means Warwick is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 114 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Warwick?
The best Vi build against Warwick includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 62.5% 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 Warwick?
The best Vi runes against Warwick use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.9% win rate in the Vi vs Warwick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Warwick?
No, Vi struggles against Warwick with only a 49.6% win rate. Warwick has the advantage in this matchup. Vi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Warwick's lead.
How do I play Vi against Warwick?
When playing Vi against Warwick, play cautiously and avoid Warwick's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Warwick has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.