Vi

Vi is a hard-engage fighter built around one idea: choose a target, close the distance, and keep hitting until it’s down. She is played in top and mid lane and has long been a staple in the jungle. Her kit pairs Fighter-level durability with Assassin-style access to targets, and her mechanics are simple enough that she ranks among the most straightforward dive champions to pick up.

Her engage is a fixed chain that is hard to interrupt. Vault Breaker is a charged punch that propels her toward the enemy, knocking them back on impact. It applies Denting Blows, her W, which strips the target’s Armor with each repeated hit and raises Vi’s Attack Speed, so every second she spends on one enemy makes her deadlier. Relentless Force makes her next attack a blast that drives through the target and hurts anything standing behind it, which gives her unexpected waveclear and cleave for a champion that otherwise focuses on one target. Blast Shield builds a charge passively and pops whenever one of her abilities lands, adding shield to nearly every exchange.

The point-and-click lockdown

Cease and Desist is the reason teams draft Vi. She sprints at a marked enemy, shoving aside anyone who gets in her way, then lifts the target into the air and drives it back down. Once it’s cast, the target can’t dodge it, so Vi is one of the most dependable ways to remove a carry. Flash, dashes, and peel can’t stop the chase.

The cost is that she commits fully and is easy to read. Once she dives, there’s no retreat. Vi suits players who would rather force a fight on their own terms than sit back and wait for the perfect opening.