MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vi vs Zaahen
How often does Vi beat Zaahen in Jungle?
Vi into Zaahen in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 358 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Vi ahead by 97 gold.
Vi at 15:00
- Gold: +97
- CS: -2
- XP: -26
Typical gap to Zaahen, from 356 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vi counter Zaahen?
No counter here: Vi sits at 48% over 358 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zaahen: the Vi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vi at 54% across 170 games. Flip the lead and Vi falls to 42% across 188.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 170 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 188 |
| First blood | 52% | 234 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 137 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 164 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 126 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:53. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vi's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zaahen specifically, Vi finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 52.4% over 103 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vi core is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Guardian Angel: 61.4% across 1,850 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sundered Sky (9,877 games).
Skill plan: Vi players max Q first and take W at level 1.