Talk:Vi/@comment-5877442-20150427211615/@comment-26227036-20150507052813

BotRK is good on Vi, but her alternatives are better. Tri gives you more damage against squishies than bork does, and more consistent sticking power since the bonus movespeed doesn't have any cooldown (as opposed to the 90s bork cd). And you can't underestimate the value of the extra health and mana for sustain on the field, though you could argue the lifesteal is better for that purpose. Though if the enemy team is stacking health, then by all means go ahead, bork is designed to counter tanks.

Consider your other options too. The new cleaver is *very* appealing for support-tank Vi; the armor shred helps you and your teammates get through the front line easier, and the build path is good if your teammates are bringing the damage and you just want to tank turret shots and stick to enemies with the cdr (for Q) and phage passive. The cdr is great for having lower cooldowns on your cc and annoying the enemy ream.

I never see IBG built on her, though it's decent on paper. Probably just a bit outclassed by other options. Although according to probuilds, a lot of high elo players prefer to snowball a lead on Vi by building as much damage as they can possibly get away with (she scales reeaally well with damage), and IBG is the antithesis of that, emphasising utility and tankiness.

Last Whisper is also solid, it complements her assassin qualities by giving her the armorpen she needs to annihilate squishies without wasting time stacking cleaver stacks. It's also really cheap considering how well it scales into lategame.

Hexdrinker and Brutalizer are great midgame-focused items (especially since brutalizer doesn't have a good lategame oriented upgrade anymore, that item is now a really aggressive option that requires you to win early or else it won't pay off) because they give you damage while being cheap enough that you don't seriously delay tankiness.