Veigar Counters
Best and worst picks against Veigar in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Ziggs, Xerath and Vladimir beat Veigar most often. Irelia, Zed and Naafiri win the laning phase against Veigar by the widest gold margin.
Best picks against Veigar
Highest win rate versus Veigar in Mid.
Worst picks against Veigar
Lowest win rate versus Veigar in Mid.
- 1Azir229 games41.0%
- 2Swain102 games42.2%
- 3Ryze279 games42.6%
- 4Mel771 games42.9%
- 5Sylas589 games43.3%
- 6Akali852 games43.3%
- 7Talon149 games43.6%
- 8Qiyana357 games44.0%
- 9Ahri1,532 games44.2%
- 10Vex524 games45.2%
- 11Naafiri320 games45.9%
- 12Zoe247 games46.1%
- 13Cassiopeia142 games46.5%
- 14Akshan311 games47.0%
- 15Tristana889 games47.1%
Best lane counters vs Veigar
Largest gold lead over Veigar at 15 minutes in Mid.
- 1Irelia227 games+989
- 2Zed497 games+939
- 3Naafiri222 games+865
- 4Katarina460 games+774
- 5Locke118 games+716
- 6Fizz567 games+687
- 7Diana308 games+669
- 8Mel533 games+660
- 9LeBlanc282 games+602
- 10Qiyana102 games+562
- 11Xerath485 games+538
- 12Akshan127 games+525
- 13Syndra360 games+524
- 14Ekko300 games+506
- 15Yasuo662 games+500
How to play against Veigar
Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.
In lane and in teamfights
- Punish him when E is down by trading before he can reset the wave. Keep the wave neutral if you have kill pressure so he must walk up to farm.
- Start objective setups early so you do not enter through his E zone. Force him to use it defensively, then take space before it returns.
- Avoid stacking in choke points where one E blocks the whole team. Send one threat to pressure his cooldown, then commit from a second angle.
Where Veigar is weak
Exploit these in draft and in lane.
- Veigar needs time to stack and scale, making early pressure costly before his burst becomes oppressive.
- Veigar's safety revolves around his cage, so multi-angle pressure can force it and reach him afterward.
Veigar counters: questions
Who counters Veigar in Mid?
At Gold+, Ziggs (58.2%), Xerath (56.7%) and Vladimir (54.7%) have the highest win rates against Veigar.
Who does Veigar counter?
Veigar wins most often against Azir (41.0%), Swain (42.2%) and Ryze (42.6%).
Who wins lane against Veigar?
By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+989), Zed (+939) and Naafiri (+865) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Veigar.
How is the counter list ranked?
Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.