Veigar

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.

  1. 1Ziggs122 games58.2%
  2. 2Xerath766 games56.7%
  3. 3Vladimir585 games54.7%
  4. 4Sion162 games54.3%
  5. 5Ekko641 games54.1%
  6. 6LeBlanc664 games53.3%
  7. 7Aurelion Sol434 games53.2%
  8. 8Kayle779 games52.6%
  9. 9Locke829 games51.6%
  10. 10Zed1,137 games51.5%
  11. 11Taliyah134 games51.5%
  12. 12Malphite117 games51.3%
  13. 13Yone1,306 games51.2%

Worst picks against Veigar

Lowest win rate versus Veigar in Mid.

  1. 1Azir229 games41.0%
  2. 2Swain102 games42.2%
  3. 3Ryze279 games42.6%
  4. 4Mel771 games42.9%
  5. 5Sylas589 games43.3%
  6. 6Akali852 games43.3%
  7. 7Talon149 games43.6%
  8. 8Qiyana357 games44.0%
  9. 9Ahri1,532 games44.2%
  10. 10Vex524 games45.2%
  11. 11Naafiri320 games45.9%
  12. 12Zoe247 games46.1%
  13. 13Cassiopeia142 games46.5%
  14. 14Akshan311 games47.0%
  15. 15Tristana889 games47.1%

Best lane counters vs Veigar

Largest gold lead over Veigar at 15 minutes in Mid.

  1. 1Irelia227 games+989
  2. 2Zed497 games+939
  3. 3Naafiri222 games+865
  4. 4Katarina460 games+774
  5. 5Locke118 games+716
  6. 6Fizz567 games+687
  7. 7Diana308 games+669
  8. 8Mel533 games+660
  9. 9LeBlanc282 games+602
  10. 10Qiyana102 games+562
  11. 11Xerath485 games+538
  12. 12Akshan127 games+525
  13. 13Syndra360 games+524
  14. 14Ekko300 games+506
  15. 15Yasuo662 games+500

How to play against Veigar

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.