# Viktor Counters Who counters Viktor? Best and worst picks against Viktor by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Viktor in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) ## Page Content [Viktor guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) [Play against Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/how-to-play-against/) [Viktor counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/counters/) Best and worst picks against Viktor in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Xerath, Kassadin and Brand beat Viktor most often. Irelia, Naafiri and Sion win the laning phase against Viktor by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Viktor Highest win rate versus Viktor in Mid. - 1 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 1,813 games 54.5% - 2 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 590 games 54.1% - 3 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 225 games 53.8% - 4 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 280 games 53.6% - 5 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 465 games 52.7% - 6 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 1,765 games 51.9% - 7 [Aurora](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurora/) 617 games 51.7% - 8 [Ahri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/) 2,320 games 51.5% - 9 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 2,367 games 51.2% - 10 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 1,149 games 51.1% - 11 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 1,666 games 51.0% ## Worst picks against Viktor Lowest win rate versus Viktor in Mid. - 1 [Taliyah](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taliyah/) 133 games 39.1% - 2 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 171 games 40.4% - 3 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 634 games 42.0% - 4 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 178 games 43.8% - 5 [Jayce](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jayce/) 163 games 44.2% - 6 [Azir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/azir/) 410 games 44.6% - 7 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 872 games 44.8% - 8 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 904 games 45.0% - 9 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 523 games 45.5% - 10 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 101 games 45.5% - 11 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 952 games 45.6% - 12 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 351 games 47.0% - 13 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 870 games 47.0% - 14 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 790 games 47.2% - 15 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 334 games 47.3% ## Best lane counters vs Viktor Largest gold lead over Viktor at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 224 games +843 - 2 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 163 games +696 - 3 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 106 games +425 - 4 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 459 games +417 - 5 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 172 games +333 - 6 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 285 games +299 - 7 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 131 games +264 - 8 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 412 games +234 - 9 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 239 games +233 - 10 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 583 games +212 - 11 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 525 games +195 - 12 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 527 games +188 - 13 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 206 games +184 - 14 [Zoe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zoe/) 202 games +183 - 15 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 445 games +155 ## How to play against Viktor Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Punish last-hit windows with quick trades before his wave clear upgrades. - Concede push when low instead of stepping into Q-auto range for one minion. - Avoid river duels when enemy crowd control is missing from vision; he excels when you walk into controlled space. - Force his R defensively, disengage, then re-enter while his zone control is weaker. - Split your backline around choke points so W and R cannot trap multiple carries. ## Where Viktor is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Viktor has no real escape, so flank pressure and fast dives turn his controlled range into a trap. - Viktor needs space for lasers, gravity, and storms, making scattered fights harder than structured front-to-back zones. ## Viktor counters: questions ### Who counters Viktor in Mid? At Gold+, Xerath (54.5%), Kassadin (54.1%) and Brand (53.8%) have the highest win rates against Viktor. ### Who does Viktor counter? Viktor wins most often against Taliyah (39.1%), Pantheon (40.4%) and Ryze (42.0%). ### Who wins lane against Viktor? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+843), Naafiri (+696) and Sion (+425) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Viktor. ### 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. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Irelia counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/counters/) - [Naafiri counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)