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Veigar

Mage
Veigar is a mageRolemage
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeMid-Game
Phenomenal Evil Power abilityp
Baleful Strike abilityq
Dark Matter abilityw
Event Horizon abilitye
Primordial Burst abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Veigar Build

based on 75,293 matches
Win Rate
49.8 %
Pick Rate
8.1 %
Ban Rate
4.8 %

How We Come Up with Our Veigar Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Veigar build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Veigar builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Veigar core items and runes for any situation.

Veigar Build Summary

Veigar is a a decent middle lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Sorcery Precision. Incorporating the specific runes shown below in your Veigar build will provide you the bonus stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the round and into the late game. Veigar players should focus on building up his q ability first.

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Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Luden's TempestSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapSorcerer's Shoes

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterHorizon FocusBanshee's VeilDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
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Second ability for Veigar to level upw
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Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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R
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Veigar Matchups Overview

Veigar is Weak Against

RumbleRumble40.2% winrateFizzFizz46.1% winrateXerathXerath46.2% winrateDianaDiana46.2% winrate

Veigar is Strong Against

AzirAzir56.4% winrateVexVex55.6% winrateTaliyahTaliyah54.2% winrateCorkiCorki53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Veigar Players

Tips and Tricks

Use Event Horizon to stun followed by Dark Matter on top of the enemy champion.

Purchase items that increase mana and reduce cooldown times.

Veigar is meant to burst down most champions in a single volley. He doesn't have good enough cool downs or AA potential to do anything else once he's struck his all-in. Don't miss!

Early on, focus primarily on farming up your AP. Minion kills with your Q (or any champion strikes with your abilities) will grant you more permanent AP. Don't waste your time posturing or harassing. Focus on building your AP exclusively until you hit level 6. If you do so, Veigar will be a huge threat once he gets his ultimate up to finish his combo.

Veigar can easily come from behind like a dark horse. If you get behind, focus on stacking your Q and farming to get back into the fight.

You should consider putting a few skill points into your CC early on. With just a single level, it usually doesn't hold them long enough for you to deal your full combo. Beyond 3 levels, there's diminishing returns for 1:1 fighting as you'll likely have already used your burst combo and the additional CC will be wasted. Only max you CC's duration towards the end to provide more support in teamfights.

Veigar FAQs

Q: Can I build Veigar any other ways besides as a burst mage?

A: Yes. Veigar can do well also a tanky mage. He won't have the overwhelming threat of a burst mage, but his passive AP growth means he will still be able to deal decent damage while being able to last much better in combat.

Additional Veigar Build Insights

LoL Veigar players could find him to be a difficult champion to build out properly. You will see that his build changes when he is up against either well-rounded or specialized team compositions, meaning you should not take the same Veigar build every single round of League of Legends

The most essential items to include in your champ's build are: Luden's Tempest, Seraph's Embrace, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Those who included these items in their gear had a much better win rate than players who tried for other Veigar builds. Similarly, if you are battling a varied enemy team comp, you should really consider grabbing Veigar the Sorcery, and Precision runes. In recent games, he won the largest number of his games when equipped with these runes.

We came up with our Veigar build recommendations by examining 75,293 recently ranked League of Legends rounds with him selected. We only propose the best winrate Veigar builds that were used by ranked gamers enough times for us to advise them. With so many games in our data, we are quite confident in our suggested builds.