Viego Counters

The top champs outside of lane to counter Viego include Zeri, Ezreal, and Sivir. These are all good at countering Viego with high win rates over 54%. Even if these Viego counter picks are not picked in the same position as you, it's not smart to choose them into any of these matchups. They will often crush Viego.

Yet, if the opposite team choses either Nilah or Leona, Viego mains should seriously consider choosing them, as they easily wins against these champs with win rates over 54% against each ofthem.

Viego's passive ability can be a disadvantage if he is picked into a team that lacks a lot of damage. Therefore, choosing champions with lower damage can make transforming into them less beneficial for Viego.

Despite being a strong champion, Viego has low utility and is unable to get over walls with his W ability. Exploiting this by positioning near walls during fights can give you an upper hand.

Early game, Viego focuses on farming to hit his mid-game power spike swiftly. During this period, disrupting his farming phase can delay his power spike and give you a chance to get ahead.

Viego is powerful once he gets his core items and will start to participate in fights frequently. Hence, keeping track of his item progress and denying him opportunities to get kills can slow down his domination.

Viego tends to target the most fed member of the enemy team to take advantage of his transformation ability. Therefore, focusing on spreading out your team's gold and not having a single fed member can limit his effectiveness.

His survivability greatly improves once he unlocks his Ultimate R, using it to escape near-death situations. If you notice Viego�s ultimate is up, be cautious and try to bait it out before fully committing to the fight.

Viego's damage output soars when he hits level 14 with two abilities maxed out. Applying pressure early and trying to end the game before he reaches this point can make it easier to win against him.