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How to Win Ezreal vs Viego Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Ezreal

based on 8,642 Ezreal vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viego as Ezreal came out of an evaluation of 8642 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Viego in only 3.8% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a pathetic job of countering Viego. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.8% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Ezreal against Viego rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Ezreal vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Frozen HeartGuardian AngelNavori QuickbladesSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Viego as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Viego

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Ezreal vs Viego Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Viego Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
172
< Minions Killed >
35
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,215
< Physical Damage >
15,538
6,992
< Magic Damage >
2,167
630
< True Damage >
885
22,837
< Damage Dealt >
18,591
19,835
< Damage Taken >
33,445
11,697
< Gold Earned >
12,246
2.2
< Towers >
1.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
5,242
< Total Healing >
16,836
12,552
< Experience >
13,854
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
88
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Viego with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Ezreal against Viego matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Ezreal typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Viego

Who is Better, Ezreal or Viego?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Viego, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a bad counter to Viego.

While Ezreal does have a much lower win rate compared to Viego, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Viegoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ezreal is a trash counter to Viego. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Viego.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Ezreal, we analyzed 8,642 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Viego as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ezreal in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up much more CS relative to Viego. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ezreal versus Viego build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Viego than with most other common builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when playing against Viego with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Viego as Ezreal, Ezreal players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Ezreal vs Viego clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viego as Ezreal are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.