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

Ezreal vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Ezreal

based on 3,291 Ezreal vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Ezreal came out of an examination of 3291 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.5% of his games.

Ezreal vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a poor job of countering Viktor. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Ezreal versus Viktor matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Ezreal vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMaw of MalmortiusEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSpear of ShojinManamuneSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
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 Viktor as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Viktor

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.

Advice to Win Against Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Ezreal vs Viktor Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Viktor Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
6.9
< Assists >
6.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
180
< Minions Killed >
188
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,969
< Physical Damage >
621
7,461
< Magic Damage >
25,073
619
< True Damage >
701
24,050
< Damage Dealt >
26,396
21,266
< Damage Taken >
19,337
12,100
< Gold Earned >
12,143
2.31
< Towers >
1.98
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,947
< Total Healing >
1,852
12,993
< Experience >
15,210
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Viktor with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Ezreal versus Viktor matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Ezreal normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Viktor

Who is Better, Ezreal or Viktor?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Viktor, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Viktor.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Viktoras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a trash counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Viktor.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Ezreal, we analyzed 3,291 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Viktor build include Muramana, Maw of Malmortius, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Viktor than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Viktor as Ezreal, Ezreal players should take the Press the Attack, 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 combinations that we analyzed for Ezreal vs Viktor face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

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