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How to Win Illaoi vs Veigar Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Illaoi

based on 2,686 Illaoi vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.35
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 2686 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Illaoi has to counter Veigar in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a terrible job of beating Veigar. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions face each other in. In Illaoi vs Veigar games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Illaoi vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpirit VisageSpear of ShojinBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Veigar

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Illaoi vs Veigar Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Veigar Image
5.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
5.8
4.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
188
< Minions Killed >
166
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.5
23,417
< Physical Damage >
680
777
< Magic Damage >
23,894
396
< True Damage >
691
24,591
< Damage Dealt >
25,266
36,303
< Damage Taken >
19,003
11,923
< Gold Earned >
12,300
2.7
< Towers >
2.04
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,587
< Total Healing >
2,100
15,335
< Experience >
14,817
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
406
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Veigar with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Illaoi versus Veigar counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Veigar

Who is Better, Illaoi or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Veigar, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Veigar.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Illaoi into Veigar.

Furthermore, Illaoi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Illaoi is a terribly counter to Veigar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,686 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 Veigar as Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often picks up a similar amount of CS as Veigar. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Veigar build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Veigar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when playing against Veigar with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Veigar as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Illaoi vs Veigar counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Illaoi x Veigar tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match completed with these champs.