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How to Win Lee Sin vs Veigar Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Lee Sin

based on 3,717 Lee Sin vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Lee Sin resulted from an evaluation of 3717 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a dismal job of countering Veigar. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champs fight one another in. In Lee Sin against Veigar matches, Lee Sin’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Lee Sin vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseHubrisMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Veigar

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Veigar Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Veigar Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
35
< Minions Killed >
166
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
12,945
< Physical Damage >
663
2,649
< Magic Damage >
21,847
950
< True Damage >
589
16,544
< Damage Dealt >
23,100
35,722
< Damage Taken >
18,595
11,660
< Gold Earned >
11,991
1.3
< Towers >
2.08
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,696
< Total Healing >
1,845
13,234
< Experience >
14,225
24
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
11
425
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Veigar with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Lee Sin versus Veigar matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Veigar..

Lee Sin typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Veigar

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when facing off against Veigar, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes a bad counter for Veigar.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lee Sin into Veigar.

Moreover, Lee Sin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Veigar matchups, Veigar 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.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter for Veigar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Veigar.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Lee Sin, we analyzed 3,717 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 Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often gets a lot less CS compared to Veigar. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Lee Sin versus Veigar build include Guardian Angel, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Veigar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 47.6% battling Veigar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Veigar as Lee Sin, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Veigar battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

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