Lucian vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Lucian
based on 7,164 Lucian vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Veigar
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Lucian vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..
Lucian typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Veigar
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Who is Better, Lucian or Veigar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when trying to fight Veigar, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes a bad counter to Veigar.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Veigar, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Veigar.
Moreover, Lucian has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Veigar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Veigar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Veigar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Lucian versus Veigar build consist of Bloodthirster, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Veigar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 48.7% battling Veigar with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Veigar as Lucian, Lucian 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Lucian vs Veigar fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Lucian are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.