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How to Win Veigar vs Darius Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Veigar

based on 4,646 Veigar vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Veigar resulted from an evaluation of 4646 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Veigar is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.4% of his matches.

Veigar vs Darius Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a average job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Veigar versus Darius games, Veigar’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Veigar vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionIngenious Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Darius as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Darius

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Veigar vs Darius Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Darius Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
165
< Minions Killed >
163
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
658
< Physical Damage >
16,115
21,788
< Magic Damage >
96
594
< True Damage >
3,853
23,040
< Damage Dealt >
20,065
18,945
< Damage Taken >
32,717
11,958
< Gold Earned >
11,895
2.03
< Towers >
2.3
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,822
< Total Healing >
7,794
14,278
< Experience >
14,687
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Counter Darius with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Veigar vs. Darius counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Veigar typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Darius

Who is Better, Veigar or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Veigar does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

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Veigar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.2% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateRenektonRenekton54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Veigar, we analyzed 4,646 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 Darius as Veigar 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

Veigar Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Veigar to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Veigar versus Darius build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Veigar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Darius than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Darius as Veigar, Veigar players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ingenious Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Veigar vs Darius battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

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