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

Veigar vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Veigar

based on 3,164 Veigar vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Veigar resulted from an analysis of 3164 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Veigar is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.3% of his games.

Veigar vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a average job of beating Hecarim. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Veigar vs Hecarim matches, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Veigar vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Veigar vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Hecarim Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
168
< Minions Killed >
34
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
680
< Physical Damage >
13,731
21,632
< Magic Damage >
2,655
591
< True Damage >
780
22,905
< Damage Dealt >
17,167
18,796
< Damage Taken >
42,018
12,005
< Gold Earned >
12,346
2.03
< Towers >
1.25
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
1,842
< Total Healing >
21,627
14,404
< Experience >
14,484
21
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
6
89
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Hecarim with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Veigar vs. Hecarim matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..

Veigar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Hecarim

Who is Better, Veigar or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Hecarim, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Veigar does have a lower win rate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Hecarimas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Hecarim.

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 Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Veigar, we analyzed 3,164 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 Hecarim 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Veigar to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar typically accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Veigar versus Hecarim build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Veigar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Hecarim than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Veigar, Veigar players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Veigar vs Hecarim matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Veigar x Hecarim tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every round run with both champs.