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

Veigar vs Irelia

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

based on 3,583 Veigar vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our database, Veigar engaged Irelia 3583 times. Having so many games with Veigar versus Irelia provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to suppress Irelia. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Veigar is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.7% of his matches.

Veigar vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Veigar does a average job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Veigar vs Irelia rounds, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Veigar vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

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
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E
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Veigar vs Irelia Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Irelia Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
6.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
164
< Minions Killed >
206
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
706
< Physical Damage >
15,381
21,588
< Magic Damage >
6,140
704
< True Damage >
742
22,999
< Damage Dealt >
22,264
18,619
< Damage Taken >
31,503
11,997
< Gold Earned >
12,945
1.98
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,845
< Total Healing >
10,684
14,394
< Experience >
15,272
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
85
< Time Dealing CC >
107

How to Counter Irelia with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Veigar vs. Irelia matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Veigar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Irelia

Who is Better, Veigar or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Irelia, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes an ok counter to Irelia.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Veigar into Ireliaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Veigar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Veigar is a decent counter to Irelia. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia45.3% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo45.5% winrateXerathXerath45.8% winrate

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Veigar, we analyzed 3,583 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 Irelia 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 in order to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Veigar versus Irelia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Shadowflame. When Veigar bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Irelia than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Irelia 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. Of all the rune builds players picked for Veigar vs Irelia clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Veigar versus Irelia tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.