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How to Win Veigar vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Veigar

based on 5,613 Veigar vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Veigar resulted from an examination of 5613 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Veigar has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Veigar vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champions fight one another in. In Veigar versus Kai'Sa games, Veigar’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Veigar vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassSeraph'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 ForceArmor
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Veigar vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
7
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
167
< Minions Killed >
181
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
681
< Physical Damage >
11,748
21,740
< Magic Damage >
8,319
577
< True Damage >
422
23,000
< Damage Dealt >
20,490
18,762
< Damage Taken >
20,541
12,147
< Gold Earned >
12,617
2.17
< Towers >
2.14
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
1,843
< Total Healing >
4,488
14,546
< Experience >
13,076
21
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Veigar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some valuable Veigar versus Kai'Sa counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Veigar often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Veigar or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Kai'Sa matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Veigar is an above average counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Veigar, we analyzed 5,613 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar in order to counter Kai'Sa 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Veigar versus Kai'Sa build include Cryptbloom, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Veigar, Veigar players should take 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 builds players chose for Veigar vs Kai'Sa battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.7% win rate overall.

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