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

Veigar vs Katarina

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

based on 5,096 Veigar vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Veigar resulted from an analysis of 5096 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Veigar fights Katarina in only 3.8% of his games.

Veigar vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar does a pathetic job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs face each other in. In Veigar against Katarina matches, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Veigar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Veigar vs Katarina Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Katarina Image
6.7
< Kills >
11
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
2.4
163
< Minions Killed >
159
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.4
761
< Physical Damage >
2,004
20,599
< Magic Damage >
23,220
558
< True Damage >
994
21,920
< Damage Dealt >
26,219
19,136
< Damage Taken >
25,213
11,845
< Gold Earned >
12,829
1.92
< Towers >
1.58
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,710
< Total Healing >
3,548
14,128
< Experience >
14,699
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
80
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Veigar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Veigar vs. Katarina counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Veigar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Katarina

Who is Better, Veigar or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually loses when trying to fight Katarina, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes a bad counter to Katarina.

While Veigar does have a lower winrate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Veigar into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Veigar is a garbage counter for Katarina. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Katarina.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Veigar, we analyzed 5,096 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 Katarina 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Veigar to counter Katarina 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 above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Katarina build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Veigar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Katarina than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when playing against Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Katarina as Veigar, you 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 sets players chose for Veigar vs Katarina clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.7% winrate overall.

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