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

Veigar vs Lee Sin

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

based on 3,717 Veigar vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Veigar engaged Lee Sin in 3717 games. Including so many matchups for Veigar versus Lee Sin provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to crush Lee Sin. This matchup is somewhat rare. Veigar fights Lee Sin in only 2.8% of his matches.

Veigar vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Veigar does a good job of countering Lee Sin. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Veigar against Lee Sin rounds, Veigar’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Veigar vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeMalignanceShadowflame

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 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Veigar vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Lee Sin Image
6.9
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
7.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
166
< Minions Killed >
35
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
663
< Physical Damage >
12,945
21,847
< Magic Damage >
2,649
589
< True Damage >
950
23,100
< Damage Dealt >
16,544
18,595
< Damage Taken >
35,722
11,991
< Gold Earned >
11,660
2.08
< Towers >
1.3
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
1,845
< Total Healing >
16,696
14,225
< Experience >
13,234
22
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
11
86
< Time Dealing CC >
425

How to Counter Lee Sin with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Veigar versus Lee Sin counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lee Sin..

Veigar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Lee Sin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply 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 Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Veigar or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Lee Sin, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes a good counter for Lee Sin.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate compared to Lee Sin, when facing one another, Veigar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Lee Sinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Lee Sin matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Veigar is an above average counter to Lee Sin. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Veigar, we analyzed 3,717 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 Lee Sin 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

If you would like to truly master Veigar to counter Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often racks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Veigar versus Lee Sin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cryptbloom, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Lee Sin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Lee Sin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Lee Sin 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 runes that we analyzed for Veigar vs Lee Sin counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Veigar versus Lee Sin tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every match played with these champions.