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

Veigar vs Lux

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

based on 15,699 Veigar vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
11.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Veigar battled Lux 15699 times. Including so many games with Veigar versus Lux gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to obliterate your enemy. This champ pairing is relatively common. Veigar has to counter Lux in 11.7% of his matches.

Veigar vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar does a poor job of beating Lux. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Veigar against Lux matches, Veigar’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Lux.

Best Veigar vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernLich BaneRabadon's DeathcapBanshee's Veil

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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Lux as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Veigar vs Lux Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Lux Image
7
< Kills >
5.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.7
6
< Assists >
10.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
168
< Minions Killed >
96
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
608
< Physical Damage >
917
21,365
< Magic Damage >
19,536
572
< True Damage >
1,149
22,545
< Damage Dealt >
21,603
19,998
< Damage Taken >
16,058
12,166
< Gold Earned >
10,569
1.96
< Towers >
1.98
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,065
< Total Healing >
1,362
14,702
< Experience >
12,738
22
< Vision Score >
42
11
< Wards Placed >
18
88
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Lux with Veigar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Veigar versus Lux matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..

Veigar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Lux

Who is Better, Veigar or Lux?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually loses when playing against Lux, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes a bad counter to Lux.

While Veigar does have a lower winrate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Veigar into Luxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Lux.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Veigar, we analyzed 15,699 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 Lux 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 Lux during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often accumulates more CS as Lux. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Veigar versus Lux build include Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Veigar included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Lux than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Veigar boasted an average win rate of 48.9% battling Lux with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Lux as Veigar, Veigar players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Transcendence, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Veigar vs Lux counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

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