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

Veigar vs Qiyana

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

based on 1,608 Veigar vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Veigar came out of an analysis of 1608 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Veigar encounters Qiyana in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Veigar does a good job of beating Qiyana. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Veigar against Qiyana matches, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Veigar vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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 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
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Qiyana

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.

Veigar vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Qiyana Image
7
< Kills >
8.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
6.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
164
< Minions Killed >
148
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
708
< Physical Damage >
20,231
21,496
< Magic Damage >
1,867
569
< True Damage >
943
22,774
< Damage Dealt >
23,042
19,360
< Damage Taken >
24,962
12,104
< Gold Earned >
12,448
2.1
< Towers >
1.57
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,802
< Total Healing >
3,671
14,369
< Experience >
14,348
22
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
7
89
< Time Dealing CC >
104

How to Counter Qiyana with Veigar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Veigar vs. Qiyana counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..

Veigar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Qiyana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Qiyana

Who is Better, Veigar or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a good counter to Qiyana.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when facing one another, Veigar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Qiyanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Qiyana matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Veigar is an above average counter for Qiyana. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Qiyana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

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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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Veigar, we analyzed 1,608 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Veigar in order to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Qiyana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Qiyana build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Veigar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Qiyana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 52.1% battling Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Qiyana as Veigar, you 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 sets that we analyzed for Veigar vs Qiyana clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Veigar are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.