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

Veigar vs Vex

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

based on 2,692 Veigar vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Veigar resulted from an examination of 2692 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Veigar fights Vex in only 2.0% of his games.

Veigar vs Vex Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a decent job of countering Vex. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Veigar versus Vex matches, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Vex.

Best Veigar vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeShadowflameSeraph'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 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
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
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Vex Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
166
< Minions Killed >
159
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
567
< Physical Damage >
1,142
22,295
< Magic Damage >
21,528
574
< True Damage >
855
23,437
< Damage Dealt >
23,526
19,600
< Damage Taken >
19,744
12,243
< Gold Earned >
11,452
2.04
< Towers >
1.81
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,967
< Total Healing >
2,221
14,640
< Experience >
14,423
21
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
10
88
< Time Dealing CC >
557

How to Counter Vex with Veigar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Veigar against Vex counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Veigar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vex. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Vex

Who is Better, Veigar or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a good counter to Vex.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Vex matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Veigar is a decent counter to Vex. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Vex.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Veigar, we analyzed 2,692 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 Vex 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 in order to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Veigar versus Vex build consist of Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Vex than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Vex with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Vex 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Veigar vs Vex counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

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